Mr. Zhao (1998)
- Original title
- 赵先生
- Directed by
- Lü Yue
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A philandering doctor in Shanghai has a mistress who becomes pregnant. His wife finds out and refuses to divorce him. The film follows his struggle to juggle these two relationships.
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What happens
Mr. Zhao is a 1998 Chinese dark comedy film. It is the directorial debut of Lü Yue, already a well-established cinematographer for director Zhang Yimou. Mr. Zhao tells the story of a philandering doctor living in Shanghai. His infidelity gets the best of him, however, when his mistress Tian Jing (Chen Yinan) announces she is pregnant, while his wife learns of his affair but refuses to grant a divorce. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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