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Suzhou River (film)
''Suzhou River'' () is a 2000 film by Lou Ye about a tragic love story set in contemporary Shanghai. The film, though stylistically distinct, is typical of "Cinema of China#The Sixth Generation and beyond, 1990s - present, Sixth Generation" Chinese filmmakers in its subject matter of contemporary China's gritty urban experience. The film stars Zhou Xun in a dual role as two different women and Jia Hongsheng as a man obsessed with finding a woman from his past. The film was co-produced by the German Essential Films and China's Dream Factory. Writer-director Lou Ye's second film, ''Suzhou River'' takes as its background the chaotically built-up riverside architecture of factory buildings and abandoned warehouses along the Suzhou Creek, Suzhou River, rather than the glitzy new face of Shanghai. Though well-received abroad, ''Suzhou River'' was not screened in its native China, as Lou Ye was banned from filmmaking for two years after screening his film at the International Film Festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Ye
Lou Ye (), born 1965, is a Chinese screenwriter-director who is commonly grouped with the " Sixth Generation" directors of Chinese cinema. Films Born in Shanghai, Lou was educated at the Beijing Film Academy. In 1993, he made his first film '' Weekend Lover'', but it was not released until two years later, having its world premiere at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg where it received the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Award. Between completion and premiere of ''Weekend Lover'' he made and released ''Don't Be Young'', a thriller about a girl who takes her nightmares as real, in 1994. Lou, however, did not gain international prominence until his third film, the neo-noir '' Suzhou River''. That film dealt with questions of identity and proved quite controversial upon its release in China. Upon its release, international audiences praised ''Suzhou River'', which several critics felt evoked Alfred Hitchcock's ''Vertigo'', particularly in how both films focus on a man obses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |