Platform Page #4

Synopsis: Set in Fenyang, Shanxi Province, the film focuses on a group of amateur theatre troupe performers whose fate mirrors that of the general population in China as massive socio-economic changes sweep across the mainland. The film commences in 1979 with the troupe performing numbers idolizing Mao Zedong, ending in the '80s when the shows reflect the strong Western influences pervading China, covering a decade in which China saw tremendous changes.
Genre: Drama, History
Director(s): Zhangke Jia
Production: Flach Pyramide International
  8 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
Year:
2000
154 min
2,271 Views


Fingerprint!

Get changed, quickly

I can't read, I'll get help

Quick, don't f*** around

Read this to me, I can't read

"Contract

Life and death are questions

of fate

"I am willing to work in Gao's Mine

"Management accepts no blame

for accidents

In cases of death or accident,

the Mine offers...

"... 500 Yuan compensation to families

Daily wage is 10 Yuan

Get it?

- Is it clear?

- Yes

Don't come to me with any problems

We're not responsible for anything

It's clearly stated

That old hat is useless,

go and get changed

Cousin, I'm going

Where are you from? Lin County?

That's Xiaoyi over there

You can see the lights from here

It seems close by...

...but it's quite far

- Your schoolmate?

- No, I never went to school

Who is she?

Quite pretty

The country is in my dreams

My homeland may be far away...

ut that will never change...

...my Chinese heart

Cui Mingliang, it's your cousin

Sanming, what is it?

Please give this 5 Yuan to Wenying

Tell her to get to university,

never come back here

I'm going

The long and empty platform

The wait seems never-ending

The long wagons are carrying...

...my short-lived love

The long and empty platform

Lonely, we can only wait

All my love is out-bound

Nothing on the in-bound train

There's a train coming!

My heart waits, waits forever...

...waits forever...

Oh, always Yin Ruijuan

You don't understand her

She's quite self-important,

even tried to enter

the provincial dance troupe

Why didn't you?

I preferred to stay with you

Song asked me about you just now

- Asked what?

- Where you'd been

What did you say?

I said you were seeing the world

Smart of you

I'm going

Do you have to?

They would make a good couple

You think so?

But it won't happen... Unlikely

Don't make fun of them

I'm not, you'll see

Tired?

A bit hot

This is nice, no-one knows us here

So no supervision!

Let's just stay here, not go back

- No

- Why not?

I'd like to be your wife

- Don't want you

- Can't accept that

Wretch!

Just want to be your wife

Come here...

Why carry a knife?

I just bought it

Where?

At the hotel

Are you husband and wife?

Didn't bring the certificate

No proof?

You can't stay together without it

Are you having an affair?

Are you really married? Tell me

No

No?

We know everything, so admit it

Think it over

Your work unit?

Cultural

How are you related to him?

He's my husband

Husband?

How did you meet?

As kids

How long ago?

At least ten years!

More than ten years?

We're in the same Cultural Team,

so we got married

You got married?

Why don't you admit the truth?

The man has confessed

You want us to go on with this?

- Admit what?

- What?

That you're not married!

So we're not

Thanks, Song, here's to you

Not like that, link arms!

The couple's way

Who here is from Fenyang?

What's wrong?

- Song Yongping?

- That's me

We have some questions for you

Mingliang, take over from me

I'll be back

Hang on, Jiao, just a moment

Boss, the shop's out of

Energiser drinks...

Just one bottle?

Yeah, I'm so thirsty

Put it on my tab

HANCHENG - FENYANG

Why blow your money on a restaurant?

It's just this once

I've never eaten out before,

and it's my son's treat

Eat up

Try the meat

Shall we order more, Brother?

Boss, give us some braised meat

Wenying...

Here's 10 Yuan from Sanming

Your brother's earning money now

You have to study hard

Ignore the pressure, concentrate

You'll pass this time

Eat!

Come on, eat up!

Wenying, eat up

What's up with Zhong Ping?

Zhang Jun, what's up with her?

It's too much!

No discipline at all!

Who does she think she is?

We're sinking in quicksand here!

We're not even on tour yet

I'll find her

She's supposed to be the lead!

Aren't we all equal in art?

I'll find her

Zhang Jun!

- Mr Zhong, where's Zhong Ping?

- Don't know

You're her father

I just don't know

She's gone, and I'm worried

Who knows where she is?

These days, she goes where she likes

I can't stop her, I can't follow her

She goes wherever she likes

- Aren't you worried?

- What's the point?

It scares me to think of it

She didn't tell me anything

What can I do?

Gen... Genghis Khan

Every beautiful girl

wants to marry him

Genghis Khan

Gen... Gen... Genghis Khan

Every beautiful girl

wants to marry him

Let's go...

The next song is dedicated to...

...the guards in the provincial

prison from their colleague

s it true...

...I am leaving you?

s it true no more tears will fall?

s it true...

...I have a one-way ticket?

Leaving on a road with no end?

s it true I am leaving you?

s it true no more tears will fall?

s it true, as I said before...

...that lovers must be lonely?

How many times must I feel

this pain?

Telling myself to go back

Holding back my tears

Telling myself I don't care

The long and empty platform

The wait seems never-ending

The long wagons are carrying...

...my short-lived love

The wait seems never-ending

My heart waits, waits forever

My heart waits, waits forever

Zhang Jun!

- What the hell?

- I'm hungry

You're kidding me

Get to f***ing work!

Dear people of Jia County!

Today we present, from Shenzhen...

The All-Stars Rock'n'Breakdance

Electronic Band!

They've come here...

...on a tour of our province

Comrades, give them a big round

of applause to welcome them

Our brother is two years older

Three of us, we're twins

Dad's always angry with Mum

After a fight, he just lies there

saying nothing

Then Mum gets worried

She asks me to talk to him

We sisters have to mediate for them

I think I have the best mother

in the world...

...compared with other mothers

A girl in our last troupe...

...visited our home for a festival

She thought Mum was great!

I asked her why

It's because Mum's a doctor

She looks after me when I'm ill,

gives me hot-water bottles

till I'm feeling better

Most peasant mothers

aren't so caring

But Mum is so considerate

That's why this girl

was so impressed

You're good daughter too!

When we're with her,

she doesn't need medicine!

You know, when I go home...

I could send you by mail!

- A medical package!

- It's true!

She'd love to see us,

but we can't go

We have to perform

We used to get only 100 Yuan a month

Just enough to buy her some food

Now I can send her cash

We need the money

What brings you back to us?

I was restless at home

Why?

How's my stitching?

I was just fed up

Very delicate!

Your mother taught you?

No I taught myself!

It's my talent

You're a genius!

I felt stuck in Fenyang,

that's why I came

- It's boring being alone

- Terrible

Get up!

- What time is it?

- See for yourself

Quick, get up

Time to rehearse!

Sanlin, get up!

Juan, get up!

Hongli...

Come on!

Eryong, come on, it's late

- Ready yet?

- Nearly

Get a damn move on!

You lazy scumbags!

PRIVATE MARKET FOR CLOTHES

AND SMALL GOODS:

- Stop fighting!

- Help!

You think you can beat them?

You must be out of your mind

You think you're that good?

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