Pao Da Shuang Deng (1994)

A woman inherits her father's fireworks factory, as he had no son. The business does well and everything works in an orderly fashion until one day, an itinerant painter is hired to decorate... See full summary »

Director:

Ping He

Writers:

Feng Jicai (novel), Daying Ye

Stars:

Jing Ning, Gang Wu, Xiaorui Zhao

8 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jing Ning	...	Cai Chunzhi
Gang Wu	...	Niu Bao
Xiaorui Zhao	...	Dihong
Yang Gao	...	Butler
Zhengyun Xu	...	Old Master Xu (as Xu Zhengyun)
Liang Zhao	...	Hei Liu
Xingmao Ju	...	Bao Ge
Yusheng Li	...	Manservant
Lu Hui	...	Old Boss Wang
Liyuan Wang	...	Wang Ma
Bolin Zhang	...	Businessman

Storyline

A woman inherits her father's fireworks factory, as he had no son. The business does well and everything works in an orderly fashion until one day, an itinerant painter is hired to decorate the doors and vases at the factory. The woman, forbidden to marry and thereby involve outsiders in the factory ownership, finds herself drawn to the headstrong painter. When they fall in love, the situation throws her entire life into disarray.

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Plot Keywords:

painter | fireworks | yellow river | teenage girl | shanxi china | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

China Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

2 June 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fino all'ultimo fuoco

Box Office

Gross USA:

$272,232

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beijing Salon Films, Xi'an Film Studio, Yung & Associate

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

don't be fooled

People may be compelled to think that just because this is a foreign film, it is a good film. This is in fact, a terrible movie, and don't be fooled by the "noble" subject matter. The love story is ridiculous and badly contrived, the acting is next to terrible, and the dramatic scenes are nothing short of raunchy. The only good thing I can say about this is that there are a few beautifully shot scenes, but there is usually something stupid happening in that scene, so you don't notice the background. I wondered to myself as I watched it how it could possibly have been successful enough to come to the United States.