Yi ge dou bu neng shao (1999)

Regisseur:

Yimou Zhang

Drehbuchautor:

Xiangsheng Shi (writer)

Premierendatum:

30. Oktober 1999 (South Korea)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama

Werbezeile:

In her village, she was the teacher... In the city, she discovered how much she had to learn.

Plot:

In a remote mountain village, the teacher must leave for a month, and the mayor can find only a 13-year old girl...

Plot Keywords:

Hunger | Village Life | Television | Lost Child | Actor Shares Last Name With Character

Filmpreise:

11 wins & 1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

A definite MUST-SEE or NOT-TO-SEE, depending on...

Besetzung

Minzhi Wei	...	Wei Minzhi
Huike Zhang	...	Zhang Huike
Zhenda Tian	...	Village Chief
Enman Gao	...	Teacher Gao
Zhimei Sun	...	Sun Zhimei
Yuying Feng	...	TV Receptionist
Fanfan Li	...	TV Host
Yichang Zhang	...	Mr Zhang, instructor
Xu Zhanqing	...	Brick factory owner
Hanzhi Liu	...	Zhang Huike's mother
Ma Guolin	...	Bus station man
Wu Wanlu	...	TV station manager
Liu Ru	...	Train station announcer
Wang Shulan	...	Stationery store clerk
Fu Xinmin	...	TV station director

Alternativ:

Not One Less
Keiner weniger (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

106 Min

Produktionsland:

China

Sprache:

Mandarin

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby SR

Altersfreigabe:

Finland:S | Malaysia:U | South Korea:All | Singapore:G | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:I | New Zealand:M | Peru:PT | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | USA:G

Firma:

Bejing New Picture Distribution Company

Dies und das:

Yimou insisted on capturing natural reactions from the amateur actors. To achieve this, he often used hidden cameras and microphones. This resulted in a film-shot to film-used ratio of 35 to 1. Normally, because of cost, the ratio should be 3.5 to 1. However, because the film was shot on 16mm (an later blown up to 35mm), the price was about the same because of the cheaper film stock.

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A definite MUST-SEE or NOT-TO-SEE, depending on...

At the moment this art house gem of a film rates an IMDB 7.9, so obviously many of us film buffs love it. This film is innovative, delicate, and harshly authentic. If you enjoy international film festival flicks, you MUST see this film. Actually I believe this film should be required viewing for film students who aspire to be directors, cinematographers, etc.

However, if you prefer action, Hollywood formula flicks, car chases or even complex plots, then avoid this film. You will probably fall asleep or just be irritated.

If you watch this film with your heart, with a good dose of patience, you you will then understand the message. If tears do not come to you during the main character's emotional appeal, then you are probably not aligned with the spirit of this film.

Personally I was stunned by the deep impact this film had on me. Yes, it was indeed 'slow', but this allowed for the genuine portrayal of common hope and suffering. I have been a film buff for over 4 decades and this film stands out as refreshingly different. By the way, it is supposed to be a true story, and this added significantly to the film's realism. Also, it does seem that none of the people in the film were professional actors, which is amazing in spite of a sort of documentary feel at times. If you have an open heart and mind, see it!