Varying Adolescence 1995

Directed by Gong Li

Also goes by the title "我们的从前," and the English translated title "The Way We Were." The film follows the lives of four friend in high school. Qin Wei comes to Beijing with his father to study during his third year in high school; he secretly likes his class leader, Yun Yun, but he dares not express himself too explicitly, and instead spends his days in anticipation and fantasy... The four friends plan a performance at the school's arts festival, and rehearse an absurd comedy version of "Romeo and Juliet." But instead something else happens.