Jasmine Flower (2004)
"Mo li hua kai" (original title)

Generational family saga set in Shanghai in the thirties, sixties and eighties.

Director:

Yong Hou

Writers:

Yong Hou (screenplay), Su Tong (novel),

Stars:

Ziyi Zhang, Joan Chen, Wen Jiang

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ziyi Zhang	...	Young Mo / young Li / young Hua
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joan Chen	...	Mo's Mother / Elder Mo
Wen Jiang	...	Mr. Meng
Ye Liu	...	Xia Du
Yi Lu	...	Zou Jie

Storyline

Generational family saga set in Shanghai in the thirties, sixties and eighties.

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Plot Keywords:

family saga | shanghai | smoking | adopted daughter | cover girl | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Romance

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Details

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin Shanghainese

Release Date:

26 April 2006 (China)

Also Known As:

Jasmine Women

Filming Locations:

Shanghai, China

Box Office

Budget:

CNY 19,950,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beijing Jinyinma Movie & TV Culture Co., Century Hero Film Investment Company, China Film Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Story is OK, though not perfect, the setting is not OK

The literal translation of the title of this movie is: Jasmine blossoms The story is fine, but the setting is rather unsatisfactory, due to the recent rapid development in China: Most of the old building was demolished to make room for the development and as a result, the buildings that were necessary for the particular time segments in this movie are extremely difficult to find. The film makers appeared to lack the financial resource to build a set to duplicate the buildings of past era, and it is very obvious to those who visited Shanghai that although the story was about the nineteen thirties, nineteen sixties, and nineteen eighties, the buildings are those newly built/remodeled in the late nineteen nineties.