Coming Home [Blu-ray]

China's greatest film director, Zhang Yimou, tells the story of an anti-climactic homecoming for a released political prisoner in Coming Home. Powerful portrayals by the lead male and female players, Chen Daoming as Lu Yanshi and Gong Li as Feng Wanyu, as a doomed couple whose marriage has been wrecked by the harshness of the Cultural Revolution, lift the film to the level of the memorable. The prisoner finds his wife is suffering from amnesia and does not recognise him and, with infinite patience, he tries to awaken her memory of their love. Although slightly static in its latter sections, this film stands as a subtle social commentary embedded within a humane story of struggle.

The stunningly successful team of Chinese actress Gong Li and director Zhang Yimou come together once again to produce another beautiful movie to add to their legacy.Set against the Cultural Revolution and the years in the aftermath, Coming Home (based on the story by noted Chinese writer Geling Yan), focuses on a husband and wife who are separated when the husband Lu (a brilliant, understated performance by Chen Daoming) is sent away for "re-education," leaving his wife Feng (the incomparable Gong Li) and young daughter Dan Dan behind. Ten years later, a brief encounter occurs and the repercussions from that meeting form the basis for the rest of this emotionally engaging and heartbreaking character study.Superficially, Coming Home is a heart-rending love story. Underneath, it speaks to the tragedies that linger long after the political landscape has shifted. It amazes me that Yimou is able to produce these movies in today’s China, despite the governmental oversight of all art (the film won the Golden Lotus for best movie in 2014). While not an in-your-face indictment of the policies that underlie the plot, it does force the viewer to consider the long-term effects of Mao’s years in power. Regardless, Coming Home is a gorgeously filmed, emotionally draining, and thought-provoking powerhouse of a film.The Blu-ray disc offers a commentary from the director as well as a Q & A with him from the Toronto Film Festival.

Repetitive sentimental nonsense with some interesting historical background.

I caught myself watching this movie (like Red Lantern) because one moment led to another to another and then I couldn't stop watching.....and i don't think i breathed much through this movie either. This movie is all about subtlety - little said but so much in facial expressions. I've now watched several movies with Gong Li and the director and being an English-only speaker I think enhances my attention to the detail this pair brings to the screen. Yes i read the English subtitles but I could almost watch the movie without them. I can't recommend this movie highly enough. I bought the DVD, as I did with Raise the Red Lantern.

I found the amnesia to be an unnecessary and jarring twist initially, but I eventually was won over by the performance by the three leads. Cultural Revolution and its impacts on the family all by themselves would have been profound enough. Telling the story plainly would have been more powerful. Qiu Ju was one of such stories (although set in a different era) by Gong Li and Zhang Yimou.This of course is the shortcoming of the book which the movie is adapted from.

Just another great movie by Gong Li and Zhang Yimou. Political prisoner husband comes home but wife has Alzheimers and can't remember him. This is another great acted and well shot movie by Zhang and Gong Li. I own all of her movies and she never disappoints. To Live, Raise The Red Lantern, Ju Dou, Red Sorghum, Farewell My Concubine and Shanghai Triad.

If you have not seen this, and can read subtitles, or see emotion, watch it. Brilliant acting, directing and camera work.

The is a love story that will grip your heart. The wife loses her memory but faithfully goes to the train station to meet her newly released imprisoned husband. Her husband did arrive sometime earlier and tries to restore her memory of their life together. Although she never does remember, he faithfully stands by her.

Every is fine.

There is not much to say about this outstanding movie, if you read the product description that’s on amazonyou’ll get it all, the one thing I have to say it’s heartbreaking to watch this woman who went from her mostvibrant self to a mishmash of solitude and of loneliness for her husbands return for being a political prisonerof the Cultural Revolution, this is a true story that had more to it but can not be shown because of the censorshipof the Chinese government, when your own wife can’t remember your face that must be tough,but like I said some of it could not be shown, I guess they didn’t want us to see how bad they were at that time,“Emotionally Powerhouse Of A Movie....Chinese. with English Subtitles. (no dub) 5.1 DTS-HD MasterWidescreen 2.39:1

The lovely Gong Li as an assertive rural woman determined to right an injury suffered by her husband. She travels to regional cities, and ultimately Beijing to seek an apology. Well acted, with strong women characters

Elle attends son retour - Lui attends qu'elle se souvienneCette courte phrase est le résumé émouvant de ce film.Je l'ai vu ce filme en la présence de l’actrice Gongli à MK2 Bibliothèque.Et à ce jour, je suis hyper contente d'avoir ce DVD, au prix très compétitif ( car il y bien 1 DVD Blu-Ray et 1 DVD classique, avec le sous titre en Français.)Les acteurs (surtout Mme Gongli ) interprètent magistralement les rôles.Malheureusement, ce n'est pas que c'est une histoire d'amour tragique,C'est la vie tragique que subissent tous les Chinois au quotidiens !La collaboration de Zhang Yimou et Gong li a encore permis la naissance d'un nouveau merveilleux film.Mon avis :c'est une excellente leçon de vie à méditer ...et à suivre pour positiver )Film certe très triste mais à voir absolument pour tous ! Bon WE !

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