Then, Li's story begins ten years in the past from the present day. It is all by design, but Feng’s aesthetic violence equals that of Chinese society.
Watch I Am Not Madame Bovary Episode 119 Eng Sub Online in high quaily | Drama3s: Li Xuelian a woman from the countryside is falsely accused by her husband of having an affair. (2016). Add the first question. More details at A rather heady brew, but somehow it gels. Club review. It is not until the end that we discover exactly why this woman is determined to revoke and repeat a divorce that everyone else insists is valid.
Mostly for personal management but hope to serve as recommendation. Cmc Brings Five Titles to Cannes, Including 2021 Chinese New Year Contender (Exclusive), Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Only Cloud Knows’ to be Sold by Hong Kong’s Emperor, Dallas International Film Festival: Features Lineup. Looking for a movie the entire family can enjoy?
But even though Li is undoubtedly determined, on the other hand, she is nothing but a small nuisance in a sluggish and bureaucratic system where, sometimes, ants can become elephants.
TMDb After being swindled by her ex-husband, a woman (BingBing Fan) takes on the Chinese legal system in … there’s almost no music and the narrator’s voice that pops up here and there is so soothing. An ant has become an elephant. I Am Not Madame Bovary is about the label of Madame ... this was so nice and comforting to watch and the circular and square frames added an almost divine tranquility. Get More From IMDb. $181,552
Available to watch on supported devices. Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Only Cloud Knows’ to be Sold by Hong Kong’s Emperor, 14 May 2019
我的2016金馬影展閉幕片140分鐘太長了。本來擔心圓形構圖會影響觀賞電影，但其實沒有影響。導演說靈感來自多藍方型構圖，但他不想拍第二個一樣的，所以任性的改了圓形，對他來講，包含其他因素，這是一部很任性的電影。故事很簡單，所以我實在覺得140分鐘的篇幅太過冗長，當中還可以出戲幾分鐘再回來，另外後段不斷鬼打牆，透過主角對話去講白電影要傳達的意涵，次數也有點多到不耐。但蠻喜歡電影透過旁白，或是氛圍都有營造「看故事」的感覺，裡面有些黑色幽默也不錯，當初買票只是好奇范冰冰的演技，覺得她演的挺好的，私心很難把票投給誰。驗票前，居然排隊到馬路，覺得很扯，不過應該是因為最佳影片紅毯關係吧，映後有導演跟冰冰出席，也算蠻值得的啦，然後導演話真的好多，最後離開影廳是00:30..........。阿，忘了說我覺得導演敢拍這部電影，其實挺勇敢的。. After being swindled by her ex-husband, a woman takes on the Chinese legal system. this was so nice and comforting to watch and the circular and square frames added an almost divine tranquility. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Fan Bingbing goes to Beijing to cry out for justice in this playful and beautifully filmed comedy about one woman’s quixotic quest to clear her name from vile calumnies. It's dioramic and lateral in a way that should satiate Wes and Kitano cravings, but it's also maybe the most successful melding of Hou's middle-career middle-distance style with (somewhat more) conventional storytelling? Photos. But also very much a Feng Xiaogang film; as actor and director, he's looked to the absurd complexities of top-to-bottom bureaucracy before, though pairing that with feminist concerns is an exciting development. Variety Patience is richly rewarded in this thoughtful and closely observed film - almost to the extent of forensic examination through a microscope. 128 min One person found this helpful. They traveled to Hokkaido, tried to help Smiley cure her pain in heart, ... See full summary ». 20 November 2016, 19 June 2020 2016 Patience is richly rewarded in this thoughtful and closely observed film - almost to the extent of forensic examination through a microscope. Essentially if a woman was promiscuous or unfaithful she'd be branded a Madame Bovary / Pan Jinlian and socially ostracized. Use the HTML below. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. I Am Not Madame Bovary is about the label of Madame Bovary, essentially a title of shame you'd accuse someone of being if you were perhaps misogynist (the Chinese title has a much-more culturally-specific title, I Am Not Pan Jinlian). However, during the couple's separation, Qin falls in love with another woman--and as if his divorce with Li was real--he decides to move on with his life, leaving the jilted former spouse out in the cold.
