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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zhī to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions HSK 3
gǎn to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture HSK 3
ān pái to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans HSK 3
tán to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss HSK 3
què shí indeed; really; reliable; real; true HSK 3
xià to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw HSK 3
shè huì society HSK 3
qīn father; also pr. [fù qin] HSK 3
guāng light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered HSK 3
zhuā to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch HSK 3
wèi everybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you HSK 3
hǎo hǎo well; carefully; nicely; properly HSK 3
jiān chí to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on HSK 3
dào finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last HSK 3
céng jīng once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) HSK 3
shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature HSK 3
bào gào to inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk; lecture HSK 3
rèn wu mission; assignment; task; duty; role HSK 3
miàn inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] HSK 3
dài biǎo representative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of HSK 3
rán sudden; abrupt; unexpected HSK 3
shuāng two; double; pair; both; even (number) HSK 3
jīng shén spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist HSK 3
chú le besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for) HSK 3
rén individual; personal; oneself HSK 3
xià lai to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders) HSK 3
zhōng at last; in the end; finally; eventually HSK 3
gēn běn fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all HSK 3
bǎo zhèng guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge HSK 3
pāi to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) HSK 3
huó to live; alive; living; work; workmanship HSK 3
zhù to take note of; to pay attention to HSK 3
jiàng stubborn; unyielding HSK 3
fāng shì way; manner; style; mode; pattern HSK 3
調 diào chá investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll HSK 3
zhuǎi see 转文 HSK 3
jié shù termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close HSK 3
ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc HSK 3
dāng rán only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt HSK 3
lián to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military) HSK 3
shí actually; in fact; really HSK 3
shòu to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker) HSK 3
zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") HSK 3
jué dìng to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly HSK 3
rèn any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever HSK 3
qiè everything; every; all HSK 3
Měi (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 洲); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美国) HSK 3
měi each; every HSK 3
guān xi relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi HSK 3
zhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes HSK 3