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Zhou Yu's Train Wikipedia

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Zhou Yu's Train (周漁的火車; Zhou Yu de huo che) is a 2002 in film|2002 Chinese film starring Gong Li and Tony Leung Ka-Fai.
The title refers to a poetic compilation published by the character in the movie played by Tony Leung. The story starts at a book signing event and leads to the memories of the two lovers encounters. Zhou Yu maintained the relationship by commuting on the train, hence the title of the movie.

• Tagline: Her love is torn between a doctor and a poet.

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The story is set in Chongyang, China about a romantic relationship between a woman Zhou Yu and her poet lover Chen Ching. Gong Li played two characters in the movie only differ by their hair styles. The movie is pieced together with many flashbacks in no particular chronological order. The director led the audience to believe that the two women were the same person at different time. Only at the end of the movie, it was revealed that the two women were unrelated. Anyone who doesn't watch the plot closely might be totally confused by the way the movie was presented.

Note: This story is unrelated to the historical figure Zhou Yu.

Last Modified:   2005-11-07