To defend herself Li moves from her small town to the big city until she reached the capital. it’s humorous in its own way and the ending actually got to me much more than i expected. Fan Bing-bing owns and her character is iconic, i wish i was as strong and persistent as her. What's the aspect ratio when a film is framed in a circle? In the end, how long can a single woman hold on against an entire government?
But an encounter with a naive young carpenter travelling home with his life savings challenges their fate as thieves.
This film is not a or , lacking Ianucci's colorful and exaggerated depictions of political reality. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. This is a list about the releases of Art Subs…. This just runs against his minor but real instincts and I think I’ve got more from his few blockbusters I’ve seen. To paraphrase Raising Arizona,"Does this aspect ratio come in funny shapes at all? A delightful, nuanced comedy of errors that tackles loopholes in Chinese property law, and the misogyny within it.
Updated monthly. "so one peasant woman controls the fate of us all?". FINISHED PROJECT: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by (all) members of Letterboxd, The Ultimate Film Canon: 21st Century (2001-2020), TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival (1976 -2020). This satirical comedy from Chinese director Feng Xiaogang was based upon Liu Zhenyun's 2012 novel "I Did Not Kill My Husband," with the screenplay adaptation penned by the author. Cinematography is absolutely stunning in this, justly lengthy, portrayal of a woman's quest to gain justice for a wrong, multiplied several times, by uncaring bureaucracy. A deadly drought in 1942 takes its toll on central China's Henan province during the war against Japan. A fun satire, and I liked the aspect ratio much more than I thought I would. … My best description of this movie, would be that it's a mixture of and , but for exploring the nuances of problems within the Chinese government, rather than the American banking system. Add to Watchlist. Found this a struggle; less would have definitely been more. first and foremost: if the Oscars actually cared about non-Western cinema, Fan Bing Bing would be a frontrunner for this. Under those circumstances and in the dreadful position of being denounced as a Pan Jinlian--a 17th-century Chinese adulteress who conspired with her partner to kill her husband--Li sets off on a legal crusade to clear her name.
It is not until the end that we discover exactly why this woman is determined to revoke and repeat a divorce that everyone else insists is valid.
Then, Li's story begins ten years in the past from the present day. It is all by design, but Feng’s aesthetic violence equals that of Chinese society.
Watch I Am Not Madame Bovary Episode 119 Eng Sub Online in high quaily | Drama3s: Li Xuelian a woman from the countryside is falsely accused by her husband of having an affair. (2016). Add the first question. More details at A rather heady brew, but somehow it gels. Club review. It is not until the end that we discover exactly why this woman is determined to revoke and repeat a divorce that everyone else insists is valid.
Mostly for personal management but hope to serve as recommendation. Cmc Brings Five Titles to Cannes, Including 2021 Chinese New Year Contender (Exclusive), Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Only Cloud Knows’ to be Sold by Hong Kong’s Emperor, Dallas International Film Festival: Features Lineup. Looking for a movie the entire family can enjoy?
But even though Li is undoubtedly determined, on the other hand, she is nothing but a small nuisance in a sluggish and bureaucratic system where, sometimes, ants can become elephants.
