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  • Summer Palace
  • Opened January 11, 2008
  • NR
  • Country girl Wei leaves her village to attend university in Beijing, where she soon discovers an intense world of sexual freedom. She falls madly in love with Zhou, another student and, driven by wild passion, they play dangerous games with each Read More
  • Cast: Hao Lei, Guo Xiaodong, Hu Ling
  • Director: Lou Ye
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama, Romance

Summer Palace Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    The most important mainland Chinese film this decade.

  • 100
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    In Summer Palace Lou nonetheless succeeds in finding a cinematic language that...

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    For director Lou Ye, who also co-wrote the script and was a student in Beijing...

  • 88
    TV Guide | Ken Fox

    It's a bit like a Chinese "Splendor In The Grass."

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