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Sophisticated, enriching
by B (
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(Mar 7, 2005)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
A story of an actor, his obsessive friend and prostitute become wife in 20th century China. A deep look at a part of Chinese culture, but very depressing.
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Typical Gong Li movie, good
by Yueyeyoona (
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(Feb 17, 2007)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
well i havent seen this movie in a long time, but i sure do remember certain scenes of it like it was yesterday. these chinese gong li type movies are always good, but sl...
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A painful story, couldn't stop watching it.
by TeenFairyChick (
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(Oct 5, 2006)
I saw this film in the theatres 13 years ago. It was shocking then and it was shocking last nite too. I really enjoyed this film and I recommend it for forgein film fans.
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A wonderful movie!
by Angie (
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(Sep 11, 2005)
This has to be oen of my all time favorites. It tells the story of a young boy called "cheng" who is abonded by his prostiute mother, at a strict opera school, where Chen...
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for the persons to understand the chinese
by 嘉慧 (
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(Jun 21, 2005)
if u want to know the past of china,u must see thie film. china has long,unique and great culture ,complex sociaty and the human relationship.so it is useless for the wes...
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A great Chinese movie
by zhuo (
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(Nov 19, 2009)
It is great.But, You might not fully understand the movie if you don't have the chinese cultural background.This is one of my fav chinese movies. Ever seen a real chinese...
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Mastery... But it's NOT two BOYS!
by Cathryn (
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(Feb 17, 2007)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
I saw this movie in Chinese and don't let the review fool you-the "actor" whom Leslie Leung played is actually a girl. Her mother who was a prostitute sold her to the ope...
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Epic Grandeur
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(Jul 6, 2005)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
China's most beutiful and popular actress, Gong Li, gives a radiant performace as do all the actors in this tale of two boys raised in an almost Dickensian school where t...
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No Pity Allowed
by Rubes (
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(Mar 7, 2005)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
The finger-cutting scene set the tone. The Chinese in the 1930's -1960's seem more inscrutable than Charley Chan. There seems to be no human emotion or pity allowed. The...
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01/09/07 - 172 min
by Jess (
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(Feb 17, 2007)
They showed how two boys developed their friendship amidst cruelty from the elders. Be prepared to witness corporal punishment to the max ! Quite moving. To Gong Li af...
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