Spring Subway (2002)

Interesting facts

Spring Subway is a 2002 Chinese romance film directed by Zhang Yibai, starring Xu Jinglei and Geng Le. Sixth Generation director Zhang Yang also plays a role in it. The film represents a relatively new genre in China, the artistic "commercial film" with its international urban sensibilities designed to appeal to young middle-class Chinese. Spring Subway is a stylistic film that plays with chronological conventions and flashbacks, and with characters that often break the fourth wall to directly address the audience.

Production history

The film is Zhang Yibai's first feature film directorial effort. Until Spring Subway, Zhang had worked primarily in the music video genre and in television. Spring Subway is also the first film to come out Liu Fendou's independent Beijing-based Electric Orange Entertainment. The film is also Liu's first attempt at both producing and screenwriting.

The film's tagline in Chinese translates as: "After 7 years, is there still love?"

The film's music was scored by Zhang Yadong and features vocals by the pop rock band Yu Quan.

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