Lou Ye’s “Suzhou River” is a harrowing tale about one man's search for lost love. It begins with an anonymous videographer (Hua Zhongkai) serving as the film’s narrator and his encounters with Meimei (Zhou Xun), the girl he desires. From there we would be introduced to the character of Mardar (Jia Hongsheng), a courier who would do anything to find Moudan (also played by Zhou Xun), his most beloved girl. We follow their story from how they met, through their parting until Mardar’s return and sighting of Meimei, who needless to say, looks exactly like Moudan. All this results to the characters’ discovery of their true love, or at least the beginning for at least one of them.
