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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 A gentle tale that could easily lapse into mawkish sentiment but largely steers clear of doing so. Nov 6, 2015 Full Review G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chronicle 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 ... Rated: 3/4 Nov 5, 2015 Full Review Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald Although competently crafted, the film lacks excitement of any sort. Rated: 2/5 Jun 18, 2015 Full Review Hannah Brown Jerusalem Post 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. Mar 21, 2016 Full Review Nick Dent Daily Telegraph (Australia) Well acted and beautifully photographed, the movie offers a window into both modern urban and traditional Chinese life. Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 21, 2015 Full Review Sherilyn Connelly SF Weekly The Nightingale doesn't aspire to be much more than a heartwarming road movie through rural China, and at that, it succeeds admirably. Nov 4, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member 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/ Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie. Reminds me of the films by Yasujirō Ozu. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Lovely and well structured. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Philippe Muyl

Director

Baotian Li

Zhu Zhi Gen

Li Xiaoran

Ren Quan Ying

Hao Qin

Zhu Chong Yi

Xin Yi Yang

Ren Xing

Jianlan Shi

Lan

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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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