Ripples Across Stagnant Water
2004 · 91 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 22 VOTES · DIR. Ling Zifeng
Overview
With few other real options, when the young village woman in this story is offered an arranged marriage with a kindly but mildly retarded shopkeeper who lives in a nearby town, she readily accepts. Once she has settled into her new home, she becomes involved with her new husband’s patron, a man involved in some underworld trading activities.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,080 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:38 Hey listen, has anyone of you here ever seen Chengdu?
00:04:25 Here you are, and you too. Come in, come in
00:08:41 Idiot, look. Ain't she pretty?
00:12:07 She said your son is very nice, very adorable
00:15:23 he's a believer of the foreign religion
00:19:04 Idiot's a simple honest man.
00:22:53 Fifth Master, you're back
00:26:49 Come, let me blow it. Now you do it, blow!
00:29:46 Don't do it. And he won't abuse you again
00:33:37 And this is Mr. Lo, Steward of Tianhui
00:39:35 I'm not going to your living hell not even if you could
00:43:00 I'm going to spend the rest of my life with you
00:47:44 What a big fish! Who're you inviting?
01:42:10 Wait, wait
01:48:45 Dad, what did you say?
01:52:19 Luckily we didn't bring Baby Jin along
01:56:54 No way
02:00:43 Do you have any idea how mighty the Bosers are?
02:03:44 the foreign soap and umbrellas?
02:08:45 The Yunji Inn, Tianhui. My name's Lu Maolin
02:12:53 Go see her
02:16:06 Someone said that foreigners complained
02:19:38 He's rich and powerful. Why shouldn't I marry him?
02:23:36 Tell the County Magistrate: Set his dad free at once!