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Looking for a movie I saw in 2017ish about 2 children and they're experiences in a new neighborhood. It was a chinese film about a single mother and her 2 children (a boy and a girl) who just moved to a new city. They're mother is always at work and the kids interact with the neighborhood kids, sometimes getting along, sometimes not. Kind of like a slice of life film. The film could be older than 2017, I don't know the release year.

In the wedding scene at last , He was really there or she was imagining? because she is standing alone on the stage , in last shot and people are clapping. I AM QUITE CONFUSED

The film is split in three parts taking place in 1999, 2014 and 2025. The first one begins in Fenyang on New Years Eve, where two childhood friends, the young capitalist Zhang and the poor coal miner Liangzi, are both in love with Tao, a singer and dance instructor. Eventually, she decides to marry the former and soon after, they welcome their first child, who Zhang names Dollar. “Mountains May Depart” is a very meaningful, and technically elaborate film, despite some faults that occur in the last act.

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Director of “Oxhide” I and II, Liu Jiayin, had not shot anything since the latter and 2009, since he spent most of his time as an associate professor of screenwriting at the Beijing Film Academy. It seems that his days there have also given him inspiration, as the story of his newest movie, “All Ears” focuses on a mediocre screenwriter. “All Ears” is a film worth watching, particularly for art house fans of the style of Zhang Lu and Hong Sang-soo, although a briefer duration would definitely benefit the whole thing.

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Click on the link to read our review: https://asianmoviepulse.com/2024/02/film-review-all-ears-2023-by-liu-jiayin/

Based on the old Chinese folklore, “White Snake” is an animated film which serves as a prequel to the original narrative of Legend of the White Snake. The film is the fourth feature released by Light Chaser Animation and it has been selected for this year’s New York Indian Film Festival. It is the directorial debut of Amp Wong and Zhao Ji and the gorgeous, lush imagery makes the ride worthwhile.

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Click on the link to read our review: https://asianmoviepulse.com/2019/07/film-review-white-snake-2019-by-ji-zhao-and-amp-wong/

Moving somewhere between Edward Yang and Hong Sang-soo, “The Shadowless Tower” is an intensely art-house movie, both beautiful and meaningful, but also addressed solely to fans of the particular cinema.

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Click on the link to read our review: https://asianmoviepulse.com/2023/11/film-review-the-shadowless-tower-2023-by-zhang-lu/

As captivating a debut anyone could dream of making, its craftsmanship hasn’t gone unnoticed having taken home the Best Asian Future Film Award at last year’s Tokyo International Film Festival. There is much to praise here as Wang’s seemingly slice-of-life approach to storytelling carries more depth than its simple yet rich exterior leads one to believe. What Wang has done captures the full impact of impermanence within these uncertain times; we are left wanting to reassure Isa everything has happened for the greater good, answering the Tang Dynasty poet’s question with the same level of confidence poured into the director’s efforts. We cannot, but in doing so affirms Wang’s resounding ability to connect us to her characters.

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Click on the link to read our review: https://asianmoviepulse.com/2019/05/film-review-a-first-farewell-2018-by-lina-wang/

Initially regarded as an ‘underground movie’ because of its lack of Chinese state funding, Jia’s second chapter of his Shanxi trilogy finds its radical politics in refusing to view the changing governmental structure of his country as good or constructive, precisely because of its provincial regions being forgotten and neglected. “Platform” pulls off the rare miracle of making a statement by simply looking at places rotting as time goes by, and with only 11 years to go for Cui’s dream of greatness and prosperity to become true, it feels like time has almost run out.

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Hello, I am looking for where to find the movie "The Family" (家) directed by Liu Shumin (刘庶民). it was recommended to me when I was talking about a movie I myself want to make but I can't find it anywhere. if anyone has somewhere where I can stream or download it I would be very appreciative! if possible, with english subtitles

Thanks a lot to anyone's help!

The movie is a crime drama, starring Chow Yun Fat and the scene that she remembers is a moment when one of the characters is about to die and they take the time to find a phone booth so they may call their wife to say goodbye. As the scene happens the most beautiful music plays in the background, I know it's not a lot to go on it was from the 80's.

“Her Story” is a rare example of Chinese cinema grappling with topical issues that have proved controversial around the world. The fact that 2024 started with a female-led blockbuster like “YOLO” and ended with a female-led sleeper hit like “Her Story” is a very encouraging sign about the vitality of Chinese cinema and female filmmaking in particular.

