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  • 2000
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2000
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 23 m

Summary Marda (Jia), a motorcycle courier becomes obsessed with a beautiful young girl named Moudan (Zhou), whom he falls in love with only to lose her in a botched kidnap attempt to gain money from her wealthy father. Moudan jumps into the murky waters of the Suzhou River and becomes lost forever. Marda is sentenced for three years, but upon hi...

Directed By: Ye Lou

Written By: Ye Lou

  • 2000
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2000
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 23 m

Suzhou River

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
76
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 100 User Ratings
8.2
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Summary Marda (Jia), a motorcycle courier becomes obsessed with a beautiful young girl named Moudan (Zhou), whom he falls in love with only to lose her in a botched kidnap attempt to gain money from her wealthy father. Moudan jumps into the murky waters of the Suzhou River and becomes lost forever. Marda is sentenced for three years, but upon hi...

Directed By: Ye Lou

Written By: Ye Lou

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
76
89% Positive
16 Reviews
11% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
76
89% Positive
16 Reviews
11% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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90
A waterlogged little jewel of a Chinese movie that you must rush out and see at once or else.
By Ella Taylor FULL REVIEW
89
Suzhou River might be more pulpy than profound, but it still sings its old song better than we've heard in years.
By Michael Atkinson FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 100 User Ratings
8.2
81% Positive
81 Ratings
3% Mixed
3 Ratings
16% Negative
16 Ratings

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Universal Acclaim Based on 100 User Ratings
8.2
81% Positive
81 Ratings
3% Mixed
3 Ratings
16% Negative
16 Ratings

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80
A compelling story of love and obsession whose progress mirrors the sinuous flow of the Shanghai waterway that supplies its title.
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75
This Asian-flavored Hitchcock is a complicated tale with no easy answers.
By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW
75
This intriguing film is the best variation on "Vertigo" since Brian DePalma's far more polished "Obsession" (1976), which ranks with the best Hitchcock knockoffs of all time.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
70
Mr. Lou lets it play on for too long. Suzhou River offers impeccable attitude and captivating atmosphere, but little emotional or intellectual impact.
By Dana Stevens FULL REVIEW
50
A ghost story that's shot as though it were a documentary -- and a documentary that feels like a dream. Almost too fashionable for its own good.
By J. Hoberman FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Essential Filmproduktion GmbH, Dream Factory
Release Date Nov 8, 2000
Duration 1 h 23 m
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Awards

Paris Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Rotterdam International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Fantasporto
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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