| Movie this wednesday: Juo You (Left Right,
aka In Love We Trust) |
Monday, February 02, 2009
1:07:17 AM |
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Hello everyone,
For this week, we are showing a Chinese movie "Zuo you (Left Right, aka
In Love we Trust)"
directed by Wang Xiaoshuai. (more details below).
Please feel free to pass the message around and invite your friends.
Hope you can join us.
Regards,
Tom Co
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Title: Zou you ( Left Right, aka In Love We Trust )
Date and Time: February 4, Wednesday, 6-8pm
Place: 308 Cooper Ave, Hancock
Director: Wang Xiaoshuai
Partial List of Actors:
Liu Weiwei
Zhange Jia-yi
Yu Nan
Chen Taisheng
US Rating: Not rated ( I think it is R )
Language: Mandarin (with English subtitles)
Length: 115 mins
Media: DVD, color
Summary: (via www.imdb.com)
"A divorced couple learns that the way to possibly
save daughter, who is suffering from blood cancer,
is to have another child. Problem is: They're both
already remarried."
My Comments:
A girl's lukemia entangles each of the four
main characters towards the dilemna of loyalty/betrayal
and love/sacrifice. The acting of the main characters
are very good.
It is also a look at modern China... how they are
responding to the opportunities and challenges of
urban life.
The movie won best screenplay at the 2008 Cannes Film
Festival.
Some quotes from the writer/director taken from DVD case:
"I've read and seen in various media, newspapers and TV
shows, stories on children affected by lukemia... I have
the feeling that behind these sick kids, are powerless
parents. They have no choice but to face their
destiny."
