Song of the Exile

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12/30/2021 It's a fantastic portrayal of how dysfunctional family dynamics can be born from fear of rejection rather than hatred and anger, especially in this mother-daughter relationship. You can tell that the director knows what she is doing. Excellent film. See more 11/29/2009 LIGHT BUT DEEP SADNESS See more 07/03/2009 One of my favourite movie dealing with the mother-daughter relationship and the question of exile including issues between Chinese and Japanese. Maggie Cheung was wonderful in this movie definitely recomended. The best Ann Hui work. A masterpiece. No Cantonese audio DVD and I can't find the VCD which is not sold anymore :( See more 06/24/2009 A very personal film from Ann Hui, blending recollections of her own youth and family history with the development of modern China and the still infectious Sino-Japanese relations. A beautifully conceived, sad and hope-inspiring work. See more 06/10/2008 One of the best mother-daughter flicks I've ever seen. Much more subtle than Terms of Endearment. Also one of the best works by both the director Ann Hui and the screenwriter Wu Nian Jen. Lu Xiao Fen and Maggie Cheung gave powerful performances. See more 04/15/2008 Taking the mother/daughter dynamics of the melodrama as a model, the film explores the links between cultural fallout, nationhood and family ties. Feminist in tone and spirit without beating the dead horse of men=evil. It's a pity the script is fashioned more for metaphors and exploration than believability and excitement, but then you could do a lot worse than Maggie Cheung for a vicarious observor. See more Read all reviews

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