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I quickly decided to turn it off and hit the bed. The next day I had little to do. The weather outside was crap so I decided to stay in. I got bored and had nothing to do so I reluctantly started watching "The Road Home" from where I left off This is probably one of the best things I've done so far in my life ;- Since that day I've bought the DVD and seen the movies about times and it's simply one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen and I've seen a few!
To give you an idea: I persuaded two of my best friends to join me watching the movie.
They didn't have high expectations as this is as far from the Hollywood action they normally favourise when going to rent a movie. They are men in their 30's and one of them is a pretty "macho" guy.
When the end-titles started scrolling, both of them had to wipe their eyes: I guess this is more of a story than a movie review, but I hope it's enough to give this movie the attention it deserves ;-. Visit Prime Video to explore more titles. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.
Full Cast and Crew. Prompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.
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The Road Home is a Chinese romantic drama film directed by Zhang Yimou. It also marked the cinematic debut of the Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi. The Road Home The Road Home assists individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Salt Lake County and along the Wasatch Front with a.
Learn more More Like This. The Story of Qiu Ju Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles Raise the Red Lantern Edit Cast Cast overview: Mayor, Old Wencheng Sung Carpenter Xia, Old Bo Ji Carpenter Xia Zhongxi Zhang Edit Storyline City businessman Luo Yusheng returns to his home village in North China for the funeral of his father, the village teacher. Black and White Color. Edit Did You Know? Trivia Filmmaker Yimou Zhang has said that this film was his tribute to and heavily influenced by the work of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.
Quotes Zhao Di, Young: The film was shot immediately after Zhang Yimou's previous film, Not One Less , and was released to strong reviews in China in fall The Road Home is the story of a country girl and a young teacher falling in love, and the teacher's death many years later that brings their son back from the big city for the funeral. The film begins in black and white in present-day China when the son Sun Honglei returns to his village from the city upon hearing of his father's death.
His mother, Zhao Di Zhao Yulian , insists upon following the tradition of carrying the coffin back to their remote village by foot so that her husband's spirit will remember its way home. As the narrator, the son recounts the story of his parents' courtship, so famous that it has gained the status of a legend in the village.
It is here the bleak black and white turns into vivid colors as the story shifts to the past. His father, Luo Changyu Zheng Hao , came to the village as the teacher. Immediately, Zhao Di Zhang Ziyi became infatuated with him and he with her.
Thus began a courtship which consisted mostly of the exchange of looks and glances between the two. Unfortunately, the courtship was interrupted when Luo was summoned by the government to return to the city. Several reviewers have speculated that the flashback portion of the film is set during the Anti-Rightist Campaign and that Luo's recall was for investigation and questioning. However, upon hearing news of her illness, the teacher was able to sneak back to the village and Zhao Di, in tears, welcomed the sight of her beloved.
Still, their love would not be consummated for a few years more because the teacher was kept away from the village as punishment for having left his assignment in the city without permission. Returning to the present day, and black and white, the son realizes how important this ritual of carrying the coffin back to village is to his mother, Zhao Di, and he agrees to make all necessary arrangements to fulfill her wish.
He is told by the mayor of the village that it might be difficult to find enough porters to carry the father home, as there are few young able men left in the village. The mayor and the son reach an agreement on the price to be paid to the porters. But when the procession sets out, more than people show up to help carry home the casket of the man who was their teacher through various generations in the village.
Audible Download Audio Books. Edit Storyline Sent by his parents to an international boarding school in the Himalayas, Pico grapples with his identity as he escapes from his boarding school in search of the road back home to England. It also marked the cinematic debut of the Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi. Use the HTML below. As he told Lydia, his companion on the journey: As the co-author of Third Culture Kids: Thus began a courtship which consisted mostly of the exchange of looks and glances between the two.
The mayor returns the money to the son, as no one will accept payment for doing what they consider to be an honor rather than a task. On the morning of the day the son leaves to return to his job in the city, he fulfills his father's dream and teaches a class in the old schoolhouse that was central to his parents having fallen in love, using the textbook his father had written himself.