Winter Vacation

Han jia

China

2010

91 Min

Color

2.35:1

Mandarin

Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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CAST Bai Junjie, Zhang Naqi, Bao Jinfeng, Xia Ying, Wang Hui, Bao Lei

PROD DES Yi Xiaodong, Qin Yurui

Locarno (International Competition): Golden Leopard, FIPRESCI Prize, London (Experimenta), Mar del Plata (Altered States), Vancouver, Rotterdam (Spectrum), CPH PIX (Front Runners), Melbourne (Accent on Asia), San Sebastián (Digital Shadows)

Synopsis

An ordinary village in Northern China, the last day of the winter vacation. Four idle, aimless adolescents gather at Zhou Zhixin’s home, a friend who lives with his father, brother and nephew. Like most contemporary teenagers, these youths want to enjoy their last day of holiday and simply hang out in this place where nothing ever seems likely to happen. Their conversations are desultory and they sometimes seem to argue for argument’s sake. One of them, Laowu, talks frankly with his girlfriend about how teenage love might affect their studies, while Laobao questions school’s value and relevance to real life. –Locarno Film Festival

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Orpheusfx

8Apr11

Kaurismaki travels to China.

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6Apr11

Edward Yang X Jim Jarmusch

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6Apr11

世界上最幽默算這種 - 寒假的冥想

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30Mar11

A huge improvement on Li Hongqi's previous film Routine Holiday, which to me felt like a deadpan comedy with no sense of timing (it just wasn't funny). Here Li is more assured, with the static 'scope images giving us a sense of "banal space". The understated performances of the kids were great, especially the youngest one. There's not a lot to it, but definitely a step in the right direction for Li. Oh,& it is funny.

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