TMDb After being swindled by her ex-husband, a woman (BingBing Fan) takes on the Chinese legal system in … there’s almost no music and the narrator’s voice that pops up here and there is so soothing. An ant has become an elephant. I Am Not Madame Bovary is about the label of Madame ... this was so nice and comforting to watch and the circular and square frames added an almost divine tranquility. Get More From IMDb. $181,552
Available to watch on supported devices. Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Only Cloud Knows’ to be Sold by Hong Kong’s Emperor, 14 May 2019
我的2016金馬影展閉幕片140分鐘太長了。本來擔心圓形構圖會影響觀賞電影，但其實沒有影響。導演說靈感來自多藍方型構圖，但他不想拍第二個一樣的，所以任性的改了圓形，對他來講，包含其他因素，這是一部很任性的電影。故事很簡單，所以我實在覺得140分鐘的篇幅太過冗長，當中還可以出戲幾分鐘再回來，另外後段不斷鬼打牆，透過主角對話去講白電影要傳達的意涵，次數也有點多到不耐。但蠻喜歡電影透過旁白，或是氛圍都有營造「看故事」的感覺，裡面有些黑色幽默也不錯，當初買票只是好奇范冰冰的演技，覺得她演的挺好的，私心很難把票投給誰。驗票前，居然排隊到馬路，覺得很扯，不過應該是因為最佳影片紅毯關係吧，映後有導演跟冰冰出席，也算蠻值得的啦，然後導演話真的好多，最後離開影廳是00:30..........。阿，忘了說我覺得導演敢拍這部電影，其實挺勇敢的。. After being swindled by her ex-husband, a woman takes on the Chinese legal system. this was so nice and comforting to watch and the circular and square frames added an almost divine tranquility. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Fan Bingbing goes to Beijing to cry out for justice in this playful and beautifully filmed comedy about one woman’s quixotic quest to clear her name from vile calumnies. It's dioramic and lateral in a way that should satiate Wes and Kitano cravings, but it's also maybe the most successful melding of Hou's middle-career middle-distance style with (somewhat more) conventional storytelling? Photos. But also very much a Feng Xiaogang film; as actor and director, he's looked to the absurd complexities of top-to-bottom bureaucracy before, though pairing that with feminist concerns is an exciting development. Variety Patience is richly rewarded in this thoughtful and closely observed film - almost to the extent of forensic examination through a microscope. 128 min One person found this helpful. They traveled to Hokkaido, tried to help Smiley cure her pain in heart, ... See full summary ». 20 November 2016, 19 June 2020 2016 Patience is richly rewarded in this thoughtful and closely observed film - almost to the extent of forensic examination through a microscope. Essentially if a woman was promiscuous or unfaithful she'd be branded a Madame Bovary / Pan Jinlian and socially ostracized. Use the HTML below. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. I Am Not Madame Bovary is about the label of Madame Bovary, essentially a title of shame you'd accuse someone of being if you were perhaps misogynist (the Chinese title has a much-more culturally-specific title, I Am Not Pan Jinlian). However, during the couple's separation, Qin falls in love with another woman--and as if his divorce with Li was real--he decides to move on with his life, leaving the jilted former spouse out in the cold.
To defend herself Li moves from her small town to the big city until she reached the capital. it’s humorous in its own way and the ending actually got to me much more than i expected. Fan Bing-bing owns and her character is iconic, i wish i was as strong and persistent as her. What's the aspect ratio when a film is framed in a circle? In the end, how long can a single woman hold on against an entire government?
But an encounter with a naive young carpenter travelling home with his life savings challenges their fate as thieves.
This film is not a or , lacking Ianucci's colorful and exaggerated depictions of political reality. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. This is a list about the releases of Art Subs…. This just runs against his minor but real instincts and I think I’ve got more from his few blockbusters I’ve seen. To paraphrase Raising Arizona,"Does this aspect ratio come in funny shapes at all? A delightful, nuanced comedy of errors that tackles loopholes in Chinese property law, and the misogyny within it.
