The Knot
2006 · 117 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 514 VOTES · DIR. Yin Li
Overview
They fell in love; Chen Qiushui was 20. Wang Biyun was 18. When Qiushui fled Taiwan after the 228 Massacre, Biyun gave him a gold engagement ring and they promised to meet again. Qiushui served as an army doctor during the Korean War, where he met Wang Jindi, a nurse from Shanghai who fell in love with him instantly. Years had gone by, Qiushui married Jindi and settled in Tibet. While in Taiwan, Biyun buried Qiushui's mother and continued to pray for his return. Flashback to modern time, Biyun is living in New York. Her niece played by Isabella Leong, a writer, has travelled to Tibet to find out what happened to Qiushui. Through the pictures she sends back via internet, Biyun finally gets to see the familiar face once again.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,040 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:52 Auntie what's wrong?
00:04:00 that stands between the living and the dead?
00:09:10 Do you know why I am teaching you these words?
00:12:05 Me? I dream of her night and day
00:16:06 did you really give my letter to her?
00:18:17 Eleven Twelve Thirteen
00:20:48 that I have a friend who is an English teacher
00:25:21 You
00:30:46 What I look for is only a quiet life I can call my own
00:34:49 get away fast!
00:40:14 When the Art School of Hangzhou mails me the admission notice
00:44:37 Well well, can we talk business?
00:47:43 to keep you company
00:54:09 Hello, your name is?
00:56:18 A friend of mine in Taiwan once said to me:
01:00:48 You write to me first, and I will know the return address
01:06:03 Mrs Wang is not home?
01:09:11 She is going to get someone to dig up dead bodies for her again
01:12:59 I am supposed to be on vacation But they exhausted me with meeting men
01:19:17 Someone was looking for you a women Her name was Wang Biyun
01:25:15 Jindi!
01:33:16 Qiushui
01:39:13 Fearing that his relatives and friends might be affected if he went by his real name
01:46:28 THE END Subtitles by: Reklame