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Actors: Hailu Qin, Wai-Fan Mak
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Durian Durian |
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DURIAN DURIAN is a movie written and directed by Hong-Kong director Fruit Chan in 2000. This film was nominated for the Golden Lion of the Venice Film Festival and won numerous awards in Asia.
This picture is about the cultural and economic clash between Hong Kong and China and how it is affecting a certain category of people. Yan, a 21 years old China girl has been sent by her family to Hong-Kong where she becomes a prostitute. She has three months, until the end of her visa, to earn the maximum of money before going back home. She must be available all day and she often has more than 30 customers to satisfy each working day.
In Yan's neighborhood, Fan's family has also come from China in order to take advantage of the economic wealthiness of Hong-Kong. The entire family accepts the most humble jobs and, fearing the police, will never leave the poor area they live in.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Durian Durian |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- prostitute
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Chinese
Woman/class/friends story?
- story of lower class
Story of city/rural life?
- Big City
Culture clash?
- being oppressed by outside culture
Culture of surrounding area:
- Chinese
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- prostitute/concubine
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- China
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
- wealthy
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- seeing breasts
- sex under blankets
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Chinese
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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