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Suzhou River
Lou Ye / CN, DE, 2000 / 83 min.
Intriguing neo-noir tale by Lou Ye (An Unfinished Film) with the Suhzou rivir in Shanghai as its dramatic guide. About a lover who throws themselves in the river, only to return as a nightclub dancer. Night time portrait of an old metropolis in grainy footage.
The river flows silently through one of China’s ancient cities, and is witness to everything that takes place on and along its banks. She’s a repository of dirt, chaos and poverty, as well as a receptacle for memories and secrets, as director Lou Ye well knows. He grew up in Shanghai, where he spent his youth on the banks of Suzhou River.
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Director
Lou Ye
Production year
2000
Country
CN, DE
Original title
Suzhou he
Length
83 min.
Language
Mandarin Chinese
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
Eye Classics
Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.
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