Brief Encounter
Fri Oct 23, 1:50pm
Classic romance on 35mm
This event is in the past.It took place on January 12, 2026 at Metrograph.
Chinatown, New York
⏱️230 minutes—plan accordingly
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Hu Bo's debut is a bleak, beautiful epic following four lost souls across one day in China, all drawn toward a mythical elephant in Inner Mongolia. At nearly four hours, it's slow cinema at its most hypnotic and heartbreaking.
Slow cinema
Contemporary Chinese
Arthouse epic
Melancholic
They recommend it:
Chinatown, New York
⏱️230 minutes—plan accordingly
💵Save $7 with $5/month membership
Hu Bo's debut is a bleak, beautiful epic following four lost souls across one day in China, all drawn toward a mythical elephant in Inner Mongolia. At nearly four hours, it's slow cinema at its most hypnotic and heartbreaking.
Slow cinema
Contemporary Chinese
Arthouse epic
Melancholic
They recommend it:
Matches these interests
- Slow cinema
- Contemporary Chinese
- Arthouse epic
- Melancholic
- Metrograph
- Chinatown
- New York
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