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6.8/10   1,569 votes
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Director:
Writer:
T'ien-wen Chu (writer)
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Release Date:
31 October 2001 (France) more
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Tagline:
Aisareru isshun ga watashi no subete ni naru [Japan]
Plot:
Hong Kong. A voice off-camera looks back ten years to 2001, when Vicky was in an on-again off-again relationship with Hao-Hao... more | add synopsis
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6 wins & 4 nominations more
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Strangely Compelling more (26 total)

Cast

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Qi Shu ... Vicky
Jack Kao ... Jack
Chun-hao Tuan ... Hao-Hao
Yi-Hsuan Chen ... Xuan
Jun Takeuchi ... Jun
Doze Niu ... Doze (as Chen-er Niu)
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Also Known As:
Millennium Mambo (France) (USA)
Cian si man po (Taiwan)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, drug content and some sexuality.
Runtime:
119 min | 105 min (edited version)
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Many of the characters have the same names of the actors that played them. more
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References Città violenta (1970) more
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A new day more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Strangely Compelling, 12 March 2005
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Author: asc85 from Mercer County, NJ

I find that I can't get this film out of my mind. This is one of the saddest, most depressing films I've seen in a few years. I think one of the reasons why it is so sad is that the director juxtaposes scenes where Shu Qi is radiantly happy to those where she's stuck in her miserable life, and I think this contrast amplifies the depressing circumstances we see. As others have mentioned, this film doesn't have much of a plot, and I personally find these kinds of films difficult to appreciate. But for some reason, I find myself strangely compelled by this film. I agree with an earlier poster that the opening scene of Shu Qi running in slow motion with the techno music throbbing in the background (from a PHENOMENAL soundtrack as others have also noted) is extremely powerful and compelling. Early in the movie, I also liked the scene where Shu Qi is being "checked out" by her whacked out boyfriend, and she barely tolerates it in classic passive-aggressive style. I think the long takes with little action work because Shu Qi is so compelling (re: gorgeous), that she can just sit there smoking a cigarette and the audience (or at least me) is totally captivated.

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