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Dull Ice Flower

Original title: Lu bing hua
  • 19891989
  • 1h 39m
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8.2/10
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Dull Ice Flower (1989)
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A young fine-art teacher Kuo is assigned to teach in a small-town. Ah-Ming, an eight-year-old painting genius, is in Kuo's class. Ah- Ming performed badly in school, but he has great sense o... Read allA young fine-art teacher Kuo is assigned to teach in a small-town. Ah-Ming, an eight-year-old painting genius, is in Kuo's class. Ah- Ming performed badly in school, but he has great sense of color and shape; his imagination is always unique. However, the poverty of his family pr... Read allA young fine-art teacher Kuo is assigned to teach in a small-town. Ah-Ming, an eight-year-old painting genius, is in Kuo's class. Ah- Ming performed badly in school, but he has great sense of color and shape; his imagination is always unique. However, the poverty of his family prevents him from freely painting. Kuo is in charge of selecting representive for a painting... Read all
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
397
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POPULARITY
141,161
9,440
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    • Director
      • Li Kao Yang
    • Writers
      • Chao-Cheng Chung(novel)
      • Nien-Jen Wu
    • Stars
      • Kun-Hsuan Huang
      • Shu-Chen Li
      • Han Yu
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Li Kao Yang
    • Writers
      • Chao-Cheng Chung(novel)
      • Nien-Jen Wu
    • Stars
      • Kun-Hsuan Huang
      • Shu-Chen Li
      • Han Yu
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    • 1User review
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations

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    Kun-Hsuan Huang
    • Ah-Ming
    Shu-Chen Li
    Shu-Chen Li
    • Cha-Mey
    Han Yu
    • Art teacher (Mr. Kuo)
    Rachel Chang
    Rachel Chang
    • Teacher (Ms. Weng)
    • (as Chang Jui-chu)
    Sung-Young Chen
    Sung-Young Chen
    • The mayor
    Wei-Hsin Chen
    • Lin Chih-Hung
    Lung Fang
    • The principal
    I-Hsiung Lin
    • Father (Ku, Shi-sung)
    Te-chen Tao
    Mei-Hsueh Wang
    • Teacher (Ms. Lin)
    • (as Wang Mei-Hsuei)
    • Director
      • Li Kao Yang
    • Writers
      • Chao-Cheng Chung(novel)
      • Nien-Jen Wu
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    10/10
    A classic that is so pure and innocent.
    I remember seeing it when I was in elementary school, and it remains to be one of my favorite movies (and YES, i'm a Star Wars fan too, so here is a dose of reality that I'm not some sort of weird person :p).

    The reason I post this comment today is that I just saw a rerun on TV, and since it's on IMDB, I'm here to comment on it.

    Genius. What's a genius? Do we see a genius naturally, or do we admit that someone is a genius AFTER he's been "proven" to be one? A 4th grade young boy from a poor family loves to draw, and he is talented. His drawing is so imaginative and colorful, that we "normal" people see it as "weirdness." So what do we do? Do we give him a chance, or do we simple ignore him? This's the core of the story.

    Children are gifts. They see what we adults can't see, and we shouldn't use our narrowed vision to limit and restrict them. Freedom, purity, innocence are what they seek. I do think that everyone should find some plot in the movie that is related to your life, and I sincerely wish you learn the meaning, after viewing this great movie.

    Sorry, only tiny English captions, that is, if you can find it. But trust me, it's a rewarding experience, indeed.
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    • Oct 13, 2002

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    • Release date
      • August 26, 1989 (Taiwan)
    • Country of origin
      • Taiwan
    • Languages
      • Mandarin
      • Min Nan
    • Also known as
      • 魯冰花
    • Filming locations
      • Taiwan
    • Production company
      • Cos Group
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      1 hour 39 minutes
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