The Eye of Silence
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Country/Region:
France
Release Year: 2016
Release Year: 2016
Story:
AmÈlie and Coco, two young Beijing women, are searching for the ideal husband. They are attending one of the hottest parties of the year when Coco is accidentally killed during an erotic game. AmÈlie is the only witness, because she hides a secret power: she can see in the dark. But when no one can help her, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
AmÈlie and Coco, two young Beijing women, are searching for the ideal husband. They are attending one of the hottest parties of the year when Coco is accidentally killed during an erotic game. AmÈlie is the only witness, because she hides a secret power: she can see in the dark. But when no one can help her, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
Casts & Crews:
Emmanuel Sapolsky
Directors
Runtime:
95
minutes
Language:
Mandarin
Subtitles:
Chinese, English
Tags:
#Beijing, #Fantasy, #Suspense
Director‘s Statement:
While Beijing is undoubtedly embedded in Chinese culture, there is a strong feeling this version of “Chinese-ness” has become more globalized. Interrupting the rows of red lanterns and Chinese restaurants is the constant flow of the “Starbucks”-, “Sony”- and “McDonalds”-signs on the side of buildings. There is also the idea of disguising one's culture as one can see with the two female characters “hiding” their Chinese names behind supposedly more French surrogates. Since “culture” has become a concept so vague, no one really asks twice about the true nature of these names. In many scenes, it becomes evident the Chinese characters Amélie encounters have no idea about the French she uses resulting in her and Coco making fun of their ignorance.
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Casts & Crews
Emmanuel Sapolsky
Director
