The Foliage (2003)
"Mei ren cao" (original title)

Director:

Yue Lü

Writer:

Xiaoke Shi

Stars:

Bin Fang, Chuang Chen, Mengnan Li

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bin Fang	...	Ding Guo Yuan
Chuang Chen	...	Shan Lin
Mengnan Li	...	Manager Wu
Yunqing He	...	Supply Chief
Chengyuan Li	...	Company Commander
Xiao Yuan Fu	...	Political Instructor
Yiwei Liu	...	Master Cui
Yang Xi	...	Shaman
Qichao He	...	Dog Fart (child)
Jun Cui	...	Dog Fart (grown)
Shimin Zhang	...	Yuan Xiao Yu (child)
Lucen Li	...	Yuan Xiao Yu (grown)
Kaige Zhu	...	Library Curator
Jing Zhang	...	Lian Yun
Jianyun Yao	...	Bus Driver

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

2003 (China)

Also Known As:

The Foliage

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beijing 21 Century Bona Film, Eastern Dragon Film Co. Ltd., Wenzhou Teleplay Product Center

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Xing Yu returns to her education camp, and meets a workers, Si Meng on her bus ride back

A lovely story that like Chinese films, ends in a heart breaker. I did feel that the love story was quite heart wrenching, and the movie overall deserves considerable applause (one of the best Chinese films I have seen). However I am extremely disappointed in the director's choice of lead female actress. Being Taiwanese, she has none of the common characteristics of a mainlander. She is flat and boring, and delivers her lines in a recitation manner that severely detracts from the movie. Plus her accent is extremely distracting, sticking out like a sore thumb. It really taints the movie's setting and mood. But besides the mistake in the female lead, it is a movie worth watching.