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Before the New Bureau Director Arrives

1956 · 46 min

A gentle, wry satire that pokes fun at bureaucratic fussing, playing as a light, brisk watch with mild comic chaos.

Overview
Niu, the chief of the general affairs section of a bureau, who goes to great lengths to renovate the director's office before the new director's arrival, yet dismisses and evades the more down-to-earth issues. When the director finally arrives, everything goes out of control.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • class
  • work
  • power
  • deception
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Lü Ban
Written by
Yu Yanfu
Starring
Jingbo Li, Jianfeng Su, Ke Pu, Guangting Chen, Yan Han, Hui Zhang, Fang Hua, Weimin Ren
Music
Jida Li
Cinematography
Chunquan Wang
Runtime
46 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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