Durian Durian

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GeniusChrisDettori @Bica_Bica Dec 6 Film neorealista che adoro perché tratta di argomenti quali la prostituzione senza scadere in messaggi morali, non sente il bisogno di criticare, piuttosto ci fa provare quel che prova la protagonista con leggerezza e semplicità. Per quanto mi riguarda, è riuscito a farmi percepire in pochissimo tempo la differenza tra una vita caotica e frenetica e una vita lenta e statica. Alla fine, in quella stazione, il treno parte e noi restiamo lì, verrebbe voglia di partire ma partono solo gli altri, la protagonista quell'occasione l'ha già avuta e ora non ce l'ha più. See more Leprechaun K @LeprechaunKing Feb 26 Fruit Chan's movies are always very authentic to the HK culture. Loved the end scene. See more 03/14/2020 There is quite a stiff split between the first half in Hong Kong and the second half in Mudanjiang. Just like the MacGuffin "Durian", inside out, everything becomes integrated, including hardness and softness, reek and savour. Even the shaky camerawork tends to be steady in the latter part. As an early prime example of cultural differences between Hong Kong and Mainland China, this piece is overwhelmed by complicated moods and vibes. Political metaphors are delicately used, which has been crowned in the following "Hollywood Hong Kong" (2001). See more 06/22/2011 fair...but close to life. See more 11/19/2009 A good story with the linkage of Durian. But it is much worse than 'made in Hong Kong' as the control of tension is hardly engaging. See more 07/24/2009 The first feature by Fruit Chan after he completed Hong Kong Trilogy which is made of "Made in Hong Kong" and the two other films (Chan's fifth feature). Although it features people from mainland China and mainly sets in the mainland, what Chan describes here is about Hong Kong, that is, he talks about Hong Kong through outsiders' view points in this film. Chan as a director gets really mature here comparing to his first few features. It is obvious from every shot, which is carefully composed to describes characters' mentality without a word, and the fact that the casts of the film are all amateurs. Storytelling skill is also clever - in the first half of the film, it sets in Hong Kong, and the heroin struggle to earn money bringing back home by prostitution. Here, she meets a family trying to immigrate to Hong Kong illegally and the king of fruit - durian. In the second half, it sets in her home town in the north east China, where is cold and snowing in winter. The contrast of the south and the north is very effective in telling us what is "the sounth" or "Hong Kong" for mainland Chinese people - it is a kind of "dreamland." There, however, is not many jobs other than prostitution or washing dishes for immigrants, and they are looked down by people there. The heroin, who knows the reality of the south, finally decides to settle down in where she is from, while people around her keep going down to seek for better life and job. Durian, which is sent by the girl of the family later in the film, is the symbol of "the south" and what people dream of about there. This is a must-watch modern Chinese movie, and I expect Fruit Chan to keep being based on his homeground and making this kind of film without going out to Hollywood (actually he is now doing it invited by Tarantino). See more Read all reviews

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