Updated monthly. "so one peasant woman controls the fate of us all?". FINISHED PROJECT: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by (all) members of Letterboxd, The Ultimate Film Canon: 21st Century (2001-2020), TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival (1976 -2020). This satirical comedy from Chinese director Feng Xiaogang was based upon Liu Zhenyun's 2012 novel "I Did Not Kill My Husband," with the screenplay adaptation penned by the author. Cinematography is absolutely stunning in this, justly lengthy, portrayal of a woman's quest to gain justice for a wrong, multiplied several times, by uncaring bureaucracy. A deadly drought in 1942 takes its toll on central China's Henan province during the war against Japan. A fun satire, and I liked the aspect ratio much more than I thought I would. … My best description of this movie, would be that it's a mixture of and , but for exploring the nuances of problems within the Chinese government, rather than the American banking system. Add to Watchlist. Found this a struggle; less would have definitely been more. first and foremost: if the Oscars actually cared about non-Western cinema, Fan Bing Bing would be a frontrunner for this. Under those circumstances and in the dreadful position of being denounced as a Pan Jinlian--a 17th-century Chinese adulteress who conspired with her partner to kill her husband--Li sets off on a legal crusade to clear her name.
It is not until the end that we discover exactly why this woman is determined to revoke and repeat a divorce that everyone else insists is valid.
Then, Li's story begins ten years in the past from the present day. It is all by design, but Feng’s aesthetic violence equals that of Chinese society.
Watch I Am Not Madame Bovary Episode 119 Eng Sub Online in high quaily | Drama3s: Li Xuelian a woman from the countryside is falsely accused by her husband of having an affair. (2016). Add the first question. More details at A rather heady brew, but somehow it gels. Club review. It is not until the end that we discover exactly why this woman is determined to revoke and repeat a divorce that everyone else insists is valid.
Mostly for personal management but hope to serve as recommendation. Cmc Brings Five Titles to Cannes, Including 2021 Chinese New Year Contender (Exclusive), Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Only Cloud Knows’ to be Sold by Hong Kong’s Emperor, Dallas International Film Festival: Features Lineup. Looking for a movie the entire family can enjoy?
But even though Li is undoubtedly determined, on the other hand, she is nothing but a small nuisance in a sluggish and bureaucratic system where, sometimes, ants can become elephants.
TMDb After being swindled by her ex-husband, a woman (BingBing Fan) takes on the Chinese legal system in … there’s almost no music and the narrator’s voice that pops up here and there is so soothing. An ant has become an elephant. I Am Not Madame Bovary is about the label of Madame ... this was so nice and comforting to watch and the circular and square frames added an almost divine tranquility. Get More From IMDb. $181,552
Available to watch on supported devices. Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Only Cloud Knows’ to be Sold by Hong Kong’s Emperor, 14 May 2019
我的2016金馬影展閉幕片140分鐘太長了。本來擔心圓形構圖會影響觀賞電影，但其實沒有影響。導演說靈感來自多藍方型構圖，但他不想拍第二個一樣的，所以任性的改了圓形，對他來講，包含其他因素，這是一部很任性的電影。故事很簡單，所以我實在覺得140分鐘的篇幅太過冗長，當中還可以出戲幾分鐘再回來，另外後段不斷鬼打牆，透過主角對話去講白電影要傳達的意涵，次數也有點多到不耐。但蠻喜歡電影透過旁白，或是氛圍都有營造「看故事」的感覺，裡面有些黑色幽默也不錯，當初買票只是好奇范冰冰的演技，覺得她演的挺好的，私心很難把票投給誰。驗票前，居然排隊到馬路，覺得很扯，不過應該是因為最佳影片紅毯關係吧，映後有導演跟冰冰出席，也算蠻值得的啦，然後導演話真的好多，最後離開影廳是00:30..........。阿，忘了說我覺得導演敢拍這部電影，其實挺勇敢的。. After being swindled by her ex-husband, a woman takes on the Chinese legal system. this was so nice and comforting to watch and the circular and square frames added an almost divine tranquility. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Fan Bingbing goes to Beijing to cry out for justice in this playful and beautifully filmed comedy about one woman’s quixotic quest to clear her name from vile calumnies. It's dioramic and lateral in a way that should satiate Wes and Kitano cravings, but it's also maybe the most successful melding of Hou's middle-career middle-distance style with (somewhat more) conventional storytelling? Photos. But also very much a Feng Xiaogang film; as actor and director, he's looked to the absurd complexities of top-to-bottom bureaucracy before, though pairing that with feminist concerns is an exciting development. Variety Patience is richly rewarded in this thoughtful and closely observed film - almost to the extent of forensic examination through a microscope. 