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Country/Region: Mainland China

Release Year: 2021

Story:

After sunset, the bargirl Zhang Mudou and the writer Liu Mianshan roam in the People's Park. Mianshan recounts a novel that he dedicated to his fiancée, set after the end of the world, where a boy traverse an abandoned aquarium to rescue a dying mermaid. On his way to the shore, he is unable to stop the mermaid from fading into foam and disappearing. As the story goes on, the park seems to gradually become isolated from reality, and Mianshan searches for an exit back to real life, where the clues seem to be hidden in Mudou and his fiancée’s common experiences.

Casts & Crews:

Feng Yi
Directors

Runtime: 15 minutes

Language: Mandarin

Subtitles: Chinese, English

Douban: https://movie.douban.com/subject/35251132/

Festivals & Awards:
2021 San Sebastian International Film Festival NEST Selection, Spain

Tags: #feature, #romance, #wandering

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surensure at 2023-09-17

制作粗糙啊。。。故事还不错

王诺 at 2023-06-05

7.3 吴莺音的歌声衬着公园的月色，奠定了作品几分哀婉的基调。长镜头由想象游弋回现实，浪漫的移步换景拉长了时间也延伸了空间，让诗意在步履不停之中萌动。找寻、错认、美人鱼，这些元素无疑是对娄烨《苏州河》的致敬。但遗憾的是，两位主创的对手戏明显按部就班；台词文本过于悬浮，折损了作品的观感；环境声的缺失亦确实影响了临场感的营造。直到最后，我更愿意相信，作家刘眠山是在困顿和恍惚间独自一人梦游了人民公园，这是一场他不愿意醒来的梦。

YoungQ at 2022-11-06