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a p p e n di x 2 : f e at u r e f i l m s a bou t di vorc e , 2 0 0 0 – 2 010 This list cannot claim to be exhaustive, since almost every recent film about urban China touches on the issues of divorce, infidelity, and marital strife. Similar to television representations, the majority of these divorce films are set in an urban milieu. Release Date Title Director Setting 2000 Breaking the Silence (Piaoliang mama) Sun Zhou Urban 2000 Happy Times (Xingfu shiguang) Zhang Yimou Urban 2000 A Sigh (Yisheng tanxi) Feng Xiaogang Urban 2001 Beijing Bicycle (Shiqi sui de danche) Wang Xiaoshuai Urban 2001 Lan Yu Stanley Kwan (aka Guan Jinpeng) Urban 2001 Fish and Elephant (Jinnian xiatian) Li Yu Urban 2001 I Love Beijing (Xiari nuan yangyang) Ning Ying Urban 2002 Shanghai Women (Jiazhuang mei ganjue) Peng Xiaolian Urban 2003 Ma Shiqing Gets a Divorce (Ma Shiqing lihun) Pan Jingchen Urban 2003 I Love You (Wo ai ni) Zhang Yuan Urban Appendix 2 190 Release Date Title Director Setting 2003 Cell Phone (Shouji) Feng Xiaogang Urban 2004 The Parking Attendant in July (Kanche ren de qiyue) An Zhanjun Urban 2004 Jasmine Women (Moli huakai) Hou Yong Urban 2005 Eat Hot Tofu Slowly (Xinji chi bu liao re doufu) Feng Gong Urban 2005 Dam Street (Hongyan) Li Yu Small town 2005 Sunflower (Xiangrikui) Zhang Yang Urban 2006 Still Life (Sanxia haoren) Jia Zhangke Small town 2006 Never Ever Say “I Love You” (Dasi bushuo wo ai ni) Fang Gangliang Urban 2006 Tuya’s Marriage (Tuya de hunshi) Wang Quan’an Rural/ ethnic 2006 The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (Yima de hou xiandai shenghuo) Ann Hui (aka Xu Anhua) Urban 2007 Home Run (Huijia de lu) Fang Gangliang Urban 2007 Call for Love (Aiqing hujiao zhuanyi) Zhang Jianya Urban 2007 Lost in Beijing (Pingguo) Li Yu Urban 2007 The Other Half (Ling yiban) Ying Liang Small town 2008 24 City (Ershi si cheng ji) Jia Zhangke Urban 2008 In Love We Trust (Zuoyou) Wang Xiaoshuai Urban 2009 My Ex-Wife (Qianqi) Qiao Liang Urban 2010 Ma Wen’s Battle (Ma Wen de zhanzheng) Chang Zheng Urban 2010 Apart Together (Tuanyuan) Wang Quan’an Urban 2010 If You Are the One II (Feicheng wurao 2) Feng Xiaogang Urban 2010 The Piano in a Factory (Gang de qin) Zhang Meng Urban 2010 Love Repair Station (Aiqing weixiu zhan) Wang Ning Urban 2010 Driverless (Wuren jiashi) Zhang Yang Urban ...

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