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The Calming
Directed by
Song Fang
2020
1h 33m
Drama
5.8
90%
5.8
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A filmmaker is constantly on the move after recently ending a relationship. As she travels alone between Beijing, Nanjing, Hong Kong and Japan, she observes and engages with her ever-changing environs while seeking an inner calm.
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Cast of The Calming
Qi Xi
Lin Tong
Makiko Watanabe
Makiko
Song Dijin
Lin Tong's Father
Ye Yuzhu
Lin Tong's Mother
Chen Yadi
Xuemei
Pei Pei
He Pei
Shôzô Ichiyama
Executive Producer
Jacob Wong
Song Fang
Director / Writer / Editor
Jia Zhangke
Producer
Xiang Shaokun
Producer
Yijun Zhao
Co-Producer
Zhang Dong
Co-Producer
Peng Shaoying
Production Design
Lin Cheng-Hung
Production Design
Lü Songye
Director Of Photography
Zhang Yang
Sound Designer
Qiao Mingzi
Sound
Xiaolui Dai
Casting
The Calming Ratings & Reviews
Dig Boston
Jake Mulligan
It's very human and very unspectacular-and when those qualities intersect, the film seems truer than most.
In Review Online
Sean Gilman
A film about a rebirth, a re-centering, the recreation of the self that must come after a life-changing event. Rarely has a film made me more jealous.
Reverse Shot
Devika Girish
This dialectic of movement through stillness -- of the work of rest -- is at the heart of The Calming, which captures its heroine in drift between projects, cities, apartments, relationships.
Hammer to Nail
Christopher Llewellyn Reed
Whatever the ultimate ... the net result is a poignant journey into the heart of the matter, wherever that may lie.
IndieWire
David Ehrlich
"The Calming" might sound like a Redbox-worthy piece of schlock - and there are, in fact, several low-rent thrillers and horror movies that share its title - but Song's version does exactly what it says on the tin. Her films are breaths of fresh air.
MovieJawn
Jaime Davis
a timely visual mood board, a near-relaxing vacation without the hassles of travel
Awards Radar
Joey Magidson
All but the most patient of viewers will struggle mightily with The Calming. That's a generous assessment, too, considering how hard a pill this is to swallow.
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