Movie

My Memories of Old Beijing

1983 · 96 min

A gentle, bittersweet remembrance of childhood, steeped in loss and quiet observation, that lingers like a faded photograph.

Overview: It is the late 1920s when six-year-old Yingzi and her family move to Beijing. As Yingzi explores the busy streets and alleys, she befriends a widow who, driven mad by grief, stands vigil at the entrance of her hutong, waiting for her missing daughter to return.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, memory, coming-of-age, family
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
memory
coming-of-age
family
isolation
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none