Send Me to the Clouds

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Send Me to the Clouds

2019

1h 39m

Drama

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A 29-year-old journalist embarks on an existential journey.

Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Though the movie never feels overstuffed, too much of the drama feels canned.

Feb 21, 2020

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Elizabeth Kerr

The Hollywood Reporter

An honest and broadly recognizable picture of modern womanhood.

Sep 30, 2019

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Katie Walsh

Los Angeles Times

Yao's soulful and stirring performance as a complex woman struggling to understand herself - and life itself - anchors "Send Me to the Clouds," allowing it to truly soar.

Sep 19, 2019

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

It's an irresistible, brilliant feminist portrait that provokes and entertains.

Jan 17, 2020

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Pat Padua

The DC Line

Cultural details will be lost on many American viewers, but the journalist's struggle to balance her career and her personal life will resonate with everyone

Nov 7, 2019

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Daniel Eagan

Film Legacy

Yao Chen is splendid, thoroughly embracing her difficult, at times off-putting character.

Sep 25, 2019

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LABEL 2

影片故作姿态地截取了生活的几个片段、构设了生活的几种困境，试图以一种抽离而诗意的方式带人观览人生百态，却最终只能以一种故弄玄虚的姿态居高临下指指点点。对爱欲的渴求、对拜金的鄙视、对原生家庭的愤懑……矫揉造作而生的“丧”充其量是流光溢彩的一串泡泡，一戳即破。

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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Audience Member

A decidedly female vehicle. A single, not-getting-young Chinese woman with an independent streak finds out she has cancer. With some lush cinematography, the film explores what it means to be unmarried in China and death while weaving in gender politics and money politics.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Synopsis

A 29-year-old journalist embarks on an existential journey.

Director: Congcong Teng
Producer: Franco Liu
Production Co: Huaxia Film Distribution Company, Wan you yin li jia, Edko Beijing Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 17, 2019
Runtime: 1h 39m

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