Deliciously confusing.
Suzhou River(苏州河)
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Germany, China, France · 2000
1h 23m
Director Lou Ye
Starring Zhou Xun, Jia Hongsheng, Zhongkai Hua, Nai An
Genre Drama, Romance
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Mardar is a motorcycle courier in Shanghai who runs errands without asking questions. He falls in love while chauffeuring Moudan, an alcohol smuggler's daughter, and the two are happy until a misunderstanding leads to tragedy. When Mardar meets a woman who looks just like Moudan, he is fascinated. Is it possible to relive a past love?
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
A Chinese film whose simple surface belies greater mysteries.
A ghost story that's shot as though it were a documentary -- and a documentary that feels like a dream. Almost too fashionable for its own good.
Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan
Daring and edgy, it's a German co-production (critical for avoiding censorship) that's filled with the intoxicating excitement of creating images for the screen.
This intriguing film is the best variation on "Vertigo" since Brian DePalma's far more polished "Obsession" (1976), which ranks with the best Hitchcock knockoffs of all time.
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
Has more atmosphere than it does coherence; it's a series of floating tricks and gambits in search of a resolution. Even so, Ye's ''Vertigo'' fever is contagious.
A delight to the eye, ear, and mind
San Francisco Chronicle by Peter Stack
The film is energized by the naturalness of its characters and the way in which it plays a game of mixed signals and double illusions.
Whatever city this one is showing in...move there.
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