| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 98 min.)) : sound, color |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Teng Congcong. |
| Cast |
Yao Chen, Yuan Hong, Li Jiuxiao, Liang Guanhua, Wu Yufang. |
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姚晨, 袁弘, 李九霄, 梁冠华, 吴玉芳. |
| Summary |
Diagnosed with ovarian cancer, iron-willed journalist Sheng Nan ("Surpass Men" in Chinese) is pressured to make a quick fortune and find mind-blowing sex before the costly surgery numbs her senses. Taking on a businessman's biography writing job, she hikes into the misty mountains, where a chain of outbursts with her dysfunctional family, grumpy client, misogynistic co-worker and dreamlike romantic interest hilariously unfold. As deeply moving as it is luminously witty, writer-director Teng Congcong's debut waltzes across the bitterness swallowed by her generation of women born under China's One Child Policy, unprecedentedly burdened to "surpass men" while trying not to be "leftover women" at the same time. Saluting the 18th-century Chinese literature classic Dream of the Red Chamber in its title, the enchanting gem refreshes the novel's transcendent contemplation on desire, death and womanhood from a modern cinematic perspective. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Feature films -- China.
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Cancer -- Patients -- Drama.
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Women -- Drama.
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Families -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Teng, Congcong, screenwriter, film director.
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滕丛丛, screenwriter, film director.
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Yao, Chen, 1979- actress.
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姚晨, 1979- actress.
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Yuan, Hong, 1982- actor.
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袁弘, 1982- actor.
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Li, Jiuxiao, actor.
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李九霄, actor.
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Liang, Guanhua, 1964- actor.
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梁冠华, 1964- actor.
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Wu, Yufang, 1964- actress.
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吴玉芳, 1964- actress.
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| Added Title |
Send me to the clouds |
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hoopla (Digital media service)
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| Music No. |
MWT13346121 |
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