Fleeing by Night

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Fleeing by Night

2002

1h 59m

Romance

Drama

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Set in China in the 1930s, the film is about the relationship between three characters. Ing'er (Rene Liu), the daughter of a theatre-owner, welcomes the return of Shao-dung (Lei Huang), her fiancée and a fine cellist from America. Shao-dung soon finds himself captivated by the opera "Fleeing By Night" and its actor, Lin Chung (Chao-te Yin). While Shao-dung attempts to blend eastern and western music, Ing'er becomes torn between her affection for both men, and a growing intimacy between them.

Michael Rechtshaffen

The Hollywood Reporter

While it's all quite tasteful to look at, the attention process tends to do a little fleeing of its own.

May 10, 2002

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

An overwrought Taiwanese soaper about three people and their mixed-up relationship.

Rated: 2/4

May 3, 2002

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

An exquisite love story directed with admirable subtlety and sensitivity by Li-kong Hsu and Chi Yin from a superb script by Hui-ling Wang and Ming-xia Wang.

Rated: 4/5

May 3, 2002

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Oct 13, 2005

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Jordan Reed

Boxoffice Magazine

[Lin Chung's] voice is rather unexceptional, even irritating (at least to this Western ear), making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters.

Rated: 1.5/5

May 3, 2002

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Chuck Wilson

L.A. Weekly

[Liu's] artistry deepens here, as Ing'er grows from overeager girl to knowing woman, one whose dilemma is as vexing as any she heard sung from the stage of her father's opera house.

May 3, 2002

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Well, it is so unfair to judge an Art House drama made in Taiwan 13-14 years ago by today's standard. But so sorry that this was really one unbearably slow, long & boring lukewarm stuff.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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I love this film It touches my heart

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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I really like the way that this movie present triangle relationship

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Excellent Chinese Movie From 2000. A Couple-Both are infatuated with a Male Chinese Opera star. Yes in China there is a 1000 year history of men becoming infatuated with the Male stars of the Chinese Opera. This particular film is set int he 1930s. A young Cellist returns home to China after his years abroad for education. He meets again his fiance. Her father owns the local theater and a troop from Beijing is performing some of the great Chinese operas. Both people in the couple fall for the male opera star and she looses her fiance to him. Variety really panned this movie. Ny York Times like it ok. So did I. Its a good movie in the similar vein of Farewell My Concubine. Farewell was more of an epic film. In ways this film essentially a Taiwanese remake of Chen Kaige's Farewell. This film does get into the gay aspects of their relationship more. Good story Good production values good cinematography. I enjoyed this film. four stars.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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lov the juxtapositions~....... :))) dunno why, it reminds me of jules n jim, esp when they sing (in the car)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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They just had to drag us through the Japanese occupation and the civil war, and the miserable existence of each character after their defining moment had passed ... stop the movie before this point and it's a heart-wrenching story about unrequited love. It doesn't even need the beautiful sets and costumes, but it doesn't hurt either.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Synopsis

Set in China in the 1930s, the film is about the relationship between three characters. Ing'er (Rene Liu), the daughter of a theatre-owner, welcomes the return of Shao-dung (Lei Huang), her fiancée and a fine cellist from America. Shao-dung soon finds himself captivated by the opera "Fleeing By Night" and its actor, Lin Chung (Chao-te Yin). While Shao-dung attempts to blend eastern and western music, Ing'er becomes torn between her affection for both men, and a growing intimacy between them.

Director: Li-Kong Hsu, Chi Yin
Producer: Li-Kong Hsu, Shi-Hao Chang
Screenwriter: Hui-Ling Wang, Ming-xia Wang
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Central Motion Pictures Corporation
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): May 3, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 24, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.8K
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)