The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises

2007-09-20 • 1h 56m •
Fantasy Drama
7.6
User Score
61 votes

Overview

A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, shifting between a Yunnan village, a campus, and the Gobi Desert.

Jiang Wen

Director

Jiang Wen

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

zh

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

1h 56m

Release Date

2007-09-20

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Reviews

badelf

badelf

2024-02-02T02:43:35.590Z

I've grown to really love Jiang Wen's work. His films are highly creative, tongue-in-cheek, political, and steeped in Chinese culture. The Sun Also Rises, a polyptych of related events, is a departure from his usual political commentary. It begins with complete craziness and takes off from there. Even when I got to the end of the film, I wasn't sure what I had exactly seen. I thought the meaning was just too obscure for me or anyone else. After sleeping on it, though, the entire piece came together for me. This unique addition to Jiang's catalog is an avant-garde, Beat Generation-style poetic recitation on love, loss, death, and life. It may be his best yet.