Ermo (1995) China
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Director:Zhou, Xiaowen
Studio:Warner Bros. Pictures
Writer:Andrew Dominik, Ron Hansen
Rating:7.6 (81,918 votes)
Rated:R
Date Added:2012-06-05
Awards:Nominated for 2 Oscars, Another 18 wins & 24 nominations
Genre:Chinese films
IMDb:0443680
Duration:0:98:00
Aspect Ratio:2.35 : 1
Sound:Dolby Digital
Languages:Chinese
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300008011
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:DVD copy
Zhou, Xiaowen  ...  (Director)
Andrew Dominik, Ron Hansen  ...  (Writer)
 
Brad Pitt  ...  Jesse James
Mary-Louise Parker  ...  Zee James
Brooklynn Proulx  ...  Mary James
Dustin Bollinger  ...  Tim James
Casey Affleck  ...  Robert Ford
Sam Rockwell  ...  Charley Ford
Jeremy Renner  ...  Wood Hite
Sam Shepard  ...  Frank James
Garret Dillahunt  ...  Ed Miller
Paul Schneider  ...  Dick Liddil
Joel McNichol  ...  Express Messenger
James Defelice  ...  Baggagemaster
J.C. Roberts  ...  Engineer
Darrell Orydzuk  ...  Ukranian Train Passenger
Jonathan Erich Drachenberg  ...  Young Train Passenger
Summary: Women's roles and consumerism in a Chinese village. The independent Ermo supports her son and disabled husband, rising early to make noodles she sells as a street vendor. A snooty neighbor has a TV, so Ermo wants a huge one. The neighbor's husband, Blindman, offers her transport to sell baskets she's made. After he gets her a city job making restaurant noodles and more money, their relationship becomes an affair. She's also selling her blood. When she discovers Blindman is subsidizing her pay, she throws the money at him and quits the job; he covers their affair and her reputation by getting beaten up over a woman in the city. When she has enough for the TV, she's exhausted.