Sunday, February 03, 2008

Ren xiao yao (2002)

English title: Unknown Pleasures.

Synopsis: Two youngsters in China are unemployed and inseparable. The first one has a girlfriend who is going to the University; the other courts a singer/prostitute who has a very possessive and violent boyfriend (apparent he is her pimp too, but I couldn't care enough to figure that out).

Appraisal: Uninspired chronicle of small lives, for those enamoured with banality and immature quirkiness. Speaking strictly from the mise-en-scene angle, the filmmaker shows some skill.

Rating: 41

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