Zhou Yu's Train

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Zhou Yu's Train
Directed by Sun Zhou
Produced by Huang Jianxin
William Kong
Sun Zhou
Written by Sun Zhou
Zhang Mei
Cun Bei (novel)
Starring Gong Li
Tony Leung Ka-Fai
Music by Shigeru Umebayashi
Cinematography Wang Yu
Editing by William Chang
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Release date(s) China:
August 1, 2002
Running time 92 min.
Country China
Language Mandarin
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Zhou Yu's Train (simplified Chinese: 周渔的火车; traditional Chinese: 周漁的火車; pinyin: zhōu yú de huǒchē) is a 2002 Chinese film directed by Sun Zhou, and starring Gong Li and Tony Leung Ka-Fai.

The title refers to a poetic compilation published by the character in the movie played by Leung. The story starts at a book signing event and leads to the memories of the two lovers encounters. Zhou Yu maintained the relationship by commuting on the train, hence the title of the movie.

  • Tagline: Her love is torn between a doctor and a poet.

[edit] Plot

The story is set in Chongyang, China about a romantic relationship between a woman Zhou Yu and her poet lover Chen Ching. Gong Li played two characters in the movie only differ by their hair styles. The movie is pieced together with many flashbacks in no particular chronological order. The director led the audience to believe that the two women were the same person at different time. Only at the end of the movie, it was revealed that the two women were unrelated. Anyone who doesn't watch the plot closely might be totally confused by the way the movie was presented.

Note: This story is unrelated to the historical figure Zhou Yu.

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