Message from cmajkut

[Anonymous]

I recently saw "Zhou Yu's Train" at the Laemmle Playhouse in Pasadena. This is Gong Li's, the famous Chinese actress, latest film. The story is about a beautiful woman artist. A passionate fiery woman, she falls in love with a quiet shy poet and then proceeds to visit him by train twice a week. On the train, she meets another man, a more worldly veterinarian, and a love triangle ensues. This is a tale of obsessive love. Cinematically speaking, I particularly enjoyed the views of the Chinese countryside from the train. A lingering question that remains is, why do independent minded and rebellious heroines always come to no good end in Chinese cinema?
Catherine