浮城谜事(fú chéng mí shì) Mystery

导演 Director：娄烨 Lou Ye

1. 人物(rén wù) Characters:

1. 陆洁(lù jié), the wife who has stayed at home looking after her daughter 安安 An-an while the husband running the company which had been started and

shared between the couple.

2. 乔永照(qiáo y ng zhào): the husbandǒ

3. 桑琪(sāng qí)/桑海兰(sāng h i lán) : the other woman with a son ǎ 宇航 Yu-

hang whose father is 乔永照.

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4. 孙小敏(sūn xi o m n)/ǎ ǐ 蚊子(wén zi): the dead girl, who has had an ONS

with 乔永照

5. 童明松(tóng míng sōng): the detective/policeman who is working on the

case, under enormous pressure of the influence of the powerful father of the

young and reckless driver, who hit Sun Xiao Min/Wen Zi on that rainy day.

6. 秦枫(qín fēng): the auto-mechanic who has a massive crush on the dead

girl and determined to find out the truth behind the “accident”.

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2. 剧情(Story):

1. A girl was hit by a young rich guy on the high way on a rainy day, who was

later found with head injuries prior to the car accident.

Sun Xiao Min/Wen Zi was injured prior to the accident.

2. Tong Ming Song, the policeman who investigates the case realizes that this

girl happens to be his friend, Qin Feng’s dream girl. Informed by Tong of the gril’s

suspicious death, Qi Feng decides to find out the truth on his own, which later

points to Lu Jie and Sang Qi.

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3. Lu Jie met Sang Qi in her daughter, An-an’s kindergarten.

One day, Sang Qi came to Lu Jie for advice. They met and talked in a restaurant

which was designated by Sang Qi.

4. Sang Qi said she suspected that her husband was having an affair, sobbing.

Lu Jie tried to comfort her, but Sang Qi said she had very good reason to be

suspicious—she had seen him walking out of a hotel with a young girl. And in

saying that, Sang Qi pointed to someone outside the restaurant through the

window near her, who “happened” to be Lu Jie’s beloved husband, Qiao Yong

Zhao. He was just walking hand in hand with a young girl into the hotel across

the street.

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5. Lu Jie was shocked, and asked Sang Qi to go home first. Soon later, Lu Jie

found out that her husband has been involved in many affairs, including a long-

lasting one with Sang Qi. Hence she decided to get her revenge on Sang Qi.

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3. The tension smoldering in the triangle-relationship between Lu Jie, Sang Qi

and Qiao Yong Zhao burst out in the scene starts from 1:01:27, ending at 1:05:09.

（陆洁和桑琪一同走在桑琪所住的简陋公寓楼楼道内，陆洁沉默）(Lu Jie and Sang Qi walking together through the corridor of the humble

apartment building in which Sang Qi lives, Lu Jie keeps silent.)

桑琪：我知道你不会对永照的孩子怎么样。 I knew you wouldn’t do anything to

Yong Zhao’s child.

（开门）(door opens)

请进吧。Please come in.

（陆洁看到永照和桑琪的合影，二人坐下，两个孩子进入另一个房间）（Lu Jie sees the photo of Yong Zhao and Sang Qi. The two sit down, the two kids

go to another room.）你第二次流产(líu ch n, abortion)ǎ 那天，我们就去开房了。就是那天晚上，我怀上(huái shàng, be pregnant with)宇航的。（停顿）当时要不是那个孩子吧，我可能也就跟他，就玩一玩，就像那些女孩，都一样。永照的妈妈就特别想要一

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个男孩，他又那么听他妈的话—估计(gū jì, assume, guess, estimate)你也知道吧？On the day of your second abortion, we checked into a hotel(had a room,

implying that they had sex). It was on that night that I became pregnant with Yu

Hang. (pause)

If it were not for the child, probably I would just, just “play” with him(‘play’ here

implies ONS), the same as all those other girls.

Yong Zhao’s mother wanted a boy desperately, and he's a bit of a momma's boy—

you know that, right?

