Watching #TheAssassin is like watching the river flowing down in autumn sunset. You were watching an object reflected in golden sunlight just above the surface of the water all the way on the right corner of your eye, you were mesmerized by the sparkling, undulating water and before you realized that the object was flowing down the river all the way to the left corner of your eye and one hour and forty minutes have gone by. Hou is the kind of director who's more interested in steam rising from the ornate bathtub than his actress's beautiful naked body. His decisions are so efficient, yet it conveys everything any costume melodramas convey, without corny tears, excessive expositions and phony intrigue. Sumptuously shot on film in full frame by Hou's regular cinematographer #MarkPinBingLee, The Assassin is rapturously gorgeous. #ShuQi looks amazing in her black Assassin's outfit. Marvelously elegant in its simplicity and subtlety The Assassin is a true beauty to behold. #houhsiaohsien

Damn. Just gorgeous. With mangled timelines and sporadic and repetitive voiceovers, the film focuses on a beautiful wayward youth Vicky (Shu Qi). She is in a sadomasochistic bind w/controlling Hao Hao, breaking up & going back to him many times. While working as a bar hostess, she meets Jack, an older gangster type who takes her under his wing. Loved the scenes in snowy Hokkaido where Vicky loses herself to her surroundings. Colors, compositions…. Loss for words. #HHH #ShuQi #taiwanesecinema

J'ai retrouvé cette chanson que j'ai découvert grâce au film " 不再讓你孤單" (Don't leave me alone anymore) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqACbjamir0

Le film résume bien cette chanson. Les émotions sont belles et émouvantes : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL_ua9Yc-oM

C'est donc avec un plaisir nostalgique que je l'écoute !

#chanson-chinoise, #film-chinois, #romance, #shuqi, #liuye

'The Island' (2018) Review: Monkey Business http://hub.me/amdeX Co-written and directed by lead actor Huang Bo, The Island is a Chinese comedy-drama that explores what humans are willing to do in order to survive and thrive on a location completely isolated from everything else in the world. The Island is now playing in select theaters. #TheIsland #moviereview #HuangBo #ShuQi #ZhangYixing #WangBaoqiang #China #comedy #drama #foreignfilm #movies #WellGoUSA