Zhou Yu's Train Movie Review 2002

Gong Li stars in this slick romantic drama as porcelain painter, Zhou Yu, who's in love with teacher/poet Chen Ching (Leung Kar-fai). Because he lives in a distant village, Zhou takes the train twice a week so they can be together. Chen begins to feel overwhelmed and transfers to an even farther away town; meanwhile, Zhou becomes friendly with another train passenger, Zhang (Honglei). Gong also plays another character, Xiu, who's involved with Chen and wants to know about his time with Zhou. Except maybe nothing is what it first seems since director's Sun's theme is that love is how you want it to appear (or something like that). Based on the novella "Zhou Yu's Cry" by Bei Cun. Mandarian with subtitles.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on DVD
Running time 97 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Romantic Triangles, Trains, China

Screenplay

Sun Zhou, Bei Cun, Zhang Mei

Cast

Sun Honglei, Gong Li, Tony Leung Kar-fai, Li Zhixiong, Shi Chunling, Liu Wei, Gao Jingwen, Dai Ke, Pan Weiyan, Huang Mo

Cinematography

Wang Yu

Director

Sun Zhou

Music

Shingeru Umebayashi

Other

Chen Kei, William Chang, Shingeru Umebayashi, Sun Li, Ma Defan

Producer

Yang Buting, Zhao Xinxian, Media Asia Films, Sanjiu Film, Glory Top Properties