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Lao jing

  • 19871987
  • 2h 10m
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Yujing Liang and Yimou Zhang in Lao jing (1987)
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A married village worker teams up with an old girlfriend to try to dig a well for his water-starved village. The well collapses and they are trapped. Their enforced confinement leads to them... Read allA married village worker teams up with an old girlfriend to try to dig a well for his water-starved village. The well collapses and they are trapped. Their enforced confinement leads to them exploring their feelings for each other and those around them.A married village worker teams up with an old girlfriend to try to dig a well for his water-starved village. The well collapses and they are trapped. Their enforced confinement leads to them exploring their feelings for each other and those around them.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
327
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POPULARITY
228,285
109,349
  • Director
    • Tian-Ming Wu
  • Writer
    • Yi Zheng(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Yujing Liang
    • Yuqing Liao
    • Liping Lü
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  • Director
    • Tian-Ming Wu
  • Writer
    • Yi Zheng(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Yujing Liang
    • Yuqing Liao
    • Liping Lü
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    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 4 nominations

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    Yujing Liang
    • Zhao, Qiaoying
    Yuqing Liao
    Liping Lü
    Liping Lü
    • Duan, Xifeng
    Xingli Niu
    • Wanshui
    Yimou Zhang
    Yimou Zhang
    • Shun, Wangquan
    • Director
      • Tian-Ming Wu
    • Writer
      • Yi Zheng(screenplay)
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    10/10
    Wu Tianming, not Zhang Yimou, directed this great film
    Wu Tianming ,Zhang Yimou's mentor, was head of the Xi'an Film Studio at the time as well as a brilliant director in his own right. Zhang Yimou was one of the films two credited cinematographers. His sharp eye, as well as his chiseled cheekbones, are very much in evidence, but so are Wu Tianming's intelligence, heart and soul. In the late 1980s, he played a crucial role in encouraging and supporting the young "Fifth Generation" directors and helping to assure that their films were shown at as many international film festivals as possible; the more worldwide exposure they had, the harder it would be for the authorities to censor or punish them without causing a worldwide incident. After the Tiananmen massacre, he left China for Los Angeles, but returned from exile when the political situation permitted. His deeply moving last films, KING OF MASKS and THE SONG OF THE PHOENIX, are surely among the greatest works of the Chinese cinema.
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    • Release date
      • September 1987 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • The Old Well
    • Production company
      • Xi'an Film Studio
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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