The Chinese Botanist's Daughters (2006)
The Chinese Botanist's Daughters (2006)
DVDRip | MKV | 718x432 | x264 @ 1292 Kbps | 93 min | 1,27 Gb
Audio: French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps and Mandarin AAC 5.1 @ 448 Kbps
Subtitles (embedded): English, French
Genre: Drama, Romance
DVDRip | MKV | 718x432 | x264 @ 1292 Kbps | 93 min | 1,27 Gb
Audio: French AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps and Mandarin AAC 5.1 @ 448 Kbps
Subtitles (embedded): English, French
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director: Sijie Dai
Writers: Sijie Dai, Nadine Perront
Stars: Mylène Jampanoï, Xiaoran Li, Dong Fu Lin
Min Li, a trainee botanist is taken in by An's father. In such a beautiful, but lonely setting where the two are treated badly by the few men they communicate with, the women form a bond which quickly turns to unspeakable love. In a swirl of forbidden passion, love and opiate-induced intoxication they find themselves confronted with a society who will not accept same-sex love, a crime punishable by death.
This story of lesbian love in a culture that forbids it is sensual and erotic without being uncomfortably graphic. It's also slow-moving, so if you're watching just for the physical stuff, be prepared to wait a long while and then be disappointed. The cinematography is beautiful and the gradual build-up makes the romantic feelings seem more real. If you're bothered by a little male-bashing, avoid this film, because to say that both the male characters are unpleasant jerks is putting it mildly. However, interactions with the men serve to expand the story a bit beyond just the relationship between the women. I recommend this film if you can be patient with the pace.
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The Chinese Botanist's Daughters (2006)
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