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3.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, DVD sound quality poor, April 22 2004

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Several years ago, I saw this movie in a theater and loved it. So, I bought the DVD as a Christmas gift. The picture was great but the sound quality was not the best.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary, Jan 11 2007

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Chun Hing Chan (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This is an extraordinarily great movie, a all time favourite in my opinion. I watched this movie two times about 10 years ago, the second time with my parents. This movie harshly critises the severe gender discrimination in China, at the same time revealing the great hardworking and kind characteristics of the Chinese people.

I am supposed to participate in a speech contest later. Suddenly re-telling this movie came to my mind, thus wanting to do some research and buy a DVD here. On second thought, I will re-tell this movie based on my memory first in the speech contest before buying this DVD.

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5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful film set in historic China, Mar 25 2004

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This is a wonderful film, set in 1930s Sichuan, about an old man who is the last living practitioner of face-mask changing. He laments that he has no male heir on whom to pass down his art, and decides to visit a blackmarket where children are sold. There he finds a wonderful young boy who is thoughtful, enthusiastic and intelligent. Life seems wonderful and the old man proudly introduces his new grandson to the people he meets, but things don't go as planned and he rejects the child. The consequences of his bigotry reverberate until a dramatic action forces him to rethink his traditional views.

DVD treatment is below average. The movie can be heard in Chinese and subtitled in English, French or Spanish. The only extra is a trailer for the film.

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