i am a fan of zhang yimou and finally found this dvd title from the shelves of a shenzhen bookstore after a long search at many places. this is a huge departure from previous zhang yimou work and esp in terms of style and locale. the director himself has said that this is the first and only time he will ever attempt to make a black comedy set in contemporary china. you may even say this work is experimental in nature and compared to his other well known big budget and formal pieces. filmed with a hand held camera and wide angle lens throughout the duration of the whole film and the quick pace editing and high energy performance and naturalistic tone never let you go once it grips you from the start. it presents a very realistic account of modern chinese urban sensibilities and which in this case is set in beijing. if you appreciate and love this kind of black humor and you will love this film totally. also look out for hilarious cameos by zhao benshan (happy times)and the director zhang yimou himself. a last point of note represent i find the characters in this film and as in all other zhang yimou films and exhibiting similar personality traits  stubbornness and always trying to beat the odds and up the ante. do let me know your thoughts on this. david lee. 
i am a fan of zhang yimou and finally found this dvd title from the shelves of a shenzhen bookstore after a long search at many places. this is a huge departure from previous zhang yimou work and esp in terms of style and locale. the director himself has said that this is the first and only time he will ever attempt to make a black comedy set in contemporary china. you may even say this work is experimental in nature and compared to his other well known big budget and formal pieces. filmed with a hand held camera and wide angle lens throughout the duration of the whole film and the quick pace editing and high energy performance and naturalistic tone never let you go once it grips you from the start. it presents a very realistic account of modern chinese urban sensibilities and which in this case is set in beijing. if you appreciate and love this kind of black humor and you will love this film totally. also look out for hilarious cameos by zhao benshan (happy times)and the director zhang yimou himself. a last point of note represent i find the characters in this film and as in all other zhang yimou films and exhibiting similar personality traits  stubbornness and always trying to beat the odds and up the ante. do let me know your thoughts on this. david lee. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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