Floating / a Wenda production ; a Huang Weikai film ; director, cinematographer, editor, Huang Weikai
Yang is a drifter from Henan who plays his guitar on the streets of Guangzhou for spare change and once dreamt of becoming a pop star. As he approaches 30, he loses sight of his dream and realizes that he may never realize his aspirations. He spends his days running away from security guards and cit...
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Streaming Video (via Alexander Street) |
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | Chinese English |
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[Brooklyn, N.Y.] :
[Distributed by] Icarus Films,
[2014]
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| Summary: | Yang is a drifter from Henan who plays his guitar on the streets of Guangzhou for spare change and once dreamt of becoming a pop star. As he approaches 30, he loses sight of his dream and realizes that he may never realize his aspirations. He spends his days running away from security guards and city inspectors and chasing off competitors in order to make a living. His love life is a mess, and day by day he grows more depressed and numb. His mood and life situation are unstable as he floats through existence. Finally, just as he turns 30, he is caught by the authorities and sent home |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. Originally released in 2005 |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (93 minutes) : digital, sd., col. |
| Audience: | 8 and up |
| Language: | In Chinese (Mandarin) with English subtitles. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 18, 2014) |