Chen Mo and Meiting (2002)

Original title

陈默和美婷

Directed by

Liu Hao

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A flower vendor and a massage parlor girl, both children of intellectuals persecuted during the Cultural Revolution, begin a shy and tentative romance. They navigate their feelings in a low-key, emotionally restrained way.

tenderquietmelancholicslow-burnintimateunderstatedearnestbittersweet

What happens

Chen Mo and Meiting (simplified Chinese: 陈默和美婷; traditional Chinese: 陳默和美婷; pinyin: Chén Mò hé Měiting) is a 2002 Chinese romantic drama film written and directed by Liu Hao. It was Liu's directorial debut and stars Du Huanan and Wang Lingbo as the titular Chen Mo and Meiting. The film was produced independently of the Chinese bureaucracy, primarily from funds solicited by Liu Hao himself, as well as some foreign investment from the Germany-based Zero Film. Chen Mo and Meiting tells the story of a flower vendor and a massage parlor girl, the children of persecuted intellectuals during the Cultural Revolution, as they enter into a shy and tentative romance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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