Beijing Bicycle (2001)
Beijing: young men in packs, machismo, class divisions, violence, and indifference. Guei arrives from the country: toothbrushes, hotel foyers, and Qin, a rich neighbor in high heels, dazzle him. He gets a job as a messenger. The company issues him a bike, which he must pay for out of his wages. When it is stolen, Guei hunts for it. A student, Jian, has it; for him, it's the key to teen society - with his pals and with Xiao, a girl he fancies... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Xiaoshuai Wang
Written By: Peggy Chiao, Hsiao-ming Hsu
Starring: Xun Zhou, Yuanyuan Gao, Bin Li, Shuang Li, Mengnan Li, Yiwei Zhao, Lei Liu, Lin Cui, Yan Pang, Fangfei Zhou, Jian Xie, Yuhong Ma
Country: China, France, Taiwan
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Beijing Bicycle belongs to 6 collections
1. Doubling The Canon (collaborative - 13 stars)
2. TimeOut's 1000 films to change your life (collaborative: moderated by ppinocchio - 11 stars)
3. Doubling The Canon (2010 update) (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 5 stars)
4. TimeOutShanghai's 100 best Chinese Mainland Films (public: Nroo - 2 stars)
5. Doubling the Canon (2011 update) (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 1 star)
6. Doubling the Canon (2012 update) (collaborative: moderated by Cinephile - 1 star)
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| Feb 16, 2013 | Zeboim | 6 58th |
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Need to rewatch
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| Nov 14, 2012 |  |
whatismyname | 65 63rd |
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A little over the top, no characters you really get involved with, but kept my interest throughout.
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| Jan 08, 2011 |  |
SlantMag | 25 61st |
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"Now here's a sadistic bike flick that would have made Vittorio De Sica proud." - Ed Gonzalez
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| Mar 21, 2009 |  |
NathanDarko | 78 46th |
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It's crazy, it's weird it's cool.. pretty enjoyed that flick
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| Mar 15, 2009 | nimaha | 70 0th |
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Slow-paced movie dealing with social themes. It is reminiscent of de Sica's Ladri di Biciclette, in which the bicycle becomes a symbol of life strugle. Main protagonists of both movies are determined to find the stolen bicycle and keep their jobs so they could make a living. This strugle results in the ultimate test of protagonists strength of characters. Film is interesting but it is too slow at certain moments.
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| Average Percentile 55.34% from 138 Ratings |  |