| Description |
1 videodisc (113 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1 |
| Cast |
Cui Lin (Guei), Li Bin (Jian), Zhou Xun (Qin), Gao Yuanyuan (Xiao), Li Shuang (Da Huan), Zhao Yiwei (father), Pang Yan (mother). |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, Liu Jie ; editors, Yang Hongyu, Hsiao Ju-Kuan ; music, Wang Feng ; English subtitles, Sam Ho. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a Chinese motion picture in 2000. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13. |
| Summary |
Just as Guei, a bicycle messenger, makes his final payment for the silver mountain bike loaned by his company, he finds it stolen. After endless searching Guai discovers his bicycle is now in the hands of Jian, who bought the bicycle with stolen money. The bicycle represents an escape for both from the competitive pressures of their lives. For Guei, it means access to a job, an income, and survival. For Jian, it is the pathway to being "cool" and being in the in-group, much like what a flashy sports car represents to Western young men. Though Guei and Jian finally work out a deal, they find themselves involved in a series of unforgettable events. |
| Contents |
Start -- Express delivery employees -- Guei -- City folk -- Carrier pigeon -- "Here she comes." -- Seeking Mr. Zhang -- Stolen bike -- Another chance -- Miao -- Attempted theft -- Stealing Jian's bike -- Arcade -- Missing money -- "He found it!" -- Head-on collision -- All worked up -- To catch a thief -- "You're a thief!" -- Negotiations -- Qin -- Bike exchange -- Maid's tale -- Rainy day woman -- Jealous guy -- "Keep the bike." -- Jian on the run -- Six against two. |
| Note |
Special features: Trailers [Beijing Bicycle, The Road Home, Shadow Magic]. |
| Awards |
Winner, Silver Bear-Jury Grand Prix, Wang Xiaoshuai and New Talent, Actors Lin Cui and Bin Li, Berlin International Film Festival 2001. |
| Language |
In Mandarin with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Teenagers -- China -- Beijing -- Drama.
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Bicycles -- China -- Beijing -- Drama.
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Beijing (China) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign films, Chinese.
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Motion pictures -- Chinese.
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| Added Author |
Jiao, Xiongping.
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Hsu, Hsiao-Ming.
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徐曉明.
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Han, San-Ping.
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韓 聖砰
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Tang, Danian.
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Wang, Xiaoshuai.
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王小帥.
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Cui, Lin.
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崔林.
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Li, Bin, 1982-
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李容器.
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Zhou, Xun.
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周迅.
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Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
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Ji Guang Dian Ying You Xian Gong Si.
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吉光電影有限公司.
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Arc Light Films.
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Pyramide Productions (Firm)
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Beijing bicycle |
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Seventeen years old [with] bicycle |
| ISBN |
0767882121 |
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9780767882125 |
| Standard No. |
043396078277 |
| Music No. |
07827 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
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