The Foliage (2003)
- Original title
- 美人草
- Directed by
- Lü Yue
- Genre
- romance
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 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
In 1970s China, two young people are sent to the countryside for reeducation. They meet and fall in love amid the hardships of their time.
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What happens
The Foliage (Chinese: 美人草; pinyin: Meǐrén Cǎo), also known as Years Without Epidemic, is a 2003 Chinese romance film directed by Lü Yue and stars Liu Ye, Shu Qi, Fang Bin, and Qi Huan. The film is an adaptation of Chinese-American writer Frank Shi's novel My First Love. It tells the love story of sent-down youth Liu Simeng and Ye Xingyu. The film premiered in China in 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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