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A Thousand Years of Good Prayers poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 67.0 / 100
2007·Drama·1h 23m

A THOUSAND YEARS OF GOOD PRAYERS

The film follows Mr. Shi, a retired widower from Beijing. When his only daughter, Yilan, who lives in Spokane, Washington and works as a librarian, gets divorced, he decides to visit her to help her heal. However, Yilan is not interested. She tries keeping an emotional distance but when this finally fails she begins physically avoiding her father. He confronts her about an affair with a married Russian man and she, in turn, lets loose about all the gossip she'd heard as a young girl about his alleged affair with a female colleague back in China.

Above the Line
Wayne Wang·DirectorYiyun Li·NovelPatrick Lindenmaier·Director of PhotographyLesley Barber·Original Music ComposerDeirdre Slevin·Editor
Cast
Henry O·Mr. ShiYu Feihong·YilanVida Ghahremani·MadamePasha D. Lychnikoff·BorisJared Wagner·Airport Greeter
Full Crew
(11 credits)
Directing· 1
Wayne Wang·Director
Writing· 1
Yiyun Li·Novel
Camera· 1
Patrick Lindenmaier·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Deirdre Slevin·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Lesley Barber·Original Music Composer
Production· 6
Taizo Son·Executive ProducerWayne Wang·ProducerYukie Kito·ProducerRich Cowan·ProducerYasushi Kotani·Executive ProducerLee Joo-ick·Executive Producer
By the Numbers
67.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Contemplative, Quiet
Composition
Split
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“An illustrated movie poster depicts a woman on the left and a man on the right, facing each other with a slight turn. The background features sketched outlines ”

drama
Key Elements
Shoulder BagBaseball CapBird
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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