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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
2,069 Views


leading to the tree...

"The morning sun lights my face

and the leafy branches

"Dear companion, dear tree!

"Spring stream on the border

"Clear and pure

"Songs of the border...

"... warm the heart...

"The harbour nights...

"... are so peaceful

"Waves gently rock the battleship"

Zhong Ping!

You know who's being charged?

- Who?

- Piggy

- What did he get?

- Death penalty!

His mother must be sad

Serves him right!

One less scumbag, who cares?

- Many watching?

- Lots

It was packed

I was just passing by

Nearly finished?

- Too big?

- About right

I taught you to cross-stitch!

It's too hard to do

This is out of fashion, you know

Never mind

I'm always wrong

Did you see him die?

No

I don't know where they do it

The police shoot them from behind

Their brains must splash out...

Don't! It's gross!

Everyone watches

What's up?

You're smoking?

- No thanks

- Try one

Won't your father be angry?

He's out at work

- Okay?

- Fine

Are you choking?

I think Lai has a crush on you

Me? He fancies you!

No way!

Lai is very choosy

Yes, but that post-office girl

dumped him

Who dumped who?

She dumped him!

- I didn't know

- Six months ago!

No-one's better than Zhang Jun

Think so?

Then you can have him

I wouldn't dare

What do you think he's doing now?

Probably thinking of you

Not necessarily

I'm not thinking of him!

You have tears in your eyes!

That's smoke

You've made up your eyebrows!

For Zhang Jun? It looks awful!

No it doesn't

It's the latest style

- Awful!

- No, it's not

Don't do mine!

Stop it! It looks awful.

Shut up!

- Mine look awful?

- Yes!

Take care!

Will you shut up?

This will make you look

so fashionable

Who cares? That's enough

Don't move! Just a moment...

Hang on...

Wait till I've finished

It hurts! Mind your cigarette!

Been with her all afternoon?

Just chatting

About me?

A bit

Saying what?

Good things

That's fine

Zhong Ping's been strange lately

Why? Because of Zhang Jun?

Don't think so

She'll be okay

What do you know?

- What don't I know?

- You think you know it all

Someone asked me yesterday...

...whether you're my girlfriend

Are you?

Why are people so nosy?

I want to know too

I don't know

Oh, there's some post for you

For me?

By the window

Mingliang:
the outside world

is great! Zhang Jun, in Guangzhou

We're so happy on vacation

n the countryside with friends

Light rain is falling...

, Zhang Di, am always asked...

...if Taiwan girls are better than

Singapore girls

Mingliang!

Stop! Foreign devil!

- Doing well now?

- When did you get back?

This afternoon

So soon?

You bought a tape player?

- Who's that?

- Zhang Di

Who?

He's very popular

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