
At the end of the 19th century, Qiu Jin grew up in a literary family .She pursued equality between men and women. Qiu left home after arguing with her husband and went to Japan to study. During this period, she met a group of friends. Their fate would rise and fall with the flood of chaos.... (Full plot summary below)
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At the end of the 19th century, Qiu Jin grew up in a literary family .She pursued equality between men and women. Qiu left home after arguing with her husband and went to Japan to study. During this period, she met a group of friends. Their fate would rise and fall with the flood of chaos.
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| User ReviewTsubaki Shuang yi breakthroughs again, this time as revolutionist, feminist, writer qiu jin. yau totally captures the raw power and emotion of revolution. martial arts champion dennis to continues showing range. and rose chan.. wow >;p~~ |
| User ReviewAjk DExcellent movie about the true story of a fighter of women rights and chinese revolution. |
| User ReviewAmy HTelling the story of the first female revolutionist, The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake is a strange mismash of a period piece drama and an action movie. It starts out with present day, as Qiu Jin is captured by the oppressive government and flashes back to her early days. The tone shifts dramatically to and fro, not sure what it wants to be. On the one hand, it has some beautiful scenes of the times and lots of subtlety. Then Qui Jin fights 15 guys and beats them all up, and it feels as if the action scenes were sort of placed in there or else people will get bored. The fight scenes are fantastic, but do not fit in the heavy handed plot about revolution. The acting is great, the fight scenes too, but the story doesn't know what it wants to be: action movie or period piece drama? |
| User ReviewJeroen VThe Woman Knight of Mirror Lake, from Herman Yau, has a story for women to be proud of.With a 110 minutes to share, this film spends a frequent amount of time jumping around to tell its story. So much so, that it is hard to grasp in the early going; however, as the film progresses it becomes much easier to follow. The time jumps do keep things fresh, especially when revisiting scenes to unveil even more details, but at the same time, it reveals where the picture is going.The action feels limited, probably because the bulk of it is in the beginning and the end, while the middle focuses more on the dramatic story. The martial arts fights, which includes firearms, are fast-paced and contain great choreography.Huang Yi has a strong character to work with and she puts on a reliable performance to back it up. Anthony Wong has a very likable character, despite being under-utilized. Dennis To and Xin Xin Xiong provide sound action sequences.The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake is a solid film all around. The subject matter may not be the height of excitement, but it isn't a sleeper. |
| User ReviewElee ZHistorical female perspective on China in transition. |