Suzhou River (2000)
April 4, 2000Release Date
Suzhou River (2000)
April 4, 2000Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Zhou Xun
Meimei
Jia Hongsheng
Mardar
Zhongkai Hua
Lao B.
Zhang Ming Fang
Narrator (uncredited)
Yao Anlian
Boss
Nai An
Xiao Hong
Lou Ye
Director
Takashi Asai
Associate Producer
Philippe Bober
Producer
Jian Wei Han
Associate Producer
Jörg Lemberg
Composer
Wang Yu
Cinematographer
Susanne Martin
Associate Producer
Brock Norman Brock
Associate Producer
Karl Riedl
Editor
Xuemin Wang
Makeup Artist
Richard Lehun
Post Production Supervisor
Yongling Wu
Production Manager
Mao Xiaorui
Assistant Director
Fu Kang
Sound Editor
Martin Steyer
Sound
Peijun Xu
Sound
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 4, 2000
Original Name苏州河
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 23m
Genres
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Wiki.
Suzhou River (Chinese: 苏州河; pinyin: Sūzhōu Hé) is a 2000 Chinese romance film written and directed by Lou Ye, a tragic love story set in contemporary Shanghai. The film, though stylistically distinct, is typical of "Sixth Generation" Chinese filmmakers in its subject matter of contemporary China's gritty urban experience. Co-produced by the German Essential Films and China's Dream Factory, 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.
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 River, rather than the glitzy new face of Shanghai.
Though well-received abroad, Suzhou River was not screened in its native China, as Ye was banned from filmmaking for two years after screening at the International Film Festival Rotterdam without permission from Chinese authorities. It is now authorized in China.