Green Tea

Aka: Lü cha
Director: Zhang Yuan
Release date: August 18, 2003
Language: Mandarin
Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed)
Genre: Drama, Romance

Starring:
Wen Jiang…………..Chen Mingliang
Wei Zhao……………Wu Fang / Langlang
Lijun Fang…………..Fang
Haizhen Wang……...Fang’s girlfriend
Yuan Zhang…………Zhang

Synopsis:
Wu Fang (Zhao Wei/Vicki Zhao), a bookish graduate student, goes on blind dates, engaging in conversation while sipping on her signature drink: green tea. She claims she does this to find a suitable husband, but her dates seem to be more of a time killer than anything else. She frequently ditches her blind dates halfway, and spends most of her date time relating the tale of her friend's parents. Chen Mingliang (Jiang Wen) is a fast talking rascal who, after a blind date, manages to break through her reserve. Soon Mingliang encounters sultry lounge pianist Lang Lang, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Wu Fang.
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Review:
A beautiful film. Zhao Wei has never been photographed so lovingly. An adult romance that's funny and smart.

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Curiosities:
Adapted from the novel Adiliya by the River by Jin Renshun. The film was photographed by established Hong Kong-cinematographer Christopher Doyle, whose work gives Green Tea a more polished look than many of Zhang's earlier independent features.

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