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Keep Cool. (film) Keep Cool ( simplified Chinese: 有话好好说; traditional Chinese: 有話好好說; pinyin: Yǒu Huà Hǎo Hǎo Shuō; lit. 'If you have something to say', 'say it nicely') is a 1997 Chinese black comedy directed by Zhang Yimou and adapted from the novel Evening Papers News by Shu Ping. The film, which is about a bookseller ...
- Evening Papers News, by Shu Ping
- Zang Tianshuo
- Wang Qipeng, Wang Wei, Zhang Weiping
May 16, 1997 · Keep Cool: Directed by Yimou Zhang. With Wen Jiang, Baotian Li, Ying Qu, Xinyi Liu. A spurned lover seeks a rich man for revenge. A random onlooker -- who witnessed the public assault committed by the rich man against the lover -- seeks for monetary compensation for his smashed computer.
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- Comedy
- Yimou Zhang
- 1997-05-16
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China, the 1990s. A young bookseller is in love with a woman. The woman is now with another guy, a rich man. The rich man sends his people to beat the bookseller. In the fight, the laptop computer from a man looking at the scene gets broken. Who will pay for the computer? The bookseller wants revenge. Will it be useful? The bookseller and the laptop owner are from different ages and classes ...
It's madcap black humor with super, extra emphasis on the mad. Its madness is accentuated by the film's frenetic and frisky energy (re: pacing, editing, and performances), clever and witty writing, crazy… more. Superbly acted by the two leads (especially Jiang Wen ).
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- Guangxi Film Studio
- Zhang Yimou
Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for Keep Cool (1997) - Yi Mou Zhang, Zhang Yimou on AllMovie - Utilizing a hand-held camera to create a frantic,…
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) August 27 - September 6, 1997. Released in United States 1997. Released in United States 1997 ("Keep Cool" had been scheduled to be shown at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival; however it was later withdrawn from the competition altogether.)
