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8 June 1995 (USA) more
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A woman gets obsessed with buying a television for her family. full summary | add synopsis
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6 wins & 5 nominations more
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Keeping up with Jones's Chinese style more (7 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Liya Ai | ... | Ermo |
| Peiqi Liu | ... | Blindman |
| Zhijun Ge | ... | Ermo's husband |
| Haiyan Zhang | ... | Blindman's wife |
| Zhenguo Yan | ... | Huzi, Ermo's Son |
| Xiao Yang | ... | Xiazi's Daughter |
| Shengxia Yang | ||
| Zhi Yanyan | ||
| Shen Enshen | ||
| Baochang Chen | ||
| Jun Wu | ||
| Hui Du | ||
| Li Yong'gui | ||
| Songhai Gao | ||
| Wenming Yang |
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Hong Kong:98 min | Sweden:95 min
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Australia:M | Sweden:7 | UK:15
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Appealing to one of the most basic themes of human nature-- the grass is always greener.... Ermo struggles to regain her family's lost prestige in a remote mountain village and win back her son's straying attention and allegiance(?) by winning the battle of keeping up (and beating) the Jones's-- Chinese style.
What could have been a very heavy handed commentary on the perils of capitalist greed turns out of be a extremely charming comic satire instead. Clearly, one of the most overlooked and underrated Chinese films of its time! There's still a morality tale here but it's a genuinely delightful one replete with an endearing heroine, a whiny husband, and the delightfully wicked neighbor-lady-next door. There aren't many films that can serve up a palatable cautionary tale with a side of noodles to boot-- but this one certainly does. This film is definitely a must for Chinese film fans.