Xiao Wu (DVD)

Description: Genre: Drama / Director: Jia Zhang Ke

Newest Review: ... Zhang Ke Jia chose to make this film almost as if it were a documentary. None of the actors were well-known, they often ... more

... appear to have never seen a camera before, and it almost seems as if it was made on somebody's home camcorder. I'm not sure, to be honest, how much of this is for effect and how much is because of the lack of funding for better equipment. Either way, I personally found it very pleasing to the eye. The shots of Beijing in the mid nineties are extremely realistic and the shakiness of the camera shots seems to intensify this. On the other hand, I am not sure how someone unfamiliar with China would take it, particularly...more

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Xiao Wu (DVD): On the streets of modern China (1117 words)
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Xiao Wu is a petty thief in Beijing in the mid nineties when he suddenly realises that everyone and everything is changing around him, yet he is staying the same. This feeling is intensified when a former partner in crime, who has now become a successful businessman, is getting married, but won't invite Xiao Wu to the wedding. Xiao Wu tries to persuade him otherwise, offering a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift, but his friend turns the money down, claiming it is dirty. Things begin to look up when Xiao Wu meets Mei Mei, a karaoke girl, but life again smacks him in the face when she suddenly leaves to marry a rich man. Will he ever be able to dig himself out of ... Read the complete review

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