Hello
Hello, Grandpa?
Can I come stay with you
in the mountains?
When I was little
I lived in the mountains
with my grandparents
Grandpa used to say
Just look up at the starry sky
and the whole world will seem so vast
They're all modern French artists
Come any time
We have on-site commentators
No problem, just call me
I'll wait for you there
No, it's really progressive
Who buys old paintings these days?
Modern art goes up in value
Sure
Next time there's an auction, we'll go
Hello
Hello, Grandpa
Mei?
Are you on the train?
You went home?
I'm home
Mei
Grandpa's wondering
what gift to make for you?
Oh
An elephant
A blue elephant
OK. I'll bring it when I come visit
Grandpa
Come soon
I really miss you
Mom, what are you doing?
Travel stuff
I'm leaving in two days
I'll be back before New Y ears
Again?
Haven't started?
Waiting for me?
Let's eat
What do you think?
It's silly
You're wearing a hat at the dinner table?
Mei
Dad made sweet and sour pork
your favorite
Mei
What's wrong?
My trip to Paris is cancelled
How come?
Come on, tell me what's going on
Can you just leave me alone?
Come back and finish dinner first
I need to be alone for a bit, please
Please get out of my room
Your room?
When did it become 'your' room?
When you put a bed in your study
What's that supposed to mean?
Let's not fight, OK?
It's not that serious
Yeah, it's never serious for you
it's always me...
Shall we finish the 'Starry Night' puzzle?
Mei, go back to your room
I'll be there in a bit
All of us?
Be a good girl
Go back to your room
Good girl
Merry Christmas
I don't know who you are
But I want to tell you
Merry Christmas
G RAD E 7, CLASS 3
OK, everybody
Settle down
Come on, Back to your seats
We have a new student
Come on, come on in
Introduce yourself
My name is Jay
He's a bit shy
H is name is Jay
His last name is Chou
Jay Chou
He's joining our class
Let's all help him settle in
Let's give him a round of applause
You can sit there
Open up your books
Shawn
What chapter are we on?
I don't have my textbook
You confiscated it last time...
Through interacting with others
We can better understand ourselves
Discover our strengths and weaknesses
And gain a sense of balance
If we find our strengths
we can use them
Build our self-confidence
And unlock our potential
You there!
We're in the middle of a lesson
Where do you think you're going?
The bathroom
You didn't think to ask?
May I go to the bathroom?
He's so cocky
Hurry back
Everyone else
Pay attention, let's continue
Mei
We're going for some crepes
Want to come?
I...
Come on, let's go
I have to be home early
Next time, OK?
Next time
What are you doing?
Studying
Look what I bought you
Hang it up for me
No way! Naked women!
Shawn! What are you doing?
Let me see
You can look and I can't?
Check it what the new kid drew!
Go away!
Stop it!
You guys, look!
Look at the naked women!
Look!
Stop it guys!
Hey, Shawn
What are you doing?
Looking at naked women
Stop it!
Class rep. What happened?
He...
Shawn
What's that?
Take a look yourself
Whose is this?
His
Don't take someone Else's stuff!
Jay
I'm sorry
None of your business
Miss Chang
Jay's...
Jay's sketchbook
How should I put it?
It's not that the school doesn't value art
It's just that, some of Jay's sketches
Can lead to some wrong thoughts
For the other students...
You know schoolboys
They're very immature
They can't tell the difference
Between art and pornography
Just as long as you teachers can
Jay won't bring that sketchbook
to school anymore
Right?
You think you're cool?
Not so cocky now!
Kick him!
You asked for it!
Stop it!
Let Jay go!
Are you okay?
I'll survive
How many times have I told you
It is never OK to hurt a girl
M rs Chou
Jay never hit me
Some boys were bullying me
Jay got hurt coming to help me
Mom, let's go
Is someone picking you up?
Y es
Thank you
The two of them
They were making out in an alley
Totally shameless!
No way!
