Largely overshadowed by the similarly named movie by Yonfan, “The Peony Pavilion” by Taiwanese film critic-turned-director/filmmaker is an intriguing film, albeit a bit too mysterious for well-rounded comprehension.
The film follows three main characters: Du Li-Li, Liu Yu-mei and Mi-mi. The first half of the movie follows Li-li and Mi-mi, both students of a private all-girls high school. Between the two, Li-li is the more troubled one, and the film opens up with her sitting on the floor in a seemingly dazed state. Her head is slightly tilted, while her legs remain docile and unmoving on the floor as if she is entirely sapped of energy by an unknowing force. The film then cuts to scenes of students walking about, with a voice over by Mi-mi, who is Li-li’s friend. From the outset, the film seems to highlight the main relationship that audiences should focus on,...
The film follows three main characters: Du Li-Li, Liu Yu-mei and Mi-mi. The first half of the movie follows Li-li and Mi-mi, both students of a private all-girls high school. Between the two, Li-li is the more troubled one, and the film opens up with her sitting on the floor in a seemingly dazed state. Her head is slightly tilted, while her legs remain docile and unmoving on the floor as if she is entirely sapped of energy by an unknowing force. The film then cuts to scenes of students walking about, with a voice over by Mi-mi, who is Li-li’s friend. From the outset, the film seems to highlight the main relationship that audiences should focus on,...
- 1/2/2020
- by Cheong Eldrick
- AsianMoviePulse
Stars: Jessica O’Toole, David Cotter, Rita Siddiqui, Kate Lush, Andrew Hollingworth, Claire-Maria Fox, Mike Kelson, Kate Milner Evans, Heronimo Sehmi, Georgina Jane, Hattie Willow | Written by Suzy Spade | Directed by Rebecca Matthews
We’ve covered quite a few films from UK production outfit Proportion Productions, who have become almost factory-like in their film output in recent years, with films like the Unhinged remake, Fox Trap, House on Elm Lake, Darker Shade of Elise, Mother Krampus, Suicide Club, Curse of the Scarecrow and The Bad Nun to name a few… Pet Graveyard is the latest film in their ouevre and no, before you ask, this is Not a riff on Pet Sematary.
Going back to the title for a minute, it seems such a shame that the companies recent output has been lumbered with these “mockbuster”-like titles and marketing (I’m looking at you Mother Krampus and The Bad...
We’ve covered quite a few films from UK production outfit Proportion Productions, who have become almost factory-like in their film output in recent years, with films like the Unhinged remake, Fox Trap, House on Elm Lake, Darker Shade of Elise, Mother Krampus, Suicide Club, Curse of the Scarecrow and The Bad Nun to name a few… Pet Graveyard is the latest film in their ouevre and no, before you ask, this is Not a riff on Pet Sematary.
Going back to the title for a minute, it seems such a shame that the companies recent output has been lumbered with these “mockbuster”-like titles and marketing (I’m looking at you Mother Krampus and The Bad...
- 3/22/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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