Resembling a short story more than a narrative feature, the film tells its slender story in leisurely fashion, relying more on mood and atmosphere than dialogue or character development.
Blue Gate Crossing(藍色大門)
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Taiwan, France · 2002
1h 25m
Director Yee Chin-Yen
Starring Gwei Lun-mei, Chen Bolin, Liang Yolin, Chau Ching
Genre Drama, Romance
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An is-she-or-isn't-she gay comedy focused on a Taiwanese teen, the boy she might like, and the girl she may love.
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Set largely in empty public spaces late at night, Blue Gate Crossing supplements its slender narrative with disarming performances and plangent atmosphere.
High on charm but extremely low on content, Blue Gate Crossing is a half-hour short stretched to feature length.
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
A lovely little coming-of-age story, this Taiwanese romance was directed by Chih-Yen Yee with a skillful subtlety enhanced by his young cast.
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Slight but affecting.
San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle
Blue Gate Crossing is 85 minutes of wistful gloom.
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Little more than a vignette elongated into a feature-length movie. Moody and slow moving, it depends on the truthfulness of its performances to carry it.
The sensitive subject matter is handled discreetly by writer-director Chin-yen Yee, who never lets the story sink into exploitation or finger-pointing.
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