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KEEP COOL (YOU HUA HAO HAO SHUO)
(CHINA, 1997, 94 min.)
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SATURDAY 10/25 MONDAY 10/27 |
10:30 PM 10:00 PM |
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10/25 MANN'S CHINESE 10/27 LAEMMLE'S MONICA THEATER #2 |
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U.S. PREMIEREThis controversial entry was selected for the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival and then pulled from competition by the Chinese government. In a marked departure in both style and substance, Zhang (RAISE THE RED LANTERN, STORY OF QIU JU) has created a modern comedy set in contemporary Beijing. A bookseller pines with desire for a beautiful, sexy young woman, but she is already involved with an influential wealthy night club owner. An elderly researcher accidentally becomes involved in their conflict. The result is summed up by the advice given by a policeman: "If countries can find a way to sit down and negotiate, why can't you?" "Chinese cities today are at the forefront of a new era in the history of China. People appear to be more and more busy and more and more hurried than ever before. They all want to change their lives. Their heads are full of ideas. They are reaching out for all kinds of new opportunities. Life is a ferment of desires and worries, excitements and illusions. By favoring the mobility of a hand-held camera, close shots of the actors' faces, very dense and high-contrast lighting and a rapid, unconventional editing style, I set out to reflect my impressions of China today. But over and above the details of film-making technique, what I want to say most is that no matter how people's lives change, their greatest need will always be to talk to each other and understand one another."-Zhang Yimou
DIR Zhang Yimou EXEC PROD Zhang Weiping, Wang Wei PROD Wang Qipeng SCR Shu Ping DP Lu Yue ED Du Yuan CAST Jiang Wen, Li Baotian, Qu Ying, Ge You, Zhang Yimou DIRECTOR'S FILMOGRAPHY:
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