Jasmine Women

Jasmine Women simplified Chinese traditional Chinese pinyin M li hu ki literally Blooming Jasmine is a 2004 film, adapted from Su Tongs novel called Fun Shenghuo which means Womens Lives. It is directed by Hou Yong, formerly a well known cinematographer. Zhang Ziyi plays the youngest of three generations of women who lead lives in Shanghai. Joan Chen plays the greatgrandmother, grandmother, and mother. The film recounts this family, the mistakes they make, and a cycle that the granddaughter breaks out of. The film was well received by critics and was praised for its use of color and the performances of Zhang Ziyi and Joan Chen.

The film is divided into three chapters grandmother, mother, and daughter respectively the story of Mo, Li and Hua.Eighteenyearold Mo Zhang Ziyi lives with her mother Joan Chen who owns a small photo shop in Shanghai. She longs to become a movie star, a dream her mother does not understand. One day, Mo meets Mr. Meng Jiang Wen, the boss of a movie studio. She then leaves her mother to fulfil her film career dream. She enters a relationship with Mr. Meng who is married and later becomes pregnant. She refuses to have an abortion and when the Second SinoJapanese War begins, Meng leaves Shanghai and abandons Mo. The movie studio is shut down and Mo returns home. She gives birth to Li and blames her child for everything she has lost. Her mothers boyfriend this is never explicitly stated but implied also tries to seduce her, using the guise of a free hair appointment. Her mother finds out, and commits suicide not long after. ........

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