It is one of the best films in Mainland China, a famous chinese writer named Congwen Shen wrote this lovely love story, very slow but beautiful. The story is quite simple : two brothers fell in love with the same girl.....Only a sad story will never grasp your heart like this, this is a story associate with chinese society , people care a lot about other people's comment on their behavior rather than their initial desire...Lovely music and nice scenery, typical small town in south of china, small river , little cottage , an old boat and an old dog... Bamboo forest as well...If you haven't watched this movie yet , really recommend you to do so , the Director LIng zifeng is a very experienced person, but despite all this , it is quite difficult to find the video or VCD for this film...