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This films explores problems that previously never existed in China: college students fall in love, grandparents fall in love, and factory laid offs, all of which were considered unacceptable before the reform that introduced both the economic and personal freedom. It was difficult for people to adjust after decades of old ways.

Our country has not yet developed a consciousness for good films, so when i saw "The Red Suit" in a mini-film fest in the country's biggest mall there were just about seven people in the entire theater. Snobbish critics may comment on the film's faults or shortcomings, but films are not made for them, they are made for the average person on the street, just like me, and i find no fault. One thing happened at the end of the movie though, all seven (or less) of us gave it a spontaneous standing ovation, and I never saw something like that ever since. The story is simple but it touches something inside you... You shelled out money to watch something made by an obscure director (never heard of him or the entire cast) in almost zero budget (by Hollywood standards)with a title based on a garment seen only about four times in the movie. But it makes you happy....