陆洁：（叹息）(sighs)

桑琪：（摇头）就连他的名儿都是他妈给起的，叫乔家宝。老打电话。(shakes her head) His mother even gave him a name, QiaoJiaBao (the Qiao family

baby). She calls us frequently.

陆洁：难道你不介意(jìe yì, mind)他有别的女人吗？So you really don't mind that he has other women?

桑琪：（点头）(nodding )

陆洁：当然，当然你介意—要不然你不会拉我去那个茶餐厅。Of course, of course you mind it—or you wouldn’t drag me to that restaurant.

桑琪：本来是想，通过你把她们给赶走(g n z u, drive away)ǎ ǒ 的。Originally I just wanted to try and drive them away through you.

陆洁：（打断）没想到我也要走了，你应该很开心吧。(interrupting) and you never thought that I would go away as well? Well then, are

you are happy now?

桑琪：（沉默）(silence)

陆洁：如果他什么都没有了你还跟他在一起吗？If he had nothing would you still stay with him?

桑琪：我就要这个人。陆姐，我吃过苦。（停顿）我什么都不怕。I just want this man, Sister Lu. I've been through tough times. (pause) I have

nothing to be afraid of.

陆洁：（哽咽）你知道我们是大学同学吗？我看见你这间屋子我想起很多很多。(sobbing) Did you know we were college mates? I see this room of yours - and it

reminds me of so much.

（停顿）(pause)

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（门锁打开，乔永照走进房中）(the door lock opens, Qiao Yong Zhao walks in)

（陆洁起身欲离开）(Lu Jie stands up, intending to leave)

陆洁：安安，走了，跟妈妈回家。走啊—An-an, (let’s) go, go home with mama. Go--

（乔永照面露不安，走近陆洁）(anxiety on Qiao Yong Zhao’s face, he walks to

Lu Jie)

（安安：宇航再见，阿姨再见。）(An-an: Goodbye Yu Hang. Goodbye A Yi)

陆洁：看爸爸来接你来了。Look, your father has come to pick you up.

（宇航：安安再见。）(Yu Hang: Goodbye An-an)

陆洁：（对安安）看到没有？Do you see (him)?

（乔永照沉默，抚摸安安的头）(Qiao falls into silence, caressing An-an’s head)

桑琪：宇航！(Yu Hang!)

陆洁：（推着安安）走。(pushing An-an) Go.

（乔永照转向桑琪母子）(Qiao turns to Sang Qi and her son)

桑琪：（对宇航）爸爸回家了。(To Yu Hang)Papa comes home

乔永照：（对安安）跟妈妈先回家。(to An-an) Go home with mama first.

（陆洁盯着乔永照）(Lu Jie looking at Qiao)

（乔永照再次走近陆洁）(Qiao walks to Lu Jie again)

乔永照：回去跟你说。(I will)Talk to you when I return.

陆洁：（沉默，几乎要流泪）(silent, tears almost comes out)

乔永照：（避开陆洁的眼睛，低声）回去吧。(avoid her eyes, in low voice) Go

home.

陆洁：（转过头不再看乔永照，沉默片刻后转身离去）(turns away and stops looking at him, after few seconds of silence, turns around

and leaves)

4. 隐藏的文化背景(The Hidden Cultural Background)

1. The Male-dominant element in the intertwined and implied relationships

between the characters as opposed to the financial ascendance of female.

Why didn’t Qiao Yong Zhao get a divorce with Lu Jie, who couldn’t give him

and his family a son that they all wanted so desperately?

Why didn’t Sang Qi leave Qiao Yong Zhao, even though he has been married

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and presumably has lots of other affairs?

2. Who is the hidden fourth woman in this messy relationship?

3. The untold tragedy: parents who have lost their only child(失独父母)

4. The ever growing economic disparity/gap and the consolidating social

classed based on wealth

5. A glimpse on the current conundrum faced by the Chinese justice system,

and how it can possibly influence the enforcement of justice and the people

working in and under the system.

5. Another Movie of Interest:

1. A touch of sin(天注定) from Director Jia Zhang Ke(贾樟柯)

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2. Lost in Beijing(苹果), from Director Li Yu（李玉）

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