Eric Rhode takes on some of the most fundamental aspects of human experience, thought, and meaning. He journeys into fascinating corners of “monsoon Asia” — and into areas in mind and spirit that are both…
Given Eric Rhode’s task to see what “insight might be gained by relating movies, and the people who make them, to the culture of their society”, his acquittal is impressive ... No one with the remotest interest in film could fail to be carried along by the perceptive, independent-minded, and good-humoured narrative, even when in active disagreement
The Times Literary Supplement