Intriguingly, the director has successfully woven a Kafkaesque metaphor into a classically Chinese melodrama.

A modern yet timeless tragedy that's desperate, sad and rich with devotion.

Chen and Gong, two of China's most respected actors, offer two great performances in a film about love, loss and perseverance that will nearly break your heart.

In a China going through the Cultural Revolution, the love story between Feng and Lu takes place. Its director, Zhang Yimou, here the central theme is more earthly: the reunion between two people who love each other.