Age of Bloom
2001 3m movie Film China

Age of Bloom

花樣的年華

Age of Bloom is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

花樣的年華

A montage of scenes from vintage Chinese films—most of which were considered lost until some nitrate prints were discovered in a California warehouse in the 1990s—set to the song "Hua yang de nian hua" ("Age of Bloom") by Zhou Xuan.

China × Hong Kong Co-Production

China (lead)Hong Kong

Other China×Hong Kong titles

Other Titles From Block 2 Pictures

The 2000–2002 China Window

In the crowded 2000-2002 China release window, Age of Bloom sits at #21 of 28. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. The Grand Mansion Gate
    #1

    The Grand Mansion Gate

    ★ 9.3 · 2001
  2. Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
    #2

    Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre

    ★ 8.6 · 2002
  3. Laughing in the Wind
    #3

    Laughing in the Wind

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  4. Devils on the Doorstep
    #4

    Devils on the Doorstep

    ★ 8.1 · 2000
  5. Kangxi Dynasty
    #5

    Kangxi Dynasty

    ★ 7.9 · 2001
  6. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks
    #6

    Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks

    ★ 7.6 · 2002
  7. Hero
    #7

    Hero

    ★ 7.5 · 2002
  8. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    #8

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    ★ 7.4 · 2000

The 2000s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Age of Bloom premiered alongside 10 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 10 other China films in 2001.

The 78th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

31
Reviews
52nd
Review-volume percentile
8th
Popularity percentile

31 audience reviews — more than 52% of China films in our index.

Review volume (52th percentile) outruns trending popularity (8th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

6.1
TMDB Rating
31
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #694 of 946 China films indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.6 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Drama productions specifically: #432 of 547 (top 79%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, Hong Kong
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesBlock 2 Pictures, Xian Longrui Film and TV Culture Media Co.
Runtime3m
Release DateFebruary 12, 2001
IMDbtt0286704