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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


What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Come on!

t's natural to change position

When two people are in love...

...any position is natural

They can try in any way...

...to heighten their love

Most prefer it with the man on top,

the natural way

The woman lies passively, face-up

The man on top taking control

He takes the active role

JIASHEN - WUBAO

You're the station master?

- What is it?

- Listen...

We're the All-Stars Band

from Shenzhen

Rock'n'Breakdance Band

We like this place...

...so we'd like to put up a stage

and do two shows here

Got a permit?

From Shenzhen?

We'll have to approve the show

Of course

Sure, we'll show you

Would you prefer...

...the songs or the go-go dance?

The hot stuff!

Do Boy Under the Streetlamp

It's "Girl", not "Boy"

- How was it?

- Pretty good!

So we can put up our stage?

The station master isn't here

- He's not here

- You're not in charge?

No I'm not, he's at home

- So why ask to approve us?

- You can go see him

What's up, girls?

Come along now...

These things happen

It hasn't cost you anything

Cheer up!

under the street-lamp...

...a girl is crying

Where did she come from?

Crying so bitterly...

Who has jilted her?

Where can she go?

...and is expected to form an area

of low pressure...

...in the vicinity of Ulan Bator

The Inner Mongolian authorities...

...have issued a warrant

for Shen Zhimin, 22, male

orn in East Beijing

He wears glasses

He can drive and...

...wears green army clothes

And for Yu Lik-Wai, 24, male

orn in Guangdong Province

He has a strong Cantonese accent

TAIYUAN - FENYANG

Where's Dad?

He's opened a shop by the highway

He lives there, rarely comes home

He's that busy?

No, he just doesn't want to come home

Let's forget about him

He doesn't treat this as home

I'm past caring about it

Those timbers are useless, sell them

Who says?

- Where's it from?

- The mine

Useless bloody mine

We could make money with cement,

what about that?

Zhang Jun!

Ah, the tax collector!

- I can give you a rebate

- How kind!

Maybe I should break my leg

Me too... disability allowance!

Eryong, how's business?

- So so

- Quite good?

Cui Mingliang, you're back!

- Treating me to dinner?

- Why should I?

Just kidding!

But they won't charge you

- Couldn't take the risk

- Who'd dare report you?

Zhang Jun, let's take her to dinner

Jinyun Restaurant

Okay, I'll host, Eryong can pay!

Thief!

How's the big wide world?

I kept moving

How's your new job?

Not bad

Why haven't you locked me up?

- Where?

- At my place

What's this roadwork?

Fenyang is always like this now

It never ends

You haven't changed

I'm alright

Mum

Why don't you divorce him?

Where's your fish?

You know my fish?

No, it's my first time here

I didn't like them

Is it still snowing?

Yes

- What's funny?

- Nothing

Cigarette?

No thanks

Given up?

- Have you?

- No

Help yourself

- Are they a bribe?

- I can afford them myself

When did you start smoking?

Ages ago

- With whom?

- Zhong Ping

Have you heard from her?

She's impossible!

She left without a word

And no-one's heard from her

Anyone here?

Want to buy something?

Is Cui Wanlin around?

He's out

- Ask him to visit his home

- Okay, I'll tell him

want to move to the seaside

'd love to see the sky there

And hear the sound of waves

Get your bags packed

'll wait for you

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