An adult son returns to his home village to bury his father, and remembers back to when his parents courted and life in the Chinese countryside was a mixture of enduring family values and Mao-era hardships. Director Zhang Yimou's gentle, engaging narrative stars Zhang Ziyi, ablaze in a pink jacket and red scarf, her star quality visible in a performance that predates her breakthrough role as the radiant firebrand in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
EW's GRADE
B+Details Limited Release: May 25, 2001; Rated: G; Length: 100 Minutes; Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance; With: Karen Allen, Timothy Busfield, Heart, Honglei Sun and Ziyi Zhang; Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
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