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Fallen Angels
Why this pick
Its nocturnal urban drift, fragmented first-person feeling, and lonely figures chasing fleeting connection closely echo Suzhou River’s bruised, dreamlike romantic mood.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The story follows the transient lives of four people at the margins of Chinese society. An anonymous videographer (Hua Zhongkai) opens the film with a monologue on the eponymous Suzhou Creek and love. As the film's narrator, the videographer is nevertheless never seen aside from his hands, as the camera serves as his first-person perspective for the audience. He starts by telling the story of a romance between himself and '''Meimei''' (Zhou Xun), a performer at a dive bar in Shanghai. He discusses his love of Meimei, who makes a living putting on a blond wig and mermaid costume and swimming in a large water tank at the "Happy Tavern," and who disappears days at a time, leaving him heartbroken each time.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Zhou Xun
Meimei / Moudan