Blush

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Blush

Released Oct 4, 1996

1h 59m

Drama

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After the Cultural Revolution in China, Qiu Yi (Ji Wang) and Xiao (Caifei He) have to give up their work as prostitutes and face rehabilitation. While Xiao takes the opportunity to begin anew and trains to be a factory worker, Qiu Yi takes up with a former client, Lao Pu (Zhiwen Wang), who is wealthy enough to support her. Eventually, however, both fortunes and couples change, with Qiu Yi taking shelter in a Buddhist monastery, and Xiao beginning an unlikely romance with Lao Pu.

Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Jun 25, 2005

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Rated: 4/4

Jun 16, 2005

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

There is such a tactile pleasure in the visuals of the new Chinese movie Blush that only after I thought back carefully through the story did I realize how much better it could have been.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 10, 2005

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Rated: 2.5/4

May 27, 2005

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Its use of color was startling, as yellow was most effectively used to both evoke a sense of renunciation and hope.

Rated: B-

Jan 1, 2000

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Li Shaohong

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Saifei He

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Synopsis

After the Cultural Revolution in China, Qiu Yi (Ji Wang) and Xiao (Caifei He) have to give up their work as prostitutes and face rehabilitation. While Xiao takes the opportunity to begin anew and trains to be a factory worker, Qiu Yi takes up with a former client, Lao Pu (Zhiwen Wang), who is wealthy enough to support her. Eventually, however, both fortunes and couples change, with Qiu Yi taking shelter in a Buddhist monastery, and Xiao beginning an unlikely romance with Lao Pu.

Director: Li Shaohong
Producer: Jimmy Tan, Chen Kunming, Yi Liu
Screenwriter: Li Shaohong, Su Tong, Ni Zhen
Distributor: Novemberfilm, First Run
Production Co: Ocean Film Studio, Beijing Film Studio
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 1996, Original
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.3K
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital