Little Red Flowers
Director: Yuan Zhang
Year: 2006
Stars: Bowen Dong, Yuanyuan Ning, Zhao Rui, Chen Manyuan
Now this is an odd film. I still don't really know what the point of it was. It ended with both of us saying "huh?" and then mostly forgetting the banality that had come before. Of course, it being a Chinese movie I may well be missing the point - comments on imdb have made me rethink the film a little, certainly with the suggestion that Chinese directors simply can't say things the way a Western film would, and have to find alternative ways to do it.
My initial thoughts, though, were that the film itself is quite watchable - a Chinese film about a boarding school for 4/5 year olds, it begins well enough, and there's hope that something of interest will follow. Nothing really does - the film simply tells the story of one boy as he starts to grow up at the boarding school.
There's not a lot more to say - if there had been a (obvious to Western audiences) plot or point, this could have been a good film. As it is, there are some very interesting shots and the film is well made, but for an impatient Western audience it's unlikely to find many fans.
Rating: 2.5 out of 5
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