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Spring Subway (2002)

Spring Subway poster
Original title
开往春天的地铁
Directed by
Zhang Yibai
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a young couple in Beijing navigating their relationship. The story uses time shifts and direct audience address to show their hopes and struggles in the city.

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What happens

Spring Subway (Chinese: 開往春天的地鐵; pinyin: Kāi wǎng chūntiān de dìtiě) is a 2002 Chinese romance film directed by Zhang Yibai, starring Xu Jinglei and Geng Le. Sixth Generation director Zhang Yang also plays a role in it. The film represents a relatively new genre in China, the artistic "commercial film" with its international urban sensibilities designed to appeal to young middle-class Chinese. Spring Subway is a stylistic film that plays with chronological conventions and flashbacks, and with characters that often break the fourth wall to directly address the audience. The film was produced by China Youth Film Studio and the independent Electric Orange Entertainment (run by screenwriter, Liu Fendou). Distribution was handled by Media Asia Entertainment Group. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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