Summer Palace
Seen it?2007 | 135 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 15 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Yu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with another student. The student riots from 1989 then ensue and take a toll on their lives.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
72% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lou Ye
- Hao LeiYu Hong
- Guo XiaodongZhou Wei
- Hu LingLi Ti
- Zhang XianminRuo Gu
- Cui LinXiao Jun
- Chloe MaayanDongdong
- Bai XueyunWang Bo
- Duan YihongTang Caoshi
- Thomas WingrichThomas
- Hou Yu