SEND ME TO THE CLOUDS DVD

《送我上青云》DVD

Bonus Features: Trailer | Song “Wu Bu Kong” (Unawakened to Emptiness)

精彩花絮：预告片 | 歌曲《悟不空》

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Diagnosed with ovarian cancer, iron-willed journalist Sheng Nan (“Surpass Men” in Chinese) is pressured to make a quick fortune and find mind-blowing sex before the costly surgery numbs her senses. Taking on a businessman’s biography writing job, she hikes into the misty mountains, where a chain of outbursts with her dysfunctional family, grumpy client, misogynistic co-worker and dreamlike romantic interest hilariously unfold. As deeply moving as it is luminously witty, writer-director Teng Congcong’s debut waltzes across the bitterness swallowed by her generation of women born under China’s One Child Policy, unprecedentedly burdened to “surpass men” while trying not to be “leftover women” at the same time. Saluting the 18th-century Chinese literature classic Dream of the Red Chamber in its title, the enchanting gem refreshes the novel's transcendent contemplation on desire, death and womanhood from a modern cinematic perspective.

Nominations

Best Director, Best Film, Shanghai International Film Festival | Special Presentation, First International Film Festival

Best Directorial Debut, Best Writing, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Golden Rooster Awards

Official Selection

St. Louis International Film Festival | San Diego Asian Film Festival

Singapore International Film Festival | Hong Kong Asian Film Festival

“Yao’s soulful and stirring performance as a complex woman struggling to understand herself - and life itself - anchors “Send Me to the Clouds,” allowing it to truly soar.”

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times

“Teng’s fine-tuned direction and Yao’s spot-on performance combine impressively to maintain Sheng Nan’s dignity and deepen viewers’ sympathy even as she stumbles, blunders and suffers embarrassment in her pursuit of satisfaction.”

— Richard Kuipers, Variety

“An honest and broadly recognizable picture of modern womanhood…the combination of Yao-approved female independence, a portrait of defiance and frank acknowledgement of things like ovaries make it something of a cinematic roar — and universal despite its geographic specificity.”

—Elizabeth Kerr, Hollywood Reporter

“One of the most original, moving, subtly funny, and disarmingly entertaining foreign language films of the year.”

— Andrew Parker, The Gate

Director & Writer: Teng, Congcong Cast: Yao, Chen / Yuan, Hong / Li, Jiuxiao / Liang, Guanhua / Yang, Xinming / Wu, Yufang

Spoken Languages: Mandarin Chinese Subtitles: English, Runtime: 96 Minutes, Not Rated, Video Standard: NTSC, Region Code: 1, Audio: Dolby Digital , Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (16:9 Widescreen)

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