Meili xin shijie (1999)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Runjiu Shi

Writers:

Fendou Liu (writer)
Runjiu Shi (writer)

Release Date:

15 October 1999 (Hong Kong)

Plot:

A satirical comedy about a country bumpkin who goes to the big city, and ends up teaching the cynical...

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Wu Jiang	...	Zhang Baogen
Hong Tao	...	Huang Jinfang
Ning Chen	...	Chen Minhui
Richie Ren	...	Xiao Bai (as Xianqi Ren)
Wu Bai	...	Liang
Zhengwei Tong	...	Granny Cai

Also Known As:

A Beautiful New World (International: English title)

Runtime:

Germany:97 min | Taiwan:100 min

Country:

Taiwan | China

Language:

Mandarin | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Taiwan:GP | Hong Kong:I | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

Imar Film

Movie Connections:

References Stargate (1994)

A Beautiful New Chinese Film.

I've just seen this film in a local festival here in Copenhagen: Films from the south, and would like to highly recommend it. This film is indeed not a narrow art movie from a foreign hemisphere, just the opposite it is a film with a very broad appeal. As a matter of fact it is much like some of the best American screw-ball films of the 30's and 40's. The roles could as well be played by Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. The story is so well written, though the theme is old as history. The frame of the story is a song performed by some traditional Chinese musicians, which gives the story its special humor. As fx in "Cat Ballou". As you can understand this is a real peach. Don't miss it...if you ever get the opportunity to see it. It ought to be shown on national tv in prime time. It is a very funny ....and intelligent film.