Jasmine Women (2004)

Original title

茉莉花开

Directed by

Hou Yong

Genre

drama film, romance film, children's film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows four generations of women in Shanghai from the 1930s to the 1980s. Each woman faces emotional struggles and difficult relationships in her own time period.

melancholicemotionally intensevisually lushslow-burngenerationalpoignantbittersweetintimate

What happens

Jasmine Women is a 2004 Chinese film directed and co-written by Hou Yong in his directorial debut. The film is an adaptation of Su Tong's novel Women's Life (妇女生活) and depicts the emotionally troubled lives of 4 generations of Shanghainese women from the 1930s to the 1980s. Jasmine Women stars Zhang Ziyi and Joan Chen, who both portrayed multiple characters, as well as Jiang Wen, Lu Yi, and Liu Ye. The film was well received by critics and was praised for its use of color and the performances of Zhang Ziyi and Joan Chen. The Chinese name of the movie, Mo li hua kai, is based on a popular Chinese song Mo Li Hua, which means "jasmine flower blossom." The names of the characters in the movie are also based on this song. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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