At the Shanghai International Film and Television Market, Spanish filmmaker Albert Serra and Chinese auteur Bi Gan came together to discuss how literature translates to cinema. The two directors had only just met last month in Paris, yet they debated literary adaptation and the nature of storytelling as if they were longtime collaborators. According to Variety, their discussion touched on a philosophical question: whether artificial intelligence could ever truly possess the innocence that defines genuine storytelling.

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