It's the summer of melons and fruits again, are you little fairies ready to hold half a watermelon at home to watch a movie? Those fruit-related movies can make your summer more fruity.
The Taste of Green Papaya
A film directed and written by The Vietnamese international director Tan Hoh Ying, "The Taste of Green Papaya", is full of Vietnamese atmosphere and has won various awards. The film is about a poor girl who grew up working as a maid in a large family. She witnessed the desolate story behind the magnificence of the extended family, and the little girl's pure and kind heartache was like the "smell of green papaya". With the passage of time, everyone is consciously or unconsciously "mutating", only the little girl is always as fresh as the green papaya of childhood.
Tears of grapes
The Kuchi area of Hokkaido is a quiet idyllic place away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Under the blue sky and white clouds is a vast field, the wind blows wheat waves, only two people can be seen. These are brothers who have inherited the vineyards and wheat fields left by their father, each working in their own area. The older brother patiently and carefully selected the full ripe grapes, and the younger brother was in the golden wheat field, tireless. The brothers are determined to make a fine wine called "Black Diamond". However, after several attempts, I never found a satisfactory taste.
On this very day, the woman driving the camping caravan, Erika, suddenly appeared in front of the brothers. The unchanging peaceful life of the two brothers has been broken, and the arrival of Erika has also breathed into a new breath for this place where time has stagnated...
Oranges and Sunshine
This is a 2012 film from the United States. The film tells the story of Margaret, a social worker from Nottingham, who discovered a big secret that the British government had been hiding for years: 130,000 children in welfare centres, most of whom were sent to the Commonwealth, most of them to Australia. These 4-year-old children, told that their parents are deceased, are being sent to the other side of the world. Many of them will face cruel abuse in the future. They were promised oranges and sunshine, but in reality, they worked very hard every day in those institutions and lived a miserable life.
Durian Fluttering
"Durian Fluttering" is a literary and art film directed by Chen Guo and starring Qin Hailu and Mak Huifen.
The film mainly tells the story of Qin Yan's journey to Hong Kong to work as a secret prostitute and get to know Ah Fen in order to make a living.
The film was released in Hong Kong, China on November 16, 2000.
Watermelon in Beijing
"Watermelon in Beijing" is a Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi and starring Bengel and Sako Sako Saeko. It was released in 1999.
The film tells the story of sincere exchanges and mutual help between ordinary Japanese people and Chinese students.
Cherry Tomato
The septuagenarian Park Jiu relies on recycling waste paper every day to support himself and his fatherless and motherless granddaughter. However, these small amounts of income that have been painstakingly saved are snatched away by their son (Duo Cheng's father) Who was suddenly released from prison, and the lives of the septuagenarian Park Jiu and his granddaughter Duo Cheng suddenly become more difficult. At this time, the flat scooters that depended on their livelihood were also crushed by the residents who had opinions, and the future was bleak.
In order to get compensation, Park Jiu took his granddaughter to the home of the flatbed owner. However, the cunning owner pretends to be a family traveling overseas, leaving only the watchdog and the housekeeper Dong Hoon, but hides in the house himself. The housekeeper Dong Xun also wanted to take revenge on the owner, so he put pesticides into the dog food of the owner's dog every day. Park Jiu saw that the owner's dog ate ribs every day, so he secretly took the ribs home and gave them to his little granddaughter to eat...
"A Piece of Cane"
"Yilu Cane" is a romantic comedy film directed by Ye Jinhong and starring Shu Qi and Huang Qiusheng. It was released in Hong Kong in 2002. The film tells the story of Afan's personal experience.
The Color of Pomegranates
This film with bright colors, strong national flavor, a strong sense of religion and ritual is one of the famous "poetic films" masterpieces of Parajanov, the "last genius director" of the former Soviet Union.
The film depicts the story of an eighteenth-century troubadour in Armenia. This is not a biographical film, but a poem about the spiritual image of the poet. It was futile to try to sum up the film in words. The film uses a large number of symbols and metaphors to show the eighteenth-century Armenian national style and the poet's mental journey. Appreciating this film is not only a movie, but also a pilgrimage, a journey of worship of the poetic spirit.
Lemon Coke
This is a masterpiece of youth films before Zhang Guorong became famous. The cast includes Zhou Xiulan and Lu Yunna, a teenage film divas in the 1980s. The film was nominated for Best Original Screenplay and Best Art Design at the 19th Golden Horse Awards.
(Guizhou Metropolis Daily all-media reporter Zhang Chen)