Quitting
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Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings
- Summary: Explores one man's journey, from the cutting edge of China's artistic movement in the early 90's, through a period of conflict with himself and his parents, to a mental institution and finally to the quest to rediscover himself and his family. (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Director: Yang Zhang
- Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Music
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Positive: 10 out of 19
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100The total effect is mesmerizing, an eye-opening tour of modern Beijing culture in a journey of rebellion, retreat into oblivion and return.
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80Daring and complex. At 112 minutes, it might be 15 minutes too long, but this is not enough to detract from its impact as a probing and universal contemporary drama.
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60The entire cast is extraordinarily good -- many of them are, after all, actors by trade -- but throughout, Zhang is keen to remind his audience that this is only a dramatization.
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30Unfortunately, the experience of actually watching the movie is less compelling than the circumstances of its making.
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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RianneM.10This is such a beautiful movie, the music, the drama.
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PatC.9
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