24/38
The female lead doesn’t have a single line of dialogue in the film
Tale
A Chinese woman lives quietly for herself, celebrating the flourishing Belle Epoque with song and dance.
I saw this film not knowing anything about it
I never talk about the plot in my reviews, you can find it everywhere!
And this one feels more like a collection of scenes, different styles, all put together
So I thought, “Oh, she’s really good, she uses a lot of old film to make it look like it was made 20 years ago”; and I thought, “Hmm, this film is much more experimental and artistic than her other films.” I saw this film because I really liked Mountain Might Depart and Ash Is Purest White and A Touch of Sin.
After I finished it, I looked up reviews online and found out that it was actually made from footage previously shot by the director
It has a kind of dreamy, floating quality to it, it’s like a documentary and then it’s fiction, but it works, mainly because Zhao Tao has this magical presence on the screen and you’re wondering what he’s going to do next.
So I definitely recommend this
If you’re looking at this title, it means you’re open and ready to watch something different from mainstream American movies.
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