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The Sun Also Rises

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A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, shifting between a Yunnan village, a campus, and the Gobi Desert.

Release Date : 2007-09-20

Language :MandarinRussianUighur

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Huayi Brothers AdvertisingJCE MoviesBeijing Bu Yi Le Hu Film CompanyLotus Entertainment

Production Country : China

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Zhou Yun

Character Name : The Mother

Original Name : 周韻

Gender : Female

Jiang Wen

Character Name : Tang

Original Name : Jiang Wen

Gender : Male

Joan Chen

Character Name : Dr. Lin

Original Name : Joan Chen

Gender : Female

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Character Name : Teacher Liang

Original Name : 黃秋生

Gender : Male

Jaycee Chan

Character Name : The Son

Original Name : Jaycee Chan

Gender : Male

Kong Wei

Character Name : Tang's Wife

Original Name : Wei Kong

Gender : Female

Lei Chen

Character Name : Little Chen

Original Name : Lei Chen

Gender : Male

Wei Chen

Character Name : Old Wang

Original Name : Wei Chen

Gender : Male

Cui Jian

Character Name : Tang's Friend in Beijing

Original Name : Cui Jian

Gender : Male

Guiping Li

Character Name : Black Beauty Hei-mei

Original Name : Guiping Li

Gender : Male

Xinqing Li

Character Name : Tang Mei

Original Name : Xinqing Li

Gender : Male

Lei Pan

Character Name : A Lei

Original Name : Lei Pan

Gender : Male

Lika Su

Character Name : White Beauty Bai-mei

Original Name : Lika Su

Gender : Male

Xiguo Wu

Character Name : Old Wu

Original Name : Xiguo Wu

Gender : Male

Zi Xi

Character Name : Old Li

Original Name : Zi Xi

Gender : Male

Jian Qun Zhang

Character Name : The Son's Teacher

Original Name : Jian Qun Zhang

Gender : Male

Reviews

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badelf

@badelf

2024-02-02

I've grown to really love Jiang Wen's work. His films are highly creative, tongue-in-cheek, political, and steeped in Chinese culture. The Sun Also Rises, a polyptych of related events, is a departure from his usual political commentary. It begins with complete craziness and takes off from there. Even when I got to the end of the film, I wasn't sure what I had exactly seen. I thought the meaning was just too obscure for me or anyone else. After sleeping on it, though, the entire piece came together for me. This unique addition to Jiang's catalog is an avant-garde, Beat Generation-style poetic recitation on love, loss, death, and life. It may be his best yet.