Aaron Robinson I will fall asleep tonight against the will of the world bec…
Amyst he is lonesome and captured waiting to run off into…
D.R.N.D.Y Mais que font ces gens dans la cour? Ils testent leurs…
Flanders and Swann La-La-La Go with the flow Don't stare At The Elephant in the…
Granfalloon You can't eat the elephant whole You have to carve it…
Martin & Eliza Carthy Calling, calling Father wanted to run away With the circus…
Phonic.Lab Why does no-one see me? What if I scream? Why does know…
St. Mark's Philharmonic Orchestra Tu ne dors pas encore Dans la chambre des cités d’or…
The Bowery I sit in silence I sit in silence Everyone is talking Everyo…
The Stone Electric Wake me to another boring midnight Try ta shake these blues…

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AbraxasEtLux

5y↑662

“I’m 28 years old now. I used to desire an ideal life when I was a teenager. I don’t see it in this way anymore. There is simply no ideal life. It is only about choosing what kind of regrets you are willing to live with.” Hu Bo (1988 – 2017)

XO LIF3

4y↑19

I cried for real reading your comment. This movie haunting still.

SYRL

4y↑1

Is he depressed?

Agustín L

4y↑24

@SYRL He committed suicide after finishing the film.

CTF

3y↑4

@Agustín L So to answer the question; yes, he might have had some traits

Ifrid87

3y↑4

@XO LIF3 I almost cried reading that phrase, too. I love this film ... R.I.P. Hu Bo

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Luke Johnson

2y↑20

A film that grabs at your very existence and doesn’t let go. You won’t stop thinking about this one. Epic film making. Rest in Peace Hu Bo.

RunForestRun

4y↑116

Watched it yester day. Really great film, a masterpiece. The last hour felt like a minute

Count Dracula🦇

Link

Ed Roberts

5y↑49

Having watched this last night - I am utterly amazed and so thrilled that it's as good as I hoped it would be. a film that will endure I hope.

jerooo159

5y↑336

"After finishing the movie, Hu Bo committed suicide in October 2017 at the age of 29. This makes "An Elephant Sitting Still" his first and also his last feature film."
Hope this movie is going to get the recognition it deserves

Zhihe Gong

5y↑34

Lustbutler The producer asked him to cut down the length of the movie in consideration of the box office. Hu refused, and the producer even deprived his copyright of owing this movie and told Hu that he had to spend 3.5 million to regain the copyright if he still refused to cut down the length. Hu then committed suicide.

Gooyle

5y↑16

Lustbutler there must be some reasons deeply，respect for his choice and his own sacrifice for his work

Gooyle

5y↑4

Lustbutler yes,its his choice,not ours,its not easy to understand for us and even for some people,so enjoy the fim and show some respect.

Piece of talent

5y↑9

Lustbutler think about the name, have you ever seen an elephant sits on the ground? Even in the animation, don’t you think the image will be look like hopeless. Therefore, tortured by the reality, HuBo escaped

Ning Sina

5y↑4

Lustbutler If you watch the film, you will see the hopelessness inside

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Shadow Play Films

4y↑61

Masterpiece. My top ten of all time.

Whiten't

2y↑1

Gimme the list please, it seems like u got a good taste

Vecna

@Whiten't haha

Whiten't

1y↑1

@Vecna what? I wasn't joking. Gimme ur top 10 best filmes then

La mort

3y↑16

One of the best movies ever made.

Alden Taylor

3y↑8

Mastrful film - perfect filmmaking. Hu Bo along with his superior craft is missed dearly. RIP

aNinjaGuardian

2y↑4

A masterpiece of slow cinema. Rest in peace Hu Bo

NemoNobody2092

5y↑136

This was a great film. Probably the best Chinese movie I've ever seen. Mainly because it doesn't try to hide the real face of the country and puts some of the hardships the people there face on display for all to see. I wasn't aware that Hu Bo killed himself, but from that I alone I can infer that he had a difficult life, and he immortalized it in this film.

Ye Zi

5y↑38

The movies purpose is not about showing the hardship of China. You are missing the point. It’s more of a philosophical question over life itself.

Yiding Li

4y↑10

RussianCommissar
actually, there are absolutely no political matters in this film. The director didn’t want to criticize anything, instead, he just wanted to express the feelings any person could have, it’s 100% pure. And he killed himself because of the disagreements between him and the producer, who wanted to cut this film to earn more.

NemoNobody2092

4y↑1

@Ye Zi I did not say the hardship is the point. It's just the wallpaper.

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Shh'Kotsky

5y↑22

Seen it two times... it's truly majestic

Abigail He

6y↑13

One of my favorite films this year!

Sunil Patil

4y↑10

Love the music love ❤️ this movie!

Gavino Carboni

4y↑15

Masterpiece. So sad for Hu Bo

Luit paror Benga

3y↑2

freaking awesome film man. i am just 1 hour 10 minutes into it and i am having so many thoughts

At Empty Time

4y↑26

He delivered the message perfectly

A.a

4y↑1

True, i agree.

Paul Hoffmann

5y↑23

Just saw it! Very moving!

