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"Beijing Bicycle"
2001
Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai

In this modern variation of The Bicycle Thief, a young delivery man searches for his stolen bike, his story eventually intersecting with that of another man who purchased it on the black market. This moving drama marks a significant departure from director Wang Xiaoshuai's controversial earlier film, Frozen. "...both an homage to De Sica and a reinterpretation of his ideas for a vastly different society facing an even more critical moment of change...[a] complex, politically charged tapestry of contemporary Chinese life..." (Bill Gallo, New Times Los Angeles). Mandarin with English subtitles. Taiwan.  113 minutes.