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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kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
(slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
méi shì it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble) ∼HSK 1
hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
de woman ∼HSK 1
ge which; who ∼HSK 1
hái girl; lass ∼HSK 1
diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
zài together ∼HSK 1
huán gěi to return sth to sb ∼HSK 1
gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
kǎo zhòng to pass an exam ∼HSK 1
tài hǎo le very good ∼HSK 1
dad and mom ∼HSK 1
zháo no need; need not ∼HSK 1
tiān several days ∼HSK 1
míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
shàng shān to climb a hill; to go to the mountains; (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons); to pass away; (of the sun or moon) to rise ∼HSK 1
hǎo wán amusing; fun; interesting ∼HSK 1
měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
xiǎo rén shū children's picture story book ∼HSK 1
zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
male taxi driver; cabbie (slang) ∼HSK 1
rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
sòng zǒu to see off; to send off ∼HSK 1
tīng bu jiàn not be able to hear ∼HSK 1
yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
xiǎng qi lai to remember; to recall ∼HSK 1
yòng xiè You're welcome; Don't mention it ∼HSK 1
duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
měi each; every ∼HSK 1
diàn yǐng piào cinema ticket ∼HSK 1
gōng qián salary; wages ∼HSK 1
kàn shàng to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for ∼HSK 1
bǎi jiā many schools of thought; many people or households ∼HSK 1
zuì xīn latest; newest ∼HSK 1
to pick up ∼HSK 1
chē zi car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) ∼HSK 1
jiā the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼HSK 1
dào xiàn zài up until now; to date ∼HSK 1
chóng to remove duplicates ∼HSK 1
chà diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
guò serious mistake; major demerit ∼HSK 1