128 min One person found this helpful. They traveled to Hokkaido, tried to help Smiley cure her pain in heart, ... See full summary ». 20 November 2016, 19 June 2020 2016 Patience is richly rewarded in this thoughtful and closely observed film - almost to the extent of forensic examination through a microscope. Essentially if a woman was promiscuous or unfaithful she'd be branded a Madame Bovary / Pan Jinlian and socially ostracized. Use the HTML below. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. I Am Not Madame Bovary is about the label of Madame Bovary, essentially a title of shame you'd accuse someone of being if you were perhaps misogynist (the Chinese title has a much-more culturally-specific title, I Am Not Pan Jinlian). However, during the couple's separation, Qin falls in love with another woman--and as if his divorce with Li was real--he decides to move on with his life, leaving the jilted former spouse out in the cold.
To defend herself Li moves from her small town to the big city until she reached the capital. it’s humorous in its own way and the ending actually got to me much more than i expected. Fan Bing-bing owns and her character is iconic, i wish i was as strong and persistent as her. What's the aspect ratio when a film is framed in a circle? In the end, how long can a single woman hold on against an entire government?
But an encounter with a naive young carpenter travelling home with his life savings challenges their fate as thieves.
This film is not a or , lacking Ianucci's colorful and exaggerated depictions of political reality. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. This is a list about the releases of Art Subs…. This just runs against his minor but real instincts and I think I’ve got more from his few blockbusters I’ve seen. To paraphrase Raising Arizona,"Does this aspect ratio come in funny shapes at all? A delightful, nuanced comedy of errors that tackles loopholes in Chinese property law, and the misogyny within it.
Updated monthly. "so one peasant woman controls the fate of us all?". FINISHED PROJECT: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by (all) members of Letterboxd, The Ultimate Film Canon: 21st Century (2001-2020), TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival (1976 -2020). This satirical comedy from Chinese director Feng Xiaogang was based upon Liu Zhenyun's 2012 novel "I Did Not Kill My Husband," with the screenplay adaptation penned by the author. Cinematography is absolutely stunning in this, justly lengthy, portrayal of a woman's quest to gain justice for a wrong, multiplied several times, by uncaring bureaucracy. A deadly drought in 1942 takes its toll on central China's Henan province during the war against Japan. A fun satire, and I liked the aspect ratio much more than I thought I would. … My best description of this movie, would be that it's a mixture of and , but for exploring the nuances of problems within the Chinese government, rather than the American banking system. Add to Watchlist. Found this a struggle; less would have definitely been more. first and foremost: if the Oscars actually cared about non-Western cinema, Fan Bing Bing would be a frontrunner for this. Under those circumstances and in the dreadful position of being denounced as a Pan Jinlian--a 17th-century Chinese adulteress who conspired with her partner to kill her husband--Li sets off on a legal crusade to clear her name.
It is not until the end that we discover exactly why this woman is determined to revoke and repeat a divorce that everyone else insists is valid.
| 3.1 out of 5. Comedy, Drama. The central satirical point is that there can be a resolution without anything truly being resolved when for most of those involved the main aim is merely to be as little disturbed as possible. China’s Censors Confound Biz.
totally unique and really visually interesting to watch.
