Ann Hui On-Wah cooperated with Chow Yun-Fat again after more than ten years. It has become a major selling point of this literary film invested and produced in Mainland China. Of course, it's not have Ann Hui's reputation, and with the strong support of Mainland investors, this Ann Hui has been filmed since the film, the most expensive film probably won't come out.
According to Ann Hui in the production special, the "definition" of postmodernity is the collage of new and old things, whether it's culture, life, attitude, etc., and the auntie played by Siqin Gaowa, the protagonist of the film, a "progressive" person from the old society, living in contemporary Shanghai where China's economic, political and culture are rapidly turning, and she feels the constant impact of the people and things around her, which makes her physically and mentally tired. After encountering different liars, she finally returned to Anshan in the northeast China where she abandoned her husband and daughter that day, and lived a dull and still life for the rest of her life.
Li Qiang's script, Ann Hui described in the interview as "not one drop of water can leak out", she had to shoot according to the script. In the interpretation, she has rarely displayed the rare delicacy and expressiveness, which of course required the help of many creative actors, Siqin Gaowa, Chow Yun-Fat, Lisa Lu Yan, Shi Ke and Zhao Wei who made a cameo appearance in the last few scenes, all performed appropriately and wonderfully, and Joe Hisaishi's soundtrack made the film more elegant and refined.
Although the film's narrative progress in paragraphs lacks the tension that a drama should have, it fits the so-called "postmodern" fragmented collage style of the film. The film begins with the boy Kuan Kuan played by Guan Wenshuo going to his aunt's house in Shanghai on vacation, and ends with him going to his aunt's house in Anshan. It's a collage that echoes the beginning and end of traditional drama.
By Kam Po LAM (original in Chinese)
According to Ann Hui in the production special, the "definition" of postmodernity is the collage of new and old things, whether it's culture, life, attitude, etc., and the auntie played by Siqin Gaowa, the protagonist of the film, a "progressive" person from the old society, living in contemporary Shanghai where China's economic, political and culture are rapidly turning, and she feels the constant impact of the people and things around her, which makes her physically and mentally tired. After encountering different liars, she finally returned to Anshan in the northeast China where she abandoned her husband and daughter that day, and lived a dull and still life for the rest of her life.
Li Qiang's script, Ann Hui described in the interview as "not one drop of water can leak out", she had to shoot according to the script. In the interpretation, she has rarely displayed the rare delicacy and expressiveness, which of course required the help of many creative actors, Siqin Gaowa, Chow Yun-Fat, Lisa Lu Yan, Shi Ke and Zhao Wei who made a cameo appearance in the last few scenes, all performed appropriately and wonderfully, and Joe Hisaishi's soundtrack made the film more elegant and refined.
Although the film's narrative progress in paragraphs lacks the tension that a drama should have, it fits the so-called "postmodern" fragmented collage style of the film. The film begins with the boy Kuan Kuan played by Guan Wenshuo going to his aunt's house in Shanghai on vacation, and ends with him going to his aunt's house in Anshan. It's a collage that echoes the beginning and end of traditional drama.
By Kam Po LAM (original in Chinese)