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The Hollywood Reporter notes that Wayne Wang's "Diary of a Mad Old Man" will hold its gala world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, with Fan Bingbing starring opposite Lily Franky in an erotically-charged drama adapted from Tanizaki's novel. The project marks a continued thread in Wang's decades-long exploration of Asian and Asian-American experience through intimate, often sensual storytelling. A first-look clip positions the film within the festival's prestige slate, where it will compete for attention among the season's most anticipated international premieres.
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