Pao Da Shuang Deng (1994)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Ping He

Writers:

Feng Jicai (novel)
Daying Ye (writer)

Release Date:

2 June 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A woman inherits her father's fireworks factory, as he had no son. The business does well and everything works in an orderly fashion until one day...

Plot Keywords:

Painter | Fireworks | Shanxi China | 1910s | Male Female Relationship

Awards:

6 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Jing Ning	...	Cai Chunzhi
Xiaorui Zhao	...	Dihong
Yang Gao	...	Butler
Xu Zhengyun	...	Old Master Xu
Liang Zhao	...	Hei Liu
Ju Xingmao	...	Bao Ge
Yusheng Li	...	Manservant
Lu Hui	...	Old Boss Wang
Liyuan Wang	...	Wang Ma
Bolin Zhang	...	Businessman

Also Known As:

Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

China:111 min | UK:115 min

Country:

China | Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Company:

Beijing Salon Films

don't be fooled

People may be compelled to think that just because this is a foreign film, it is a good film. This is in fact, a terrible movie, and don't be fooled by the "noble" subject matter. The love story is ridiculous and badly contrived, the acting is next to terrible, and the dramatic scenes are nothing short of raunchy. The only good thing I can say about this is that there are a few beautifully shot scenes, but there is usually something stupid happening in that scene, so you don't notice the background. I wondered to myself as I watched it how it could possibly have been successful enough to come to the United States.