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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Xiao Mao (writer)
Release Date:
25 March 1994 (USA) more
Plot:
On Dry Well Lane in Beijing in 1953, Chen Shujuan and Lin Shaolong marry. A year later their son, nicknamed Tietou (Iron Head)... more | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Another brilliant movie from mainland China more (13 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tian Yi | ... | Tietou as an infant |
| Wenyao Zhang | ... | Tietou as a child |
| Xiaoman Chen | ... | Tietou as a teenager |
| Liping Lü | ... | Chen Shujuan |
| Quanxin Pu | ... | Lin Shaolong |
| Xuejian Li | ... | Li Guodong (Uncle Li) |
| Baochang Guo | ... | 3rd husband |
| Ping Zhong | ... | Chen Shusheng |
| Quanzhong Chu | ... | Chen Shuyan |
| Xiaoying Song | ... | Sis |
| Hong Zhang | ... | Zhu Ying |
| Yanjin Liu | ... | Shujuan's mother |
| Bin Li | ... | Granny |
| Zhang Lu | ... | Mrs. Lan |
| Donglin Guo | ... | Lin Yunwei |
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Also Known As:
The Blue Kite
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Runtime:
UK:138 min | USA:140 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:M | Finland:S | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG
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When it became clear at some point during production that the Chinese government would ban this film, the producers smuggled the negative to Japan, completed post production there and sold the rights worldwide. Peking was not amused, and in consequence, director Zhuangzhuang Tian was not allowed to work for several years. more
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This brilliant film should be seen by anyone who appreciates great movie-making. Covering similar ground as 'Farewell, My Concubine', this time the story of China's political upheavals is told from the point of view of a simple family trying desperately to survive, as told from the point of view of the son. Lu Liping is amazing as the mother. A performance worthy of her contemporary Gong Li. Give me any of these performances over the theatrical machinations of a Meryl Streep or a Glenn Close any day. This is real acting at its finest. One warning: the ending will rip your heart out.