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- Program Title: Unknown Pleasures
- EASC Code: CU-02
- Series Title:
- Region/Country: China
- Language: Mandarin
- Subtitles: English
- Subject: Movie & TV Drama
- Program Type: Feature
- Media Type: VHS
- Director: Jia Zhang-Ke
- Producer: Shozo Ichiyama/T-Mark
- Release Date: 2002
- Running Time: 113 min.
- Color or BW: Color
- Program Abstract: Unknown Pleasures follows two 19-year olds, Bin Bin and Ziao Ji, as they wander the streets and hang out in the pool halls, dance clubs and karaoke bars looking for excitement. Sparks fly when Xiao Ji meets a beautiful dancer, and Bin Bin pursues romance with a young student. Taking a cue from American crime movies, the temptation of easy money becomes too alluring and in a final attempt to break free, Xiao Ji and Bin Bin embark on a half-baked plan to rob a bank. A harrowing account of China, beautifully photographed by famed cineatographer Yu Lik-wai, UNKNOWN PLEASURES cements Zhang-ke's reputation as one of China's most important filmmakers.
- Data Entry Date: 9/16/2004
