Electric Shadows

Electric Shadows 2005

diànyǐng wǎngshì

For no apparent reason, a mute young woman assaults a youth who delivers water on his bicycle, injuring him and ruining his bike. Surprisingly, she asks him to feed her fish while she is in custody. Her tiny apartment, he discovers, is a shrine to his favorite escape, the movies.

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3.73 Beginner Director Jiang Xiao 🍅 73%

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Vocabulary

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guǎn de zháo to concern oneself with (a matter); to make (sth) one's business ∼HSK 3
fēi yào to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth) ∼HSK 3
Ān huī Anhui Province, capital Hefei ∼HSK 3
yán jiū zhōng xīn research center ∼HSK 3
měi rén gorgeous-looking woman ∼HSK 3
lìng another; the other ∼HSK 3
qīn qīn dear one; to kiss; friendly ∼HSK 3
pāi diàn yǐng to make a movie ∼HSK 3
tōng zhī shū admission notice (issued by a university) ∼HSK 3
miàn róng appearance; facial features ∼HSK 3
jīn goldfish ∼HSK 3
guà to hang up (a picture etc); to hoist up (a flag); (computing) to suspend (a process); (of a system) to hang; pending (operation) ∼HSK 3
bǎn dèng wooden bench or stool ∼HSK 3
jiǔ already a long time ∼HSK 3
yīn sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation ∼HSK 3
qīn péng hǎo yǒu friends and family; kith and kin ∼HSK 3
hǎo xīn rén kindhearted person; good Samaritan ∼HSK 3
tīng hearing; listening ability HSK 3
tuī kāi to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject; to decline HSK 3
bào dào to report for duty; to check in; to register HSK 3
dòng rén touching; moving HSK 3
dìng at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term HSK 3
xué fèi tuition fee; tuition HSK 3
gàn see 干嘛 HSK 3
pái zi sign; trademark; brand HSK 3
dōng winter HSK 3
qīn rén one's close relatives HSK 3
tiào to dance HSK 3
tuán group; organization; team HSK 3
guān kàn to watch; to view HSK 3
广 guǎng broadcast; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize HSK 3
shí tou stone HSK 3
shàng lái to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) HSK 3
néng néng Can you HSK 3
jìng still; calm; quiet; not moving HSK 3
rich; abundant; wealthy HSK 3
wēn nuǎn warm HSK 3
gǎn kuài quickly; at once HSK 3
hūn to divorce HSK 3
jiān qiáng staunch; strong HSK 3
xiàn dài modern times; modern age; modern era HSK 3
duì dài to treat; treatment HSK 3
earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 HSK 3
chǎng factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant HSK 3
qualifications; seniority HSK 3
bān to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately HSK 3
kǒng fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe HSK 3
gōng néng function; capability HSK 3
táng sugar; sweets; candy HSK 3
fèi to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses HSK 3