Chen Kaige's sentimental story about a poor country father and his violin-prodigy son in Beijing is best read as a metaphor for lost values in a soulless, modernized China.
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ADetails Limited Release: Aug 24, 2001; Rated: R; Length: 106 Minutes; Genres: Comedy, Drama; With: Gustav Hammarsten, Lisa Lindgren, Anja Lundkvist and Michael Nyqvist; Distributor: IFC Films
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