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Beijing Love Story

2014 · 122 min

A sweeping, bittersweet weave of interlocking love stories that feels warm and rueful, gliding between heartbreak and hope in a bustling city.

Directed by
Chen Sicheng
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Tony Leung Ka-fai, Siqin Gaowa, Wang Xuebing
Overview
A cross-generational look at how denizens of China's largest city deal with romance and commitment.

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Directed by
Chen Sicheng
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Tony Leung Ka-fai, Siqin Gaowa, Wang Xuebing
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
None
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Chen Sicheng
Written by
Chen Sicheng
Starring
Tony Leung Ka-fai, Siqin Gaowa, Wang Xuebing, Carina Lau, Geng Le, Yu Nan, Chen Sicheng, Tong Liya
Cinematography
Song Xiaofei
Runtime
122 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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