Follows the story of a television host who's hidden so much personal and secret information on his phone, that when it gets out, catastrophe strikes. Check out our picks for family friendly movies movies that transcend all ages. This modern Chinese fable is presented in a whimsical, storytime-like manner, and it features an amusing social commentary that satirizes bureaucratic incompetence. but anyways. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. When fiction is submerged in concept. Framed in a black circle (and sometimes in a square ratio) it's very very pretty and Wes Andersonian. An empress commissions a painting of herself from a French outsider in hopes of stirring her husband's interest. The final scenes do, however, have genuine emotional resonance.
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I’m surprised at how this passed the censors. Wonderful.A funny yet subtle satire of the chinese burocracy. See all photos. View production, box office, & company info Videos. Variety
Cinematography is absolutely stunning in this, justly lengthy, portrayal of a woman's quest to gain justice for a wrong, multiplied several times, by uncaring bureaucracy. A.V. Other formats. Fan Bingbing Zhang Jiayi Yu Hewei Guo Tao Dong Chengpeng, Wo bu shi Pan Jin Lian, 我是李雪莲, 나는 반금련이 아니다, 아부시반금련, 128 mins I Am Not Madame Bovary
After being swindled by her ex-husband, a woman takes on the Chinese legal system. It takes patience to uncover the small piece of missing information that makes sense of all.
If you are looking for something with a more humorously absurd feel to it, this film might not be for you. Directed by Feng Xiaogang. | Ivica_Pusticki 1,000 films 10,327 1336 Edit, You all heard about that famous book called "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", right!? What at its wholeness is a bureaucratic battle disguised as a comedy reminiscent of Yimou’s The Story of Qiu Ju. Get the IMDb app.
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Then, Li's story begins ten years in the past from the present day. It is all by design, but Feng’s aesthetic violence equals that of Chinese society.
Watch I Am Not Madame Bovary Episode 119 Eng Sub Online in high quaily | Drama3s: Li Xuelian a woman from the countryside is falsely accused by her husband of having an affair. (2016). Add the first question. More details at A rather heady brew, but somehow it gels. Club review. It is not until the end that we discover exactly why this woman is determined to revoke and repeat a divorce that everyone else insists is valid.
Mostly for personal management but hope to serve as recommendation. Cmc Brings Five Titles to Cannes, Including 2021 Chinese New Year Contender (Exclusive), Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Only Cloud Knows’ to be Sold by Hong Kong’s Emperor, Dallas International Film Festival: Features Lineup. Looking for a movie the entire family can enjoy?
But even though Li is undoubtedly determined, on the other hand, she is nothing but a small nuisance in a sluggish and bureaucratic system where, sometimes, ants can become elephants.
TMDb After being swindled by her ex-husband, a woman (BingBing Fan) takes on the Chinese legal system in … there’s almost no music and the narrator’s voice that pops up here and there is so soothing. An ant has become an elephant. I Am Not Madame Bovary is about the label of Madame ... this was so nice and comforting to watch and the circular and square frames added an almost divine tranquility. Get More From IMDb. $181,552
Available to watch on supported devices. Feng Xiaogang’s ‘Only Cloud Knows’ to be Sold by Hong Kong’s Emperor, 14 May 2019
