This captivating movie directed by Zhou Sun shows just how circuitous the path to true love can be. Zhou Yu (Gong Li),



a painter, lives hundreds of miles away from her paramour, a poet, Chen Qing (Tony Leung Ka Fai),



who toils at a library. To see him, she must take a long train ride, which she doesn't mind. That is, until she meets Zhang Qiang, a hard-bitten veterinarian who makes her put the only love she knows on the line. But is it worth it?



Rated PG-13 1 hour 30 minutes 2004

4.5 stars. Loved this show but just didn't fully get it. The cinematography was just outstanding, the scenery was out of this world, the acting fabulous, just a great show but a little hard to follow due to the various time settings.