Ku qi de nü ren (2002)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Bingjian Liu

Writers:

Je Deng (writer)
Bingjian Liu (writer)

Release Date:

26 March 2008 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Plot:

Desperate to support her family and earn enough money to get her husband out of jail, a woman with an unusual crying style becomes a professional mourner. |

Plot Keywords:

Money | Crying | Jail | Crying Woman | Pirated DVD

Cast

Qin Liao
Longjun Li
Xingkun Wei
Ging Wen
Jiayue Zhu

Also Known As:

Cry Woman
La pleureuse (France)
Les larmes de Madame Wang (France)

Runtime:

90 min (Cannes Film Festival)

Country:

South Korea | France | Canada | China

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Company:

Asparas Films

An excellent example of sixth-generation filmmaking.

CRY WOMAN shares a similar cinematic aesthetic with the films of Jai Zhang-ke, (especially Jai's excellent UNKNOWN PLEASURES), with its use of naturalism (particularly noticeable in the acting and camera-work); direct, unadorned images; gritty contemporary settings; and distinct sociopolitical overtones. The performances are broader (as is the humour), but the steady trajectory towards the final, darkly cathartic, moving conclusion is very well handled. This is an excellent example of sixth-generation filmmaking.