Wei qing shao nu

Though China has a long history of ghost or myth stories, few of them were translated into film. Most of the finished ones remain the traditional way of thriller telling, such as scary images and sound effects. But this movie from Ye Lou, one of the six-generation directors in China, uses the modern methods of film narration, which is concerned about the audience's psychological reflection and the rhythm of narration. The story may not be new, but the audience could easily led into the logic of the story and the environment of the mystery. The most remarkable efforts they made for the film is the movement of the camera, which you will also see in Ye Lou's later films like Suzhou He. Unfortunately, this film did make a box-hit in that time because of the releasing system of Chinese film business. After all, Ye Lou did a good job though it was the one of the first tries in Chinese film history.

The literal translation of the title of this movie is: Emotional Young Lady.

Thank to the fact that this movie is jointly produced by China and Hong Kong, this movie is not so much about making an obvious political statement such as social criticism or introspection on the dross of the traditional culture, this movie is rather a realistic depiction of the new difficulties people faced in the new era in China, namely, the rapid changing and highly competitive capitalism, and how people choose to face such difficulties.

The story is told via the personal experience of different individuals and the unique thing about it is that this movie does not make obvious judgments, just description.