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Actors: Lin Cui, Bin Li, Xun Zhou
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Beijing Bicycle |
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This movie (Shiqi sui de dan che) was co-written and directed by Xiaoshuai Wang in 2000 and earned two major awards at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival.
Guo Liangui is 19 years old and has just arrived from the Chinese countryside to find a job in Beijing. He is soon hired as a messenger and receives a brand new bicycle. His willful constitution of countryman is sometimes the cause of unpleasant situations for the young man but Guo starts to be accustomed to live in a metropolis. One day, his bicycle is stolen and he's discharged by his company but his boss accepts to hire him again if Guo can regain it.
After days and nights of vain research, Guo discovers by chance that his bicycle belongs now to Jian, a student. Guo will steal it from the young man but is soon beaten up by Jian's friends. In fact, the man who stole Guo's bicycle sold it back to Jian at the flea market, hence the misunderstanding. Finally, the two boys agree to share the bicycle, each one using it 24 hours before giving it again to the other.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Beijing Bicycle |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- blue collar common worker
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Chinese
Story of city/rural life?
- rural moving to urban
Culture of surrounding area:
- Chinese
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
Main Adversary
Identity:
- gang
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
Setting
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- China
City?
Yes
City:
- rude people
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- seeing nude male butt
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Chinese
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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