Wednesday, February 12, 2014

The Road Home 1999


The Road Home


     Businessman Luo Yusheng goes back to his village in Hebei province of North China because of the death of his father.  His mother is insisting that all their traditional burial customs be honored in the burial.  Times have changed and many people will need to carry the body back to the village.  This is done because it is the road home.  His father was the village teacher and Lou’s return to his home brings back his memories of how his parents met.
     This is one of my all time favorite movies.  Lou’s mother fell in love with his father when he came to the village to teach.  He’s sent back by the Communist authorities and she mourns his leaving.  When she hears he will be able to return, she waits by the road in a blizzard all day until she sees him. 5* (I really love this movie)

89 min, Drama directed by Yimou Zhang with Ziyi Zhang, Honglei Sun, Hao Zheng, Yulian Zhao, Bin Li, Guifa Chang, Wencheng Sung, Qui Liu.

Note:  Imdb 7.9 out of 10, 89% critic 90% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Film Crave 2.82 out of 4.

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