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The Nightingale

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Accompanied by his granddaughter (Xin Yi Yang) and his pet bird, a widower (Li Bao Tian) leaves Beijing to return to his native village.
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Andy Webster New York Times 11/06/2015
A gentle tale that could easily lapse into mawkish sentiment but largely steers clear of doing so. Go to Full Review
G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chronicle 11/05/2015
3/4
A sweetly affecting Chinese film about a elderly man who opens his spoiled granddaughter to the analog world during a road trip across rural China ... Go to Full Review
Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald 06/18/2015
2/5
Although competently crafted, the film lacks excitement of any sort. Go to Full Review
Hannah Brown Jerusalem Post 03/21/2016
The Nightingale is a beautifully photographed, well-acted parable about tradition and change in modern-day China, that will either move you to tears or strike you as overly saccharine and formulaic. Go to Full Review
Nick Dent Daily Telegraph (Australia) 12/21/2015
3.5/5
Well acted and beautifully photographed, the movie offers a window into both modern urban and traditional Chinese life. Go to Full Review
Sherilyn Connelly SF Weekly 11/04/2015
The Nightingale doesn't aspire to be much more than a heartwarming road movie through rural China, and at that, it succeeds admirably. Go to Full Review
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04/29/2020 The Nightingale is beautiful to watch and a rare film that shows the contrast between both modern and old worlds of China. Unfortunately, the story leaves much to be desired. It suffers from portraying itself as a feel-good film without inspiring the right emotions. Full review: https://rickybinney.wordpress.com/2020/04/29/the-nightingale-夜莺-2013/ See more 10/11/2019 Great movie. Reminds me of the films by Yasujirō Ozu. See more 06/03/2016 Lovely and well structured. See more 04/08/2016 A wonderfully colorful film with some heartwarming moments. This was certainly a fun adventure that uplifted my spirit. The shot-structure was well organized, and the cinematography was at times inspiring with the grandiose setting of the bamboo forest, however it's the relationship and the characters that shine in this film the strongest. See more 02/15/2016 A lovely, well acted story, with squeaky-clean location scouting fit for a travelogue. No doubt the portrayal of rural China is romanticised, but the film never really lapses into sentimentality, and is an all round pleasure to watch. See more 06/30/2015 A tender childlike film about a good hearted but selfish young Chinese girl who spends her school holidays with her grandfather who is traveling back to his childhood village. The strength of the film lies in its beauty of landscape & simplicity of story. Both Grandfather & Daughter are wonderful in their roles and are a wonderful contrast of New & Old China. Although it moves slowly the characters and land are fascinating. It's a poetic film that is a lovely watch a real treat. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Accompanied by his granddaughter (Xin Yi Yang) and his pet bird, a widower (Li Bao Tian) leaves Beijing to return to his native village.
Director
Philippe Muyl
Screenwriter
Philippe Muyl
Distributor
World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation
Production Co
Stellar Mega Films, Pan Eurasia Films, EnVision Films
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 6, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 29, 2016
Runtime
1h 40m
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