Meili Xin Shijie


1h 37m 1999

Brief Synopsis

Baogen is a country bumpkin who winds up in Shanghai to claim a prize of an apartment he has won in the lottery. But he discovers that the apartment won't be ready for over a year, and has to move in with a distant relative. She is prickly and always in debt, but slowly the two begin to develop a re

Film Details

Also Known As
Beautiful New World
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Fortissimo Films; Music Stone; Shi Runjiu

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Synopsis

Baogen is a country bumpkin who winds up in Shanghai to claim a prize of an apartment he has won in the lottery. But he discovers that the apartment won't be ready for over a year, and has to move in with a distant relative. She is prickly and always in debt, but slowly the two begin to develop a relationship.

Film Details

Also Known As
Beautiful New World
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Fortissimo Films; Music Stone; Shi Runjiu

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Feature directorial debut for Shi Runjiu.

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Forum) February 10-21, 1999.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 13 - June 6, 1999.

color

Dolby

dialogue Mandarin