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Director:
Yimou Zhang
Writers:
Ping Shu (novel)
Ping Shu (screenplay)
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Release Date:
29 December 1997 (Spain) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
China, the 1990s. A young bookseller is in love with a woman. The woman is now with another guy, a rich man... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
The most underrated Zhang Yimou film more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
You Ge ... Policeman
Wen Jiang ... Bookseller
Gang Jiao
Baotian Li ... Lao Zhang
Xuejian Li ... Taxi Driver
Ying Qu ... An Hong
Tian Tian ... Waitress (as Xiaohua Chen)
Yong You

Yimou Zhang ... Junk-peddler
Benshan Zhao ... Poet reader
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Keep Cool
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Runtime:
90 min | USA:93 min
Country:
Hong Kong | China
Language:
Mandarin
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
The most underrated Zhang Yimou film, 8 February 2009
9/10
Author: funang from Singapore Film Society

I'm a fan of Zhang Yimou and finally found this DVD title from the shelves of a Shenzhen bookstore after a long search at many places.

This is a huge departure from previous Zhang Yimou work, esp in terms of style and locale. The director himself has said that this is the first and only time he'll ever attempt to make a black comedy set in contemporary China. You may even say this work is experimental in nature, compared to his other well known big budget and formal pieces.

Filmed with a hand-held camera and wide angle lens throughout the duration of the whole film, the quick pace editing and high energy performance & naturalistic tone never let you go once it grips you from the start. It presents a very realistic account of modern Chinese urban sensibilities, which in this case is set in Beijing. If you appreciate and love this kind of black humor, you will love this film totally. Also look out for hilarious cameos by Zhao Benshan (Happy Times)and the director Zhang Yimou himself.

A last point of note: I find the characters in this film, as in all other Zhang Yimou films, exhibiting similar personality traits - stubbornness, always trying to beat the odds & up the ante. Do let me know your thoughts on this.

David Lee

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