Suzhou River (2000)
"Suzhou he" (original title)

The river Suzhou that flows through Shanghai is a reservoir of filth, chaos and poverty, but also a meeting place for memories and secrets. Lou Ye, who spent his youth on the banks of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Ye Lou

Writer:

Ye Lou (screenplay)

Stars:

Xun Zhou, Hongshen Jia, Zhongkai Hua

5 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Xun Zhou	...	Meimei / Moudan
Hongshen Jia	...	Mardar
Zhongkai Hua	...	Lao B.
Anlian Yao	...	Boss
An Nai	...	Xiao Hong

Storyline

The river Suzhou that flows through Shanghai is a reservoir of filth, chaos and poverty, but also a meeting place for memories and secrets. Lou Ye, who spent his youth on the banks of the Suzhou, shows the river as a Chinese Styx, in which forgotten stories and mysteries come together. Mardar, a motorcycle courier in his mid-twenties, rides all over the city with all kinds of packages for his clients. He knows every inch and is successful thanks to the fact that he never asks questions. One day he is asked by a shady alcohol smuggler to deliver his sixteen-year-old daughter, Moudan, to her aunt. Mardar and Moudan grow fond of each other. But their tender happiness is disrupted when Moudan thinks that Mardar has kidnapped her for a ransom. She is so disappointed in him that she jumps off the bridge into the Suzhou River. Mardar is now suspected of murder. When a couple of years later he comes out of jail, he meets the dancer Meimei, an alter-ego of Moudan, and becomes fascinated by her.

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Plot Keywords:

river | shanghai | motorcycle | electric light | love | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Germany China

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

27 September 2001 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Suzhou River

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$19,808 (USA) (10 November 2000)

Gross:

$96,330 (USA) (17 August 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Coproduction Office, Essential Filmproduktion GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Vertigo (1958)

User Reviews

Evocative and unusual

Set in Shanghai on the banks of the Suzhou River, the story follows a motorcycle courier who one day is asked to deliver a 16yr old girl to her aunt. from this simple yet mysterious beginning a complex and unusual story of lost love and mistaken personality grows. Refreshing and evocative.