Zhou Yu's Train
|
List Price: Our Price: $1.25 You Save: $28.70 (96%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $1.19 (click here) Category: DVD See more DVD releases |
|---|
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
Movie Reviews of Zhou Yu's Train
Movie Review: complex but memorable
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a beautiful and haunting film. I enjoy watching it again and again because it makes me think in a way one does not normally think about characters. The sound track blends nicely with the energy of this movie. It has a bittersweet feel to it without being too heavy. I love this film and will continue to watch it often.Movie Review: Zhou Yu's Train is a fascinating film
Summary: 4 Stars
Great actress; she's able to emote in an extraordinary manner, like Meryl Streep... Very touching film. A bit confusing with all the time periods changing back and forth. But still compelling. A must-watch again.Movie Review: Gong Li is at her best!
Summary: 4 Stars
I love this movie! Gong Li is such a great actress, she reminds me of the movie stars from the 30's and 40's.Movie Review: Take the Train
Summary: 3 Stars
ZHOU YU'S TRAIN is the type of film that may -- just may -- require repeat viewing in order to take in all the thia story has to offer: if you blink -- much like the effect of the quickly passing scenery out the window of any train -- you might miss something better explored, as the ending of this evenly-paced romance shows.
While one could hardly argue with the notion that there are parts of TRAIN that appear uneven and, at least, forced, the film still manages to deliver a perspective worth a single view: Zhou Yu falls in love with a poet she must take the train to see, but, aboard the train, she finds herself somewhat distracted by a veterinarian who insists -- despites her mild protests -- on pursuing her affections. As a result, TRAIN explores more than one budding relationship and can be confusing on more than one occasion. In fact, one could make the argument that what truly is transpiring here cannot be fully appreciated until the film's final few moments, and, even then, the viewer may be left with many unanswered questions. However, what is clear is Zhou's desire to seek the answers to questions of the various loves in her life (two men, friendship, art, etc.), and the narrative clearly appears to be a device through which an exploration of the female mind and heart is undertaken. Whether you reach a destination is entirely up to the viewr.
Of course, the best scenery is, indeed, Gong Li. If you're a fan of her work, then TRAIN is definitely for you.
Movie Review: Enjoy the train trips, but watch this movie for its moods and scenes
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a film of moods and scenes. Zhou Yu (Gong Li) is attracted to both to a bookish poet and a realistic veterinarian, two men with opposite characters. Her reactions to their personalities make "Zhou Yu's Train" very much a movie of moods. It's also a study of indecision because the moods of the three main characters seem untied to any sense of what they want from life, or where their relationships should lead.
Many recent Chinese movies revolve around the new choices that Chinese may make as their country develops, but they also show implicitly that China's 20th century history left many without a moral (or ethical or religious) compass to align their life choices with a sense of purpose or direction. The train trips are thus part of the film's plot structure. Zhou Yu travels to meet the poet and the veterinarian, but the many trips show metaphorically she hasn't determined a final destination.
The cinematography includes some fine views of Chinese cities and countryside, workplaces, and people. The scenes of trains -- roadbeds, tracks, railroad yards, stations, and bridges -- are extremely well done. Is there an Oscar for Best Railroad Picture?
-30-