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Lost in Beijing

Ping guo

China

2007

112 Min
Color
1.85:1
Mandarin
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DIR Li Yu

PROD Fang Li

SCR Li Yu, Fang Li

DP Wang Yu

CAST Tony Leung Ka Fai, Fan Bingbing, Tong Dawei, Elaine Jin, Zeng Meihuizi

ED Zeng Jian

PROD DES Liu Weixin

Berlinale (Competition), Tribeca (Feature Narrative)

Synopsis

Lin Dong and Wang Mei are a childless couple in Beijing, wealthy, approaching middle age. Lin owns a foot-massage parlor. One afternoon he rapes one of his workers, Liu Pingguo, who has nearly passed out from drinking alcohol with a friend. Part of the assault is witnessed by Liu’s husband, An Kun, a window washer. He’s angry with the boss and with his wife, and he seeks compensation. Lin’s wife counsels him and joins in revenge. Then, Liu realizes she’s pregnant and a set of emotional calculations ensues: Lin wants to buy the child, Wang agrees but has conditions, An Kun goes back and forth and barely contains his anger; Liu withdraws. The baby comes. Can anything be sorted out? –IMDb

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Christopher Smith

30Jun10

Sharp dark comedy boasts an excellent screenplay and strong, authentic performances. The soft-focus, handheld camerawork can be trying at times, and the pace slackens toward the end, but these are minor problems against the strength of the story and characters. It also offers an interesting look at the city of Beijing in the 21st century.

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