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Summer Afternoon(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-09-26
50%
4 Votes
Time: 0h 15m
Overview:
A masterful minor exercise in telling a story with a twist and an equally masterful exercise in the dramatic use of what's known as a Steadycam, a camera with flowing motion. The car journey with one lover too many gets completely out of hand. And after the twist, another one follows.
Languages: Mandarin.
Countries:
Taiwan
Movie: Summer Afternoon
Top 3 Billed Cast
高英軒
柯奐如
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Overview
A masterful minor exercise in telling a story with a twist and an equally masterful exercise in the dramatic use of what's known as a Steadycam, a camera with flowing motion. The car journey with one lover too many gets completely out of hand. And after the twist, another one follows.
Release Date
2008-09-26
Average
5
Rating:
2.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
普通话
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