an intensely personal tale of loss and ruin, alienation and suppressed desire in the period shortly after the Japanese invasion has been repelled

a tale where there exist secondary characters that therefore receive less attention but the structure calls for that and does not hinder any intentions of Li Nianji's screenplay

a film that speaks a forgotten language - one of love and constraint, of allusions and double meanings, and of graceful gestures capable of condensing centuries of Chinese history and culture

a romance inspired by the filming of a movie in my hometown

a good place for kids to learn how to grow together

a place where the only thing taller than the church is the grain elevator

a place where there is little to see or do, but what you hear makes up for it

a small-scale, intimate Chekhovian chamber drama, but a very powerful and beautiful one

an authorized John Deere dealer

a community of people smaller than a town