{
  "id": 8258451,
  "title": "Fan Bingbing on Toronto and Busan Selection ‘Diary of a Mad Old Man’ and Her International Ambitions: ‘Cinema Should Be Able to Cross Borders’ (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/fan-bingbing-on-toronto-and-busan-selection-diary-of-a-mad-old-man",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T13:43:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/fan-bingbing-diary-of-a-mad-old-man-international-ambitions-1236866645/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing’s latest role puts her at the center of an unusual dynamic: a Chinese caregiver drawn into the fixation of an aging, stroke-paralyzed Japanese widower. “Diary of a Mad Old Man,” Wayne Wang’s adaptation of Tanizaki Jun’ichirō’s 1961 novel, is having its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in the gala […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}