Shi qi sui de dan che = Beijing bicycle / Beijing bicycle Seventeen years old with bicycle - 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. Special features: Trailers [Beijing Bicycle, The Road Home, Shadow Magic].

Start -- Express delivery employees -- Guei -- City folk -- Carrier pigeon -- "Here she comes." -- Seeking Mr. Zhang -- Stolen bike -- Another chance -- Miao -- Attempted theft -- Stealing Jian's bike -- Arcade -- Missing money -- "He found it!" -- Head-on collision -- All worked up -- To catch a thief -- "You're a thief!" -- Negotiations -- Qin -- Bike exchange -- Maid's tale -- Rainy day woman -- Jealous guy -- "Keep the bike." -- Jian on the run -- Six against two.

Cinematographer, Liu Jie ; editors, Yang Hongyu, Hsiao Ju-Kuan ; music, Wang Feng ; English subtitles, Sam Ho. Cinematographer, Liu Jie ; editors, Yang Hongyu, Hsiao Ju-Kuan ; music, Wang Feng ; English subtitles, Sam Ho.

Cui Lin (Guei), Li Bin (Jian), Zhou Xun (Qin), Gao Yuanyuan (Xiao), Li Shuang (Da Huan), Zhao Yiwei (father), Pang Yan (mother).

Just as Guei, a bicycle messenger, makes his final payment for the silver mountain bike loaned by his company, he finds it stolen. After endless searching Guai discovers his bicycle is now in the hands of Jian, who bought the bicycle with stolen money. The bicycle represents an escape for both from the competitive pressures of their lives. For Guei, it means access to a job, an income, and survival. For Jian, it is the pathway to being "cool" and being in the in-group, much like what a flashy sports car represents to Western young men. Though Guei and Jian finally work out a deal, they find themselves involved in a series of unforgettable events.

MPAA rating: PG-13.


DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1.


In Mandarin Chinese with optional English subtitles.

Winner, Silver Bear-Jury Grand Prix, Wang Xiaoshuai and New Talent, Actors Lin Cui and Bin Li, Berlin International Film Festival 2001.

0767882121 9780767882125

043396078277

07827 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment


1900 - 1999


Feature films--China.
Teenagers--China--Beijing--Drama.
Bicycles--China--Beijing--Drama.
Bicycles.
Social history.
Teenagers.


Beijing (China)--Social conditions--20th century--Drama.
China--Beijing.

Qing shao nian Zhongguo Beijing Xi ju.


Feature films.
Fiction films.
Feature films--Taiwan.
Feature films--China.
Foreign language films--Chinese --Mandarin.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.

PN1997.S55 / S55 2002

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