Fleeing by Night

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10/02/2013 Well, it is so unfair to judge an Art House drama made in Taiwan 13-14 years ago by today's standard. But so sorry that this was really one unbearably slow, long & boring lukewarm stuff. See more 07/09/2011 I love this film It touches my heart See more 06/12/2010 I really like the way that this movie present triangle relationship See more 04/29/2010 Excellent Chinese Movie From 2000. A Couple-Both are infatuated with a Male Chinese Opera star. Yes in China there is a 1000 year history of men becoming infatuated with the Male stars of the Chinese Opera. This particular film is set int he 1930s. A young Cellist returns home to China after his years abroad for education. He meets again his fiance. Her father owns the local theater and a troop from Beijing is performing some of the great Chinese operas. Both people in the couple fall for the male opera star and she looses her fiance to him. Variety really panned this movie. Ny York Times like it ok. So did I. Its a good movie in the similar vein of Farewell My Concubine. Farewell was more of an epic film. In ways this film essentially a Taiwanese remake of Chen Kaige's Farewell. This film does get into the gay aspects of their relationship more. Good story Good production values good cinematography. I enjoyed this film. four stars. See more 10/03/2009 lov the juxtapositions~....... :))) dunno why, it reminds me of jules n jim, esp when they sing (in the car) See more 10/03/2008 They just had to drag us through the Japanese occupation and the civil war, and the miserable existence of each character after their defining moment had passed ... stop the movie before this point and it's a heart-wrenching story about unrequited love. It doesn't even need the beautiful sets and costumes, but it doesn't hurt either. See more Read all reviews

Fleeing by Night

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