Plot
Xin Lee's 2001 film is indeed a dazzling little piece one that brings to mind the post-modern sense of reflection of fellow Shanghai director Lou Ye's Suzhou River. An usher at a Shanghai cinema spins out imaginary life stories for a couple of regulars at the theatre, imagining their characteristics and details of their search for love in their lives.Not unlike what Wong Kar-wai would do later with 2046, the stories have science fiction elements with two Gothic angels watching over the inhabitants of the city in the manner of Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire, and inevitably the stories he invents reflect his own mood and state of mind as he waits interminably in a park for a mysterious, elusive woman called Little Thing who he has met in his regular bar.Assisted by eye-catching cinematography, flashy editing, a hip modern soundtracks and colourful locations of the city of Shanghai, the film spins a beguiling web that attests to the power of the imagination ? not only to invent, but to hold onto the hope that despite the odds, anything is possible.
Written by
Sara Chen, Xin Lee
Directed by
Xin Lee
Crew
Production Countries
China
Languages
Awards
1 nomination