A Simple Noodle Story (2009)
- Original title
- 三枪拍案惊奇
- Directed by
- Zhang Yimou
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 88 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 a small desert town, a noodle shop owner discovers his wife is having an affair with a worker. He hires a detective to kill them both, which leads to a series of violent misunderstandings and betrayals.
absurddarkly comictensefast-pacedsillysuspensefulstylizedquirky
What happens
A Simple Noodle Story (simplified Chinese: 三枪拍案惊奇; traditional Chinese: 三槍拍案驚奇; pinyin: Sānqiāng Pāi'àn Jīngqí), internationally A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop. is a 2009 film directed by Zhang Yimou. Described as a cross between screwball comedy and thriller, the film stars Sun Honglei and Ni Dahong in the thriller segment while comedians Xiaoshenyang and Yan Ni star in the comedic segment. A Chinese-Hong Kong remake of the 1984 American film Blood Simple, the debut of the Coen brothers, the plot transports the original film's town in Texas to a noodle shop in a small desert town in Gansu province. The film has been described as a considerable departure from the director's previous works. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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