This has been declared as the finest Chinese movie ever made. Indeed, it is amazing It starts as some Lady MacBeth in the Chinese Province, but then it takes another, maybe specifically Chinese direction. The movie rotten many years in the dungeons of Mainland archives, as it was so far away from the official wishful thinking the Communists advocated in their flicks. This is a little, intimate study in the lives of four people.
The story is told in a strange old-fashioned way. It is as if the sound was recorded in a studio, however I want to leave technical details alone. We should be happy that we have this movie at a.
In the beginning there is a sick husband, his sister and his wife, She feels extremely bored in the devastated house, especially with only one room at her disposal. The couple doesn't live parallel, but total separate lives. She feels bored, he allows himself to be absorbed by his health. A doctor calls, an old friend. The war had separated them. The wife had a crush on the doctor and stills feels attracted. She would like to run away with the doctor, but what to do with the husband? A possible marriage with the younger sister is discussed.
One evening the emotions are clarified; every body continues life with a better understanding of each particular life.
This film doesn't need may words to explain the development of the emotions between the main characters. Mu Fei knew the subtle art of allusion; putting a hint here and there. The viewer finishes the story in the head. This is great art, so it had to be banned from the Mainland. I want to see more from this director.
8/10
The story is told in a strange old-fashioned way. It is as if the sound was recorded in a studio, however I want to leave technical details alone. We should be happy that we have this movie at a.
In the beginning there is a sick husband, his sister and his wife, She feels extremely bored in the devastated house, especially with only one room at her disposal. The couple doesn't live parallel, but total separate lives. She feels bored, he allows himself to be absorbed by his health. A doctor calls, an old friend. The war had separated them. The wife had a crush on the doctor and stills feels attracted. She would like to run away with the doctor, but what to do with the husband? A possible marriage with the younger sister is discussed.
One evening the emotions are clarified; every body continues life with a better understanding of each particular life.
This film doesn't need may words to explain the development of the emotions between the main characters. Mu Fei knew the subtle art of allusion; putting a hint here and there. The viewer finishes the story in the head. This is great art, so it had to be banned from the Mainland. I want to see more from this director.
8/10
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