Unknown pleasures / Office Kitano, Lumen Films, E-Pictures present a T-Mark, Inc., Hu Tong Communication production in association with Bitters End, a film by Jia Zhangke ; producers, Shozo Ichiyama, Li Kit-ming ; director/scriptwriter, Jia Zhangke. Xiao wu / Beijing Film Academy, Hu Tong Communication, Radiant Advertising jointly present a film by Jia Zhangke.
Unknown pleasures: Follows two 19-year-olds, Bin Bin and Xiao Ji, as they wander the streets and hang out in pool halls, dance clubs and karaoke bars looking for excitement. Sparks fly when Xiao Ji meets a beautiful dancer and Bin Bin begins a romantic liaison with a young student. After watching Am...
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| Language: | Chinese English |
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In Mandarin with English subtitles. |
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London :
Artificial Eye : Distributed by World Cinema Ltd.,
2004.
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| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (219 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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Ren xiao yao.
Xiao wu.
Pickpocket. [Parallel title]
Unknown pleasures/Xiao wu. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
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Unknown pleasures: Follows two 19-year-olds, Bin Bin and Xiao Ji, as they wander the streets and hang out in pool halls, dance clubs and karaoke bars looking for excitement. Sparks fly when Xiao Ji meets a beautiful dancer and Bin Bin begins a romantic liaison with a young student. After watching American crime movies, the temptation for easy money becomes too much and in a final attempt to break free, the two embark on a half-baked plan to rob a bank.
Xiao wu: In this documentary film, the viewer follows Little Wu, a pickpocket who never got away from life on the streets like his friend did. He realizes that he is alone when his old buddy doesn't invite him for his wedding. When Little Wu falls in love with a prostitute, he is forced to think about his future. |
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| Note: | Unknown pleasures: Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. Xiao wu: Originally produced as a documentary film in 1997. Special features include: Interview with Jia Zhang-ke, filmography, biography, director's statement, trailer. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | PN1995.9.F67 R46 2004 VideoDVD |
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MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Credits: | Unknown pleasures: Director of photography, Yu Lik Wai ; art director, Liang Jiang Dong ; editor, Chow Keung. Xiao wu: Cinematography, Yu Lik Wai ; sound/editing, Lin Xiao Ling. |
| System Details: | DVD, Region 2. |
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Unknown pleasures: Zhao Tao, Zhao Wei Wei, Wu Qiong.
Xiao wu: Wang Hongwei, Hao Hongjian, Zuo Baitao. |