(aka "Chinaman" )
directed
by Henrik Ruben Genz
Denmark 2005
Keld (Bjarne Henriksen) is indecision personified. His
wife has left him and his business is not going anywhere, so he closes his
shop down, with a note saying, ”Closed because of…” By chance he becomes
friends with Feng, the owner of a Chinese grill, and because he is lonely,
they arrange for him to be married to Feng’s sister Ling (Vivian Wu).
While the outer story is your average clash of cultures, the inner story, the
love story between Keld and Ling, is of immense beauty. Without any real
dialogue, as Keld doesn’t speak Chinese, Ling doesn’t speak Danish, and none
of them has a vocabulary of English larger than “toilet room”, only those few
very important words are spoken, such as “Sorry” and “I love you”. This adds
an intimacy to the acting, which rarely is seen in film today, and almost
never in Danish film.
Without dialogue, the story gets its momentum from the tension within the
frame, and here Sebastian Blenkov (“Accused”, “Adams Apples”) on one side pays
homage to the cinematography of Christopher Doyle, the films of Wong Kar-Wai,
using green filters, but also underlines the distance between Keld and Ling
with existing geometrical lines within the frame, such as doorways and walls.
Not the most impressive cinematography, but without parallels the most
conscious stylistic cinematography of Danish cinema in 2005.
Written by Kim Fupz Aakeson, “Kinamand” is a soft-spoken lyrical and beautiful
film about love which comes out of nowhere and transcends cultures. Full of
Danish humor and irony, this is a wonderful little film.
Poster
 |
Theatrical Release: April 1, 2005
Reviews More Reviews DVD Reviews
DVD Review: Nordisk Film - Region 2 - PAL
Big thanks to Henrik Sylow for the Review!
| DVD Box Cover |
|
CLICK to order from:
|
| Distribution |
Nordisk Film Region 2 - PAL |
|
| Runtime | 1:28:38 | |
| Video |
1.78:1 Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
|
|
NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
||
| Bitrate |
|
|
| Audio | 2.0 Dolby Digital Danish, 5.1 Dolby Digital Danish | |
| Subtitles | English, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, None | |
| Features |
Release Information: Studio: Nordisk Film Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 9 |
|
| Comments | While there
is some color smudging going on, look at image #6, and a little to much
contrast boost, the image is quiet beautiful. Apart from halos, artifacts
are not visible as such. Color definition and graininess of the
theatrical print is maintained. Not as impressive as other transfers from
Nordisk, but still solid. Whats not impressive is the lack of additional material. No making of, no audio commentary, no nothing except the trailer. I know this isn't one of their major films, but to release as such is below par for Nordisk. |
Screen Captures
DVD Menus
Subtitle sample (English only)
Captures resized to 800px from 1016px
Not exact frame match
| DVD Box Cover |
|
CLICK to order from:
|
| Distribution |
Nordisk Film Region 2 - PAL |
|
Mail cheques, money orders, cash to: or CLICK PayPal logo to donate!
|
Gary Tooze
|
|
Thank You!
Henrik Ruben Genz' - Kinamand - DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz' - Kinamand - DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz' - Kinamand - DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz' - Kinamand - DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz' - Kinamand - DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz' - Kinamand - DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz' - Kinamand - DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz' - Kinamand - DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz' - Kinamand - DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz' - Kinamand - DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz' - Kinamand - DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz' - Kinamand - DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz' - Kinamand - DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz' - Kinamand - DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review Henrik Ruben Genz Kinamand DVD Review