Gramsci

5y↑1

how can you watch it with eng subtitles?

Paul Hoffmann

5y↑4

@Gramsci I don`t know. I live in Berlin and the movie just got a very limited release here with german subtitles. Saw it in a screening on Saturday afternoon with some 20 people in a small theatre.

Tuhin Bhattacharjee

@Gramsci By downloading the movie from pahe website

Talal

4y↑119

This movie was his suicide note to the world

DivineSoB

5y↑58

The biggest irony of this movie is this is the type of movie that the Chinese censors and government would hate to promote, because it doesn't paint China in a glamorous light. But that's the very reason why this movie is so moving: it's the real thing, it's human and moving and beautiful and painful. It makes me actually want to visit China, and put myself in the character's shoes. It's not about presenting yourself or your country in a perfect light; when you show that your people feel pain and anger and strife like everyone else, then everyone starts to admire and want to learn from you. Hu Bo in one movie does more to advance Chinese cinema than all the other movies that are watered down to make foreigners think that China is perfect or wonderful. More of this, less of that. Anguish is beautiful and moving; Chinese cinema is some of the best at expressing this kind of internal pain.

Bravo Hu Bo; you left us too soon. Godspeed.

Orange Tack

4y↑14

The film isn't about China, it's a philosophical film

BrazilBR

4y↑4

You! Black Emperor

Haylin AS

3y↑5

Lol, u havent watched chinese movies, there are a lot that show a "different China"

ChuChumain

Beautiful film, masterpiece 👌 I'm still thinking about it

WeAreFamily

1y↑2

I didn’t watch this film. Too pessimistic for my taste. But I understand what Hu Bo felt. I am younger than him but I understand where he comes from. Not everyone is so lucky to have an easy life from start. But I do believe that hardship leads to better days no matter what. I wish he could see the success of his message and how so many people can relate. Maybe he would have changed his view on this world ❤🕊 胡波

Lokesh Bag

31w

You are young. You will understand him once you reach his age.

Joseph Ancion

3y↑4

I really like long films and I'm probably going to watch this soon but I fear sudden death from an overdose of watching the back of people's heads as they walk.

Québécois Fool

6y↑75

Sadly the director has passed away, really looking forward to this movie.

The Cat

5y↑4

suicide is the cowards way out, probably thought it would make this film important

Miguel Concha Vázquez

5y↑81

@The Cat such a shallow comment

Tan Lee Kong

5y↑15

Passing away and killing oneself are two different things

CannibalWHORE22

5y↑15

The Cat Okay Mr.Edgy! It’s not a cowardly way out, Life is painful and sometimes those already hurt can’t find the strength and sometimes we give up. Doesn’t mean they are a coward though

J Coolverine

5y↑9

we should understand that not everyone has the same strength as other people that they went through so much pain but still continue and trying to make their life as best as they can...from the other hand other people don't have that strength ( cause they didn't hard-pressed from a young age) and when they faced the hard face of the life they just gave up...BUT everyone has different experiences in life and it's very important not confuse our experiences with someone else cause we don't know if someone went through hell or not...

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山月

4y↑17

"你總想著逃，想著到下一個環境一切就會變好了，要是依舊不如意，那就再逃到下一個地方，你把生活變成了一場逃亡，其實不是糟糕的生活找上你了，而是你把生活過糟了，停下來，去面對，才能解決問題，把逃亡變成旅行，停下來才能看得到風景… "——《大象席地而坐》

YellowTwerker

4y↑30

“The greatest recent film”

ELENIKARASAVVIDOU

THE Film of the 21st century so far... Joker comes next imo. WHAT a multilayered MASTERPIECE!

Xiao Han

4y↑2

thanks for the great work, RIP

mizofan

5y↑19

best film of the millennium

BrazilBR

5y↑4

Agreed

tuffOG

2y↑1

True

Vamatt99218

6y↑15

This is a must watch. However the length is quite long! lol 3 hour and 50 minutes

WXRBL666

6y↑33

i have developed a strange attachment with this film and its director, it lingers in the air way more than 3 hour and 50 mins.

Abigail He

5y↑2

I watched it ealir this year. It's totally worthy!!

Paul Hoffmann

5y↑6

@Abigail He Just saw it yesterday in a small theatre in Berlin! It was beautiful, a work by a poet! Sadly he chose to end his life too soon! The sadness and the beauty of the picture is overwhelming.

Abigail He

5y↑9

@Paul Hoffmann Yeah, the sadness is overwhelming. The movie is very personal and speaks to the audiences who wanna talk about life, not to those who are looking for entertainment.

Brandon Tilghman

5y↑1

Not once did I check my phone for the time. Doesn't feel like 3 hours and 50 minutes at all. Good movie!

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Shh'Kotsky

5y↑16

Please buy it people...it’s on amazon now

BrazilBR

Link?

alex f

4y↑4

Is this the longest movie ever? Almost 4 hours! Beats LOTR and Endgame! Thank god I won't be watching at the theatre and can take multiple breaks.

