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22 April 1992 (France)
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A great Chinese epic
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Chen Chang | ... | Xiao Si'r (Zhang Zhen) (as Zhen Zhang) |
| Lisa Yang | ... | Ming (Liu Zhiming) |
| Guozhu Zhang | ... | Father |
| Elaine Jin | ... | Mother |
| Juan Wang | ... | Eldest Sister |
| Han Chang | ... | Elder Brother (as Han Zhang) |
| Hsiu-Chiung Chiang | ... | Middle Sister |
| Fanyun Lai | ... | Youngest Sister |
| Wong Chi Zan | ... | Cat (Wang Mao) (as Wang Qizan) |
| Yue-Lin Ko | ... | Airplane (Ji Fei) (as Ke Yulun) |
| Zhigang Tan | ... | Ma |
| Mingxin Zhang | ... | Underpants (Mingxin) |
| Junlong Rong | ... | Sex Bomb (Zhang Bowen) |
| Huiguo Zhou | ... | Tiger (Xiao Hu) |
| Qingqi Liu | ... | Hefty (Da Ge) |
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237 min | Germany:185 min (Berlin Film Festival) | Japan:188 min
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Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer's Day is a very effective epic. However, unlike epic films made in the U.S., Yang's movie is epic on a more intimate level, as it focuses on the daily life of a Chinese family during turbulent times.
There are no melodramatic scenes, everything feels authentic and honest. Of course, a film of such high quality as this is a tough sell in the U.S., hence it wasn't released here. Or if it is ever released, it will be heavily edited down.
Yang's film has allusions to Tolstoy's War and Peace, and its gangster elements are refereshingly unique compared to other gangster movies. If you get the chance to watch this four hour movie, do so by all means. I saw the entire film in one sitting without one restroom break!