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Synopsis: Set in Fenyang, Shanxi Province, the film focuses on a group of amateur theatre troupe performers whose fate mirrors that of the general population in China as massive socio-economic changes sweep across the mainland. The film commences in 1979 with the troupe performing numbers idolizing Mao Zedong, ending in the '80s when the shows reflect the strong Western influences pervading China, covering a decade in which China saw tremendous changes.
Genre: Drama, History
Director(s): Zhangke Jia
Production: Flach Pyramide International
  8 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
Year:
2000
154 min
2,048 Views


Since Mum died, he's worried about me

But he's like a military dictator!

Don't say that

- What are you doing tomorrow?

- Working

Auntie wants me

to meet a man tomorrow

A prospective husband?

They arrange the whole thing

That's nice, to have it arranged

Auntie says he's a dentist

Great, a university graduate!

- Why are you so happy?

- Am I?

Where is Ulan Bator?

Capital of Outer Mongolia

Where's Outer Mongolia?

Up north, past Inner Mongolia

And further north?

USSR:

And further north?

The sea, I guess

And further north?

What the f*** are you on about?

Further north is here, Fenyang

So we're all north of the sea

"Romance... romance...

"What is romance?

"My soul is like a willow in March

"Romance... romance...

"What is romance?

"Who loves not romance?

"My thoughts ripen like fruit

in autumn"

You use this ruler for fighting?

Comics? How old are you?

Camelia? What's this Camelia?

She sells camelias

"Through Marguerite's sad demise,

the book reveals...

"... the ugly face of capitalism

and the fact of moral hypocrisy

"Marguerite has humble origins

"To survive, she prostitutes herself

on the streets of Paris... "

Paris! Prostitute!

Eat!

Let him be, don't look for him

"Slightly out of focus...

Slightly out of focus... "

Are you crazy?

Losing your temper?

Thinking about that dentist?

We could beat him up!

Smash out his teeth so badly...

...even he couldn't fix them!

Good plan?

I've been looking for you!

I told you we'd get haircuts!

Not you... Cui, you should watch

TV this evening

I'm waiting for a haircut

I see, very impressive!

Yin Ruijuan!

Let's go

- What's on?

- Daredevil Garrison, I think

Daredevil Garrison?

- Supposed to be good

- War film?

Come on, Zhang Jun

You weren't asking me

Shut up and come along

Quick!

Come!

Cui Mingliang

Come on, Eryong

Are you sick?

Still taking the works bus home?

- Any plans tonight?

- Yes

- You had a perm

- Yes

Looks good!

I'll be going, then

- You go ahead!

- Okay

Go on, Xu is waiting for us

You were taking your time with her

I had to let her finish

Plenty to say to her, but not to me

- We see each other every day!

- So?

Come on

You're angry again

No, I'm not

What's upsetting you?

You are... all your socialising

with girls

We all have pasts, you know

Is that wrong?

Didn't someone say you should love

a person completely...

...including his past?

- Who said that?

- Who?

A friend... Pushkin

He thinks I should love

that girl Han too?

Maybe you can leave that to me

I'll beat you to death!

We'll meet again in twenty years

How beautiful

our great Motherland will be

The sky is new, the earth is new

City and village alike will glow

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