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Jasmine Women

  
DVD : Jasmine Women
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starring: Joan Chen, Jiang Wen, Lu Yin Pei, Li Xudong, Zhang Ziyi
directed by: Hou Yong

List Price: $34.98
Amazon.com's Price: $31.49
You Save: $3.49 (10%)
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Used Price: $18.95
Third Party New Price: $19.95

Amazon.com Details:
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 4897005019511
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Import, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 180
Label: Kam
Languages: Mandarin ChineseUnknownChineseSubtitledEnglishSubtitledCantoneseOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1
Manufacturer: Kam
Number Of Discs: 1
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: Kam
Release Date: August 07, 2007
Running Time: 130 minutes
Studio: Kam
Theatrical Release Date: 2006



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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Chick Flick -- But Required Viewing for Men --
especially the last 15 minutes or so.

Let it not be said that Zhang Ziyi doesn't take on unusual roles, or challenge herself. In this she gives a tour-de-force, with relatively unpleasant but strong material. The ending is especially unforgettable.



Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - A poorly made movie about Chinese history
As famous Chinese film director's Zhang Yi Mou's former cameraman, Hou Yong did his best to make this film into a grand piece even with Zhang's help (he read the script and suggested Hou not to use one actress to play three roles). However, it's obvious that he's lack of Zhang's talent and creativeness. Everywhere in the movie, you can see his effort which very annoying to watch. The movie is based on the short fiction originally written by prestigious novelist Su Dong which was more a stylish writing than a simply story. It written style and language is superb however the story itself has many flaws historically since Su failed to do his research about the 20s' to 30's era.

In terms of acting, Zhang Ziyi did her best to play the leading role, however her lack of experience about life and Chinese history obviously made her acting ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A showcase for Zi
JASMINE WOMEN is a Chinese chick-flick. A tear-jerker showcasing the top Chinese actress today -- Zhang Ziyi -- playing 3 generations of luckless-in-love young women with Joan Chen (the premiere Chinese actress of almost two decades ago) taking the maternal role to her, whether as mother or grandmother. Evidently, combining the names of the 3 women Zi plays -- Mo, Li, and Hua -- results in the Mandarin word for "Jasmine".

Most of the movie's melodrama didn't move me, in part cuz I ain't a chick. And, in part cuz the script was composed of scenes of short bursts (à la Hollywood's impatient style) which fail to produce dramatic depth.

Still, I got fairly involved in the second story set during the Cultural Revolution when the story took a couple turns that I didn't expect. (For a fascinating film of the travails of a Chinese ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - One of the worst among Zhang Zi-yi's career, but it's not her fault
It is quite rare that I did not even want to finish watching a film. But this movie is beyond just a bad make. The directorship, the script and the performance in combination is probably one of the worst among recent Chinese films. Zhang Zi-yi tried. But even the best actors in the world cannot salvage a movie under such poor construction. The dialogue is as ridiculous as it can be. Joan Chen's performance is as her usual- plain and phony. Cinematography is the only thing worth given some credit. What a waste though. This movie is a rare trash.


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good Film, Great Performances!
Jasmine Women is the story of three generations of women from the same Shanhai China family: grandmother, mother and granddaughter.

Chapter 1: Grandmother - In the 1930's, Mo (Zhang Ziyi/Ziyi Zhang) who lives with her mother (Joan Chen), meets Mr. Meng (Jiang Wen), a manager of a movie studio. A close relationship with Meng makes Mo's dreams of being a famous movie star come true and leaves her pregnant and abandoned by Meng after the japanese invasion of China. After the baby girl is born Mo blames her daughter for everything that she has lost in her life.

Chapter 2: Mother - In the 1950's Li (Zhang Ziyi/Ziyi Zhang) has lived a life of great misery. She marries Zou Jie (Lu Yi) just to get away from her mother Mo, now played by (Joan Chen). Unable to bear children of her own, she adopts a baby girl, named Hua. In time, from miscarrying ... Read More