Woman, A Gun and a Noodle Shop, A

A FILM BY Zhang Yimou

Exhilarating and inventive !

- The Independant

It takes real chutzpah to challenge the Coen brothers when it comes to stylization in movies, but Chinese director Zhang Yimou has done just that.""""

- Richard Nilsen, The Arizona Republic

Mr. Zhang uncovers the primal, mythic intensity of the story and also changes the tone of its essential nihilism. """"

- A.O Scott, New York Times

Synopsis

A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP is a remake of the 1985 directorial debut of Joel and Ethan Coen, BLOOD SIMPLE. Transposing the Coen Brother's celebrated mix of dark humor and riveting suspense to China, the film is helmed by Zhang Yimou (director of THE RED SORGHUM, TO LIVE, HERO, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS and other masterpieces), one of the most eminent directors of the "Fifth Generation". This black comedy thriller is an exposé of how intense desires can consume humanity, and the irony that life never submits to our calculation.