Rahal Giovanny Loneccio

Right? I mean it's ideal to watch the film in one take but this one, you have to take breaks in order to fully enjoy it and not get bored with it. Very slow paced and little "action" scenes, this film took me like 4 breaks, but in the end it was worthy. Great film, so meaningful and powerful with a lit of criticism, desperation and sadness but it also have a bit of hope and happiness. It felt like a journey watching this and it was so nice having this ride with Hu Bo, may he rest in peace.

alex f

@Rahal Giovanny Loneccio I got the film already. Planning to watch it at higher speed to save time lol

The Authentic

LOTR THE RETURN OF THE KING EXTENDED 4h.20min

Assembly of Nihilo

4y↑4

Haha, not even close. There was a 21 hour movie called The Innocence released in Bangladesh just a few days ago.

Hipster Elephant

4y↑5

It's not even the longest Chinese film ever made.

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Dbzlatino27

2y↑1

To being honest i didnt like it very much , it wasnt for the lenght itselft, is mostly for the way of how its was narrated and the acting in general its seems me mediocre and too much pause in places and moments where it wasnt really necesary ,and didnt make me empathize in any way as well as to actually portray iin a correct way the hardships that they where going through, and the ending it also wasnt my cup of tea. Althought i really respect each one opinion, i also have some movies that are my favorites that i pretty sure that many people would think that are really bad but to me are something like masterpieces, i could reccomend to those interested in one called Ode to the Goose beautiful movie and its feels like some kind of nostalgia, and its like you where there feeling the breeze of the air as well as like each day goes by, has some nice messages that you could catch. Another one i think of the same director called fukuoka also amaizing movie detaches the same feelings that the previous mentioned i reaccomended them 100%.

IceIceJay

2y↑3

this film is definitly not everyones cup of tea but i keep it as a hidden gem that i only recommend to the most die hard film fans i meet.
movies cant be more then just action on a screen or that film you watch when high. they can be an intimate experiance.

It's just me

1y↑3

Can anyone suggest more movies like this pls

Khaled Ben'Abied

Eureka 2000 by shinji aoyama

Kenji Chim

38w

After Sun, Manchester By The Sea and also Monster (Recent japanese film by Hirokazu Koreeda)

cherry noodles

4y↑4

RIP Hu Bo <3

Aya

4y↑5

Sooo long I fell asleep. Good thing I like the lead actor and the cinematography, the location is one of the worst polluted city in china and you can almost breathe the air just by watching.

RANGYYOLOGY

3y↑5

Movie : An elephant sitting still
Genre : depression

Cris Daniel

4y↑12

This film is a modern-day SÁTÁNTANGÓ

Michael Urgelles

3y↑1

Lmao have you watched films of Lav Diaz especially From What Is Before?

Pilgrim Patton

6y↑56

What is the music? It's beautiful...

Gooyle

5y↑12

actually i dont know its english name,song name:坏孩子的天空，singer：花伦.due to copyright,maybe you cannot get it easily.

wu Gino

5y↑2

坏孩子的天空 is only the first bit at the very beginning of the trailer, the part with the chanting is called 大象by the same artist

狄狄阿解

5y↑3

they didn't release the whole album on bandcamp,kind of pity

ɀayn

5y↑1

U can listen in Spotify app

Lea D

4y↑8

Pilgrim Patton It’s music by HuaLun, called “Elephant” and “An Elephant Sitting Still”

Anurag Roy

1y↑1

Deep dive into nihilism

ScoutiverTTV

Im scared ill be sad after watching this

෴

3y↑2

Yeah, probably, but it was a cathartic kinda of sad, at least for me. what made me REAL sad was learning about Hu Bo's death and the fact that this film was basically his suicide note.

ScoutiverTTV

@෴ Phew, i thought you spoiled the movie for a second, but you meant the director haha.
Aw thats sad... Im 1/4 into the movie, so far it really embraces you with emotions.

jalucahairo

4y↑3

what song is this????

Song

壞孩子的天空 and 大象
I don't know there are English titles or not though.

TTU222911

5y↑8

4 hours tho

mizofan

5y↑7

all the better, it's marvellous

tuffOG

who cares...it’s worth watching

Prestige Acacia Kennel

could be a beautiful movie but there is a lot of camera shake. down vote.

玄森

5y↑11

Pengyuchang

RED

When I go you worms best believe you’re coming with me. We will all burn in hell together.

N.P Hadebe

4y↑4

THIS MOVIE WAS VERY SLOOOOOW! This movie could have been 2hours 30 minutes. they would just keep quiet for like 30 minutes?? what do you call that?? IM SORRY BUT I DIDNT ENJOY IT. IT WAS JUST LUKEWARM AND PLAIN!

N.P Hadebe

4y↑1

Sebastian Guła I dont have all day!

RED

3y↑2

The Director wanted to make a movie with a message unhindered by time restraints. You don’t have all day but guess what, this movie isn’t about you. Have you noticed that your comment is at the bottom? Ever wondered why? It’s all the dislikes your comment has got, no one agrees with your pea brained take. You are a loser, grow up. You are the type of people this movie is trying to say suck. Brain dead lemming.

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