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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
As a son arranges for the burial of his father at his mother'srequest, the touching story of his parent's courtship unfolds.In the days of arranged marriages, he learns that their's wasthe first based on love.
"We get completely enchanted and carried away by the purity and beauty of this love story." Jeffrey Anderson, San Francisco Examiner
"Zhang Ziyi proves in her film debut what a powerhouse force she is on-screen..." Mike Clark, USA Today
"always lyrical, romantic... a deeply felt, eloquent film..." Michael Thomson, BBC Online
"...a cinematic ballad of...seamless construction and exquisite tonal balance..." Stephen Holden, The New York Times
Editor's Note
A man returns to the village where he was raised to help his mother arrange his father's funeral in this romantic drama about the courtship of his parents and the value of tradition and devotion. Upon his return to the village of Sanheutun, Luo Yusheng (Sun Honglei) finds his aging mother seized with grief over the death of her husband. She insists that her son help her arrange a traditional funeral for his father in which the villagers carry his casket by foot many miles from the hospital back to the village. In an attempt to assess the importance of his mother's wishes, Luo contemplates his parents's marriage. The grainy black and white footage of Luo's China bursts into vibrant color as the story of the courtship of Luo's parents unfolds in a flashback. Zhao Di, (Zhang Ziyi), the most beautiful girl in the village, falls in love at first sight with Changyu (Zheng Hao), a primary-schoolteacher. As their feelings for each other deepen so does the symbolism of the only road that leads from the village to the city.
| Features | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French | | Theatrical Trailers | | Filmographies | | Widescreen & Full Screen Presentations | | Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video | | Audio: Mandarin 5.1 Dolby Digital, French |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 11/27/2001 |
| Running Time: 89 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2001 | | Catalog ID: 06171 | | UPC: 00043396061712 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Mandarin | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], French Dubbed, Mandarin | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1/4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Sundance Film Festival (2001) |  | Zhang Yimou, Winner, Audience Award--World Cinema |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...The director finds poetry in the face of his lead actress, whose performance is as luminous and moving as the film itself..." 06/21/2001 p.82New York Times
"...Tenderhearted....Seamless construction and exquisite tonal balance....Ms. Zhang's intensely concentrated performance conveys a current of stubborn, obsessive passion..." 05/25/2001 p.E14 USA Today
"...Zhang Ziyi proves in her film debut what a powerhouse force she is on-screen....It's a sweet tale..." -- 3 out of 4 stars 05/25/2001 p.6E Los Angeles Times
"...A work of poetic grandeur celebrating the natural magnificence of the rolling hills in which a primitive village is nestled....THE ROAD HOME is a paean to the power of love..." 05/25/2001 p.15 Entertainment Weekly
"...This is a gentle, engaging narrative of constancy and devotion against all odds....[Ziyi's] glow is visible, lighting the road to stardom..." 06/08/2001 p.47 |
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