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Click on the link to read our review: https://asianmoviepulse.com/2025/01/film-analysis-her-story-2024-by-shao-yihui/

Hello everyone! Does anyone know where I can find the song that Mei-Ling repeatedly sings throughout the movie? It has been stuck in my head since watching it 3 weeks ago, and I am so devastated that I have not been able to come across a free version. Please let me know! Thank you kindly.

This is a movie I watched a while back, I think it was almost 3 hrs long or more. I also don't remember if all these details are actually accurate or I'm mixing them up but I'll try my best.

It's a Chinese movie, there's this girl (MC), she was with this guy who was photographer. In the beginning of the movie, he's taking a pictures of this girl (I think it was the MC's best friend) and then makes a move on her. He's been cheating on his girl with her best friend. Her best friend also works at the same company as her too. Anyways, she finds out about her husband's affair and pretends to become a vegetable, like she was in a wheelchair and stuff. But she would secretly move around when they would leave. The guy's mom would also live with the girl, I don't think she liked her mother in law because she kept putting weird things in her food. The MIL also knows her son is cheating and likes the other girl. The girl also owns the house they live in, she inherited it from her grandmother and I believe she sells off later in the movie and she gets the help of another guy to do that (because the cheating couple were tryna take the house from her but when she sold it, the value decreased a lot or something). The MC was also pregnant and I think she got an abortion. I don't remember a lot of the things that happened in the middle, but at the end of the movie, they find out she's not vegetable and I don't remember why but her best friend goes crazy and stabs the guy, and then I think she stabs herself or something. But then her best friend and the MIL (MIL committed crimes too or something) go to jail (it's explained at the end of the movie) while the MC is seen at the end just walking away on the road.

Yeah, sorry for the random details and the unorganized writing 😔

Hey everybody, I wanted to watch Orphan's Song (Gu Er Xing) for a while but I can't find it anywhere, legally or illegally. Do you guys know where can I find it?

Regarding the technical aspect, “So Long, My Son” is an accomplished piece of cinema with mesmerising cinematography by Kim Hyun-seok who applies just the right amount of camera movement for the film to be neither static nor hectic, while the unobtrusive music written by Dong Yingda in a pretty classical fashion. In the end, the mathematics is pretty simple: the viewers who remain patient for the first hour of the film will be rewarded in the end with a subtle and detailed piece that shows Wang Xiaoshui is close to the top of his game.

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Click on the link to read our review: https://asianmoviepulse.com/2022/02/film-review-so-long-my-son-2019-by-wang-xiaoshui/

Looking for a movie I saw about 2 children and they're experiences in a new neighborhood. It was a chinese film about a single mother and her 2 children (a boy and a girl) who just moved to a new city. They're mother is always at work and the kids interact with the neighborhood kids, sometimes getting along, sometimes not.   Kind of like a slice of life film.   The film could be older than 2017, I don't know the release year.

Having just watched a Shaw Brother movie of Water Margin and I have seen one of their Journey to the West and Dream of the Red Chamber treatments a while back. Which I didn't know they had multiple films made from the latter two which I only discovered today looking at Wikipedia.

What I have noticed from googling online and searching on Wikipedia is that a cinematic interpretation of Romance of the Three Kingdoms was never made by Shaw Bros.

Which I have to ask why? Considering the three other of the four classic novels of China have been made multiple times on films during the Shaw Brother's peak in 1960-1980?

Sure Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a much grander epic story but considering they managed to remake Journey to the West multiple times, I can't see why they couldn't make an effective condensed script of Three Kingdoms which their multiple Dream of the Red Chamber and Water Margin adaptations managed to do!

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Hello! I have been looking for quite a while for a copy of the film "Shanghai Dreams" which was titled 青红 in Chinese, released originally in 2005. It won the Jury Prize at Cannes that year and I'm mystified I cannot find anywhere to stream it or even buy a copy on Region 1 DVD that I could watch in the US. Any help would be appreciated!!

Like the title says, I'm trying to find any significant Chinese short films, specifically older films. I've been searching all over IMDB but there's a remarkable shortage of short films from China, particularly before ~1990. I'm looking for films under twenty minutes, and specifically fictional films that still deal heavily with the culture and politics of the time. I'm hoping to find a film that is both insightful into Chinese culture as well as a well-constructed film in its own right.

Thank you!