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Summer palace [videorecording] / Laurel Films, Dream Factory, Rosem Films and Fantasy Pictures present a film by Lou Ye ; with the support of Fonds Sud Cinéma, Ministry of Culture and Communication-CNC, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France ; producers, Fang Li, Nai An and Sylvain Bursztein ; screenplay, Lou Ye, Mei Feng and Yingli Ma ; director, Lou Ye.

Additional Titles
Yihe yuan
Published
New York, NY : Palm Pictures, [2008]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators
Fang, Li., Nai'an., Bursztein, Sylvain, Lou, Ye, 1965-, Mei, Feng, Ma, Yingli, Hao, Lei, Guo, Xiaodong, 1951-, Hu, Ling, Zhang, Xianmin, Lao lei ying ye., Dream Factory Films, Inc, Rosem Films (Firm), Fantasy Pictures (Firm), and Palm Pictures

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Language Note
Mandarin and German dialogue with English subtitles.
Summary
Yu Hong is a rebellious young woman from a small Chinese town transplanted to a politically charge Beijing University in the late 1980s. The country's social turmoil is witnessed through its disaffected youth, whose newfound sexuality and activism culminated in violent suppression. Spanning nearly 20 years of Chinese history. Projects the country's struggle for definition through the eyes and heart of a young woman ill-equipped to handle it. While drifting between the arms of two different men, her love fervent for both, Yu Hong's existential crisis mirrors that of her nation.
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Audience Notes
Unrated.
Note
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: Making of featurette; Summer palace & Chinese censorship; trailer; previews.
Creation/Production Credits Note
Director of photography, Hua Qing ; art director, Liu Weixin ; editors, Lou Ye, Zeng Jian ; music, Peyman Yazdanian
Participant/Performer Note
Hao Lei, Guo Xiaodong, Hu Ling, Zhang Xianmin.
Technical Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround.
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