Summer Palace

Sinopse

Spanning several cities and over a decade, ''Summer Palace'' tells the story of '''Yu Hong''' (played by Hao Lei), a young woman from the border-city of Tumen, Jilin, who is accepted to the fictional Beiqing University, a name that evokes either Peking University ("Beida") or Tsinghua University ("Qinghua"). While in school, Yu Hong meets '''Li Ti''', her best friend (played by Hu Lingling), and '''Zhou Wei''', her college boyfriend and the love of her life (played by Guo Xiaodong). The film is divided into two parts. The first begins in the late 1980s (subtitles inform the audience of the place and year at various points in the film), as Yu Hong enters the university. Lonely and isolated despite the cramped living conditions, Yu Hong eventually befriends another student, Li Ti, who introduces her to her boyfriend '''Ruo Gu''' (played by Zhang Xianmin), and Ruo Gu's friend Zhou Wei. Yu Hong and Zhou Wei embark upon a passionate but volatile love affair just as political forces are moving towards Tiananmen Square.