Earlier this year, our own Dustin Chang reported on a very queer tale, A Useful Ghost, that enjoyed its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Its official synopsis describes it like this: "March is mourning his wife Nat who has recently passed away due to dust pollution. He discovers her spirit has returned by possessing a vacuum cleaner. Disturbed by a ghost that appeared after a worker's death shut down their factory, his family reject their unconventional human-ghost relationship. Trying to convince them of their love, Nat offers to cleanse the factory. To become a useful ghost, she must first get rid of the useless ones." Dustin concluded his excellent review thusly: "The cold, urban liminal spaces mise-en-scene, as well as retro design of...
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