Platform
Drama
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2001
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The movie is set in the remote Chinese province of Fenyang, and spans the turbulent 1980s by following four performers in the state-run Peasant Culture Group. We see the group evolve from workers that are restricted to approved revolutionary classics that praise Chairman Mao, through performance of Western classics, after China adopts an 'open door' policy, and the effects on their lives.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Runtime:
155 min
Release date:
29 Aug 2001
Country:
CN
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
8 wins & 5 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
One of the first masterpieces of the 21st century.
– Mark Peranson,
Globe and Mail,
14 Jun 2002
fresh:
Creates a vivid sense of what it's like to be on the remote fringes of a great state experiment.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
14 Jun 2002
fresh:
An intellectually engaging movie.
– A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
16 Jun 2002
fresh:
The play of the proscenium against the filmmaker's taste for unmediated reality is fascinating.
– J. Hoberman,
Village Voice,
11 Mar 2003
fresh:
Awesome filmmaking.
– V.A. Musetto,
New York Post,
14 Mar 2003