The Blue Kite
1994 · 141 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 3,366 VOTES · DIR. Tian Zhuangzhuang
Overview
A young man recalls his childhood growing up in a poor alley in Beijing during the 1950s and 1960s.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,267 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:15 This place is called Dry Well Lane...
00:05:52 Eat it while it's hot.
00:10:09 I was born after Mum and Dad were married just a year.
00:14:35 She's a real political activist in the school.
00:18:40 "...like a mild rain it also cleanses our thoughts."
00:23:03 The bureau chief's only human. They were scared even to go to his office.
00:27:15 Later, he received an anonymous, threatening letter.
00:31:36 What about Liu Yunwei? Is he?
00:38:43 We'll miss him a lot.
00:44:14 Tell Tietou that a thousand miles away...
00:49:39 I'm going to write to Daddy and tell him Tietou can sing the crow song.
00:56:13 Wipe out corruption, wipe out waste, for bureaucratism total distaste!
01:03:20 How many days is ninety days?
01:07:31 Everyone has to do it sooner or later. What she did was right.
01:14:14 Besides, Yunwei would have been a Rightist in any case.
01:20:02 I was named a model worker.
01:25:44 You're ill again?
01:31:38 When New Year's came, everyone had dumplings.
01:38:59 Mum said she couldn't bear to live in that courtyard house anymore.
01:44:09 It was the first time I ever rode in a car.
01:53:12 - Blue Peony brand! - Your dad must be a big official.
02:01:11 But please don't cut my hair. How will I face my children?
02:07:05 Ma, I'll do that.
02:12:43 I wonder how Sis is. It's been more than ten days.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,267
Dialogue density9.0 lines / min
First line00:01:15
Final line02:12:43
Production Record
DirectorTian Zhuangzhuang
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes3,366