Father (2000)
- Original title
- 我是你爸爸
- Directed by
- Wang Shuo
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 12 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 widowed father tries to connect with his teenage son in 1990s Beijing. Their petty arguments and miscommunications highlight the gap between generations.
dryly comicwrymundanesardonicunderstatedbanteringdisaffectedstifled
What happens
Father (Chinese: 冤家父子; pinyin: Yuānjiā Fùzǐ; lit. 'Feuding father and son') is a 2000 Chinese film directed by the writer Wang Shuo. To date, it is Wang's first and only directorial effort. The film is based on Wang's own novel, Wo Shi Ni Baba (English: I Am Your Father). Despite being partially backed by the state-run Beijing Film Studio, Father suffered from years of bureaucratic red tape due to being seen as an interpretation of as deconstructing authority in China. Made in 1996, the film was not screened until 2000, when it surreptitiously premiered at the 2000 Locarno International Film Festival. The film stars director Feng Xiaogang, who also helped adapt Wang's novel for the screen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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