The Black Mountain (1994)
- Original title
- 黑山路
- Directed by
- Zhou Xiaowen
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman runs a remote inn for porters deep in the mountains. After a group of porters kills her husband and takes over, two men from the group compete for control of her and the inn.
tensevisceralbleakslow-burnemotionally chargedvisually lushrawgritty
What happens
The Black Mountain (黑山路 Hēi Shānlù "Black Mountain Road") is a 1994 film by Zhou Xiaowen, who served as the director and cinematographer. Like other films from this director, the narrative refers to sexuality and violence and the principal characters are men who are troubled. Ai Liya stars as the woman. Zhao Xiaorui is the elder brother. Xie Yuan is the sixth brother. In the film, a woman whose name is not given in the film, lives in a makeshift inn and has porters as customers. One group of porters kills her husband and seizes her and her inn. Two of the porters fight over the woman and the property. One is stronger and a brute and the other is gentler and wants to convince the woman to be his wife. An entry in Encyclopedia of Chinese Film stated that Zhou "uses beautiful camera work and mise-en-scène to convey the emotionally charged situation." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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