Beijing Bubbles
2006 · 80 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 65 VOTES · DIR. Susanne Messmer, George Lindt
Overview
Beijing Bubbles is a portrait of the punk and rock scene in Beijing, which as a subculture is barely recognized there. Center stage of the film takes not only the music, but first of all the attitude to life of the young musicians who deny consumerism and pressure to perform well. The Berlin filmmakers Susanne Messmer and George Lindt go on a ramble through the musical underground of Beijing and thereby meet people, who give them naturally and spontaneously an up-front insight in their daily live. Kind of a video diary it gives insight in a counter culture hardly anyone would assume in an authoritarian state like the People's Republic of China.
Dialogue Timeline — 331 lines
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00:00:10 People are strange. But...
00:05:50 I don't know. Maybe he loves to do that.
00:07:12 If you really want to do your band, of course you can't make money by yourself.
00:10:18 I have the same bike. Different colour.
00:15:21 The song is about someone who was very poor
00:17:20 Okay.
00:18:23 Then give me the Evening Post.
00:21:50 She plays Bach and Mozart.
00:24:50 No. Impossible.
00:27:45 Borrow, just borrow.
00:29:39 Why?
00:33:35 And as soon as their hypocrisy comes out, they can't stand it themselves.
00:37:15 Is this your favourite shop?
00:40:37 Everywhere. Hongkong, Beijing, Canton.
00:43:18 I think, you know, sometimes I feel really pleased because this is a square
00:46:15 I was going through my adolescence at that time and parents, teachers, the government
00:49:05 I put the music MP3 in my computer. I listen to it every day.
00:52:14 You could say that they support me now.
00:53:24 I like him better when he' s dressed like now. Normally.
00:59:21 The river was the protective barrier.
01:03:09 This is the way to sing with your mouth closed.
01:11:45 These drumsticks are very great but expensive. Each one is almost 80 RMB.
01:13:48 Bullshit.
01:15:53 And to be able to go on tour abroad.