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Marta Barber
Miami Herald
There are moments of sheer beauty in "Beijing Bicycle," especially when Wang quickly moves the camera to catch the flow of bikes moving through the streets. Unfortunately, there are also endless scenes without dialogue and others in which Wang too often repeats the action, as in the exchange of the bike between Guei and Jian. ...
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wang's characters have an outside-looking-in perspective that suggests his past as an underground filmmaker in the early 1990s. The grass always seems greener to these two youths, probably because it actually is. ...
Chris Hewitt
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Bikes stand for freedom in the Chinese "Beijing Bicycle," and if you know that the movie will end with a bicycle being mangled, then you have a pretty good idea what the tone of this film is. ...
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Beijing Bicycle
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(2002)
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Overview:
Guei (Cui Lin) has just arrived in contemporary Beijing from his village. He finally finds a job as a delivery boy. Once he is able to earn 600 yuan, he will own the silver mountain bike he uses for deliveries, and will be able to make a decent living. Just when he has almost finished paying for it, his bike disappears. Spoken in Taiwanese with English subtitles.
Starring:
Cui Lin, Li Bin and Zhou Xun
Directed by:
Wang Xiaoshuai
Written by:
Wang Xiaoshuai, Tang Danian, Peggy Chiao and Hsu Hsiao-Ming
Cinematographer:
Liu Jie
Studio:
Sony Pictures Classics
Release Date:
May 10, 2002
MPAA Rating:
(PG-13) - for some violence and brief nudity
Running Time:
113 minutes
Websites:
Official Site
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