Summer Palace



Alternate/Foreign Title: Yihe yuan [Original title]

DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2008-03-11

Genre: Foreign

Sub-genre: Drama

Director: Ye Lou

Stars: Lei Hao, Xiaodong Guo, Ling Hu, Xianmin Zhang, Xueyun Bai, Lin Cui, Yihong Duan, Chi Le, Meihuizi Zeng

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Synopsis: A romance takes place against some of the most turbulent events in recent Chinese history in this epic-scale story from filmmaker Lou Ye. Yu Hong (Hao Lei) is a beautiful 17-year-old girl who is soon to leave the small border town where she was born and raised to attend college at Beijing University. Shortly before Yu Hong leaves for school, she gives her virginity to her longtime boyfriend, Xiao, and pledges to remain faithful to him. At Beijing University, Yu Hong makes friends with Li Ti (Hu Ling), another girl dealing with a long-distance relationship, and meets Zhou Wei (Guo Xiaodong), a handsome student who soon steals her heart. Yu Hong leaves her relationship with Xiao behind to commit herself to Zhou Wei, and she's swept up by her feelings for him as they embrace the new social and economic freedoms which are being felt on campus. The empowerment felt by the students in Beijing comes to a head during a series of demonstrations in Tiananmen Square; the protests have tragic consequences, and the excitement of new possibilities gives way to a feeling of defeat. Yu Hong and Zhou Wei are separated and the heavy hand of the state is brought to bear on the rebellious students.     Source: RottenTomatoes.com


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