我的2016金馬影展閉幕片140分鐘太長了。本來擔心圓形構圖會影響觀賞電影，但其實沒有影響。導演說靈感來自多藍方型構圖，但他不想拍第二個一樣的，所以任性的改了圓形，對他來講，包含其他因素，這是一部很任性的電影。故事很簡單，所以我實在覺得140分鐘的篇幅太過冗長，當中還可以出戲幾分鐘再回來，另外後段不斷鬼打牆，透過主角對話去講白電影要傳達的意涵，次數也有點多到不耐。但蠻喜歡電影透過旁白，或是氛圍都有營造「看故事」的感覺，裡面有些黑色幽默也不錯，當初買票只是好奇范冰冰的演技，覺得她演的挺好的，私心很難把票投給誰。驗票前，居然排隊到馬路，覺得很扯，不過應該是因為最佳影片紅毯關係吧，映後有導演跟冰冰出席，也算蠻值得的啦，然後導演話真的好多，最後離開影廳是00:30..........。阿，忘了說我覺得導演敢拍這部電影，其實挺勇敢的。. After being swindled by her ex-husband, a woman takes on the Chinese legal system. this was so nice and comforting to watch and the circular and square frames added an almost divine tranquility. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Fan Bingbing goes to Beijing to cry out for justice in this playful and beautifully filmed comedy about one woman’s quixotic quest to clear her name from vile calumnies. It's dioramic and lateral in a way that should satiate Wes and Kitano cravings, but it's also maybe the most successful melding of Hou's middle-career middle-distance style with (somewhat more) conventional storytelling? Photos. But also very much a Feng Xiaogang film; as actor and director, he's looked to the absurd complexities of top-to-bottom bureaucracy before, though pairing that with feminist concerns is an exciting development. Variety Patience is richly rewarded in this thoughtful and closely observed film - almost to the extent of forensic examination through a microscope. 128 min One person found this helpful. They traveled to Hokkaido, tried to help Smiley cure her pain in heart, ... See full summary ». 20 November 2016, 19 June 2020 2016 Patience is richly rewarded in this thoughtful and closely observed film - almost to the extent of forensic examination through a microscope. Essentially if a woman was promiscuous or unfaithful she'd be branded a Madame Bovary / Pan Jinlian and socially ostracized. Use the HTML below. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. I Am Not Madame Bovary is about the label of Madame Bovary, essentially a title of shame you'd accuse someone of being if you were perhaps misogynist (the Chinese title has a much-more culturally-specific title, I Am Not Pan Jinlian). However, during the couple's separation, Qin falls in love with another woman--and as if his divorce with Li was real--he decides to move on with his life, leaving the jilted former spouse out in the cold.
To defend herself Li moves from her small town to the big city until she reached the capital. it’s humorous in its own way and the ending actually got to me much more than i expected. Fan Bing-bing owns and her character is iconic, i wish i was as strong and persistent as her. What's the aspect ratio when a film is framed in a circle? In the end, how long can a single woman hold on against an entire government?
But an encounter with a naive young carpenter travelling home with his life savings challenges their fate as thieves.
This film is not a or , lacking Ianucci's colorful and exaggerated depictions of political reality. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. This is a list about the releases of Art Subs…. This just runs against his minor but real instincts and I think I’ve got more from his few blockbusters I’ve seen. To paraphrase Raising Arizona,"Does this aspect ratio come in funny shapes at all? A delightful, nuanced comedy of errors that tackles loopholes in Chinese property law, and the misogyny within it.
Updated monthly. "so one peasant woman controls the fate of us all?". FINISHED PROJECT: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by (all) members of Letterboxd, The Ultimate Film Canon: 21st Century (2001-2020), TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival (1976 -2020). This satirical comedy from Chinese director Feng Xiaogang was based upon Liu Zhenyun's 2012 novel "I Did Not Kill My Husband," with the screenplay adaptation penned by the author. Cinematography is absolutely stunning in this, justly lengthy, portrayal of a woman's quest to gain justice for a wrong, multiplied several times, by uncaring bureaucracy. A deadly drought in 1942 takes its toll on central China's Henan province during the war against Japan. A fun satire, and I liked the aspect ratio much more than I thought I would. … My best description of this movie, would be that it's a mixture of and , but for exploring the nuances of problems within the Chinese government, rather than the American banking system. Add to Watchlist. Found this a struggle; less would have definitely been more. first and foremost: if the Oscars actually cared about non-Western cinema, Fan Bing Bing would be a frontrunner for this. Under those circumstances and in the dreadful position of being denounced as a Pan Jinlian--a 17th-century Chinese adulteress who conspired with her partner to kill her husband--Li sets off on a legal crusade to clear her name.
It is not until the end that we discover exactly why this woman is determined to revoke and repeat a divorce that everyone else insists is valid.