Shawn saw...
Dad
Help me with this
You went to see Grandpa?
Mei
Grandpa's sick
He's in the hospital
This elephant
was when I went to get Grandpa
he said to give it to you
Can I go see Grandpa?
It's past your bed time
Dad!
Let Grandpa rest a bit
I'll take you tomorrow
You coming too?
Come on
Let's go
We'll go see Grandpa together
Grandpa
Grandpa
Mei
Where's your Mom and Dad?
You came by yourself?
You can have the elephant
I don't want it
When you get better
Make him a fourth leg, then I'll take him
OK
Dad!
Mom!
We're going out
Be a good girl, stay home
Mei
We're leaving now
You're really not coming?
You don't want to say goodbye to Grandpa?
Don't force her if she doesn't want to
Hey, young lady!
Excuse me!
Mei
You forgot to pay
You forgot to pay
Mei
About...
The...
The classroom decoration contest
Teacher asked me to do it
I was wondering...
Can you help me with it?
I can't finish by myself
OK
Really?
Morning
Good morning
I drew it out, just follow the steps
So now I'm up to...
Here
This one
A bit to the left
Down a little
Check it out
Mei and Jay, they're at it again
Over there, being all lovey
U p a bit, over there
That's good
Shawn, what are you doing?
This looks good!
Can I have it?
Looks good, just like me
We match
Thanks!
Give it back
There are so many animals
Elephants, squirrels, sheep...
Let me have this one. Thanks
Don't mess with other people's stuff
What! I can't have it?
I'll take it if I want to!
What?
Knock it off!
What? I dare you to hit me
Too scared? Go on
Give it back
Shawn, stop it!
Keep at it and I'll get the teacher
Call him, I don't care
I'm not scared of him
Stop it, Shawn
Shawn, listen to the class rep
Here we go again
He's always like this
So childish
Shawn
Give it back
Who wants these stupid things, anyway
Mom
Get changed and we'll go eat, OK?
Mei, did you get a boyfriend?
Huh?
No
You've been coming home late
I told you, I'm busy with the competition
Are you happy?
Whatever you do
It's important to be happy
Mom...
Are you happy?
Right now, I'm...
...really happy
Remember the dance I taught you
when you were little?
That step forward, step back
clap your hands one?
Dance with me
What?
Here?
Sure!
No!
Come on!
Ready...
Jump!
This is Monet's 'Woman with a Parasol'
The woman is his wife, Camille
The boy next to her is their son
This is 'The Lovers' by Magritte
This is Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'
This is...
Renoir's 'Luncheon of the Boating Party'
How do you know all this?
My Mom studied art in Paris
So starting from when I was little
Every year my family
did puzzles of famous paintings
But lately it's just me, by myself
Can I help you?
I want to buy 'Starry Night'
Starry Night
We have it in 300, 500
Which one do you want?
I have the 1 000 pieces
But I lost a piece
Can you sell me one piece?
The center of the brightest star
We don't sell individual pieces
But, besides that
Feel free to look around
You know the origin of the jigsaw puzzle?
No
In 1 760
There was an English mapmaker
He stuck one of his maps
onto a wooden board
Then cut around the borders of the towns
And had his kids put it back together
When they were done
They knew where they lived, where home is
And that's the world's
first jigsaw puzzle
How do you know this?
It's over there
Origin of the Puzzle
You're silly!
It's written on there
And you memorized it?
My memory's good
Then...
Say it again
One day
He stuck a map onto some wood
And then
He cut out the borders of the towns
Piece by piece
And his kids put them back together
So
The world's first jigsaw...
Mom
Mom
You're not listening
Mei
If you're done eating, go to your room
I need to talk to your father
Let's go
We'll know tomorrow
if we win or not
What's wrong?
Do you think
The love between two people
can disappear?
Y es
What can be done?
I don't know
Stay with me a bit longer
This one's quite good
Yeah! nice colors
This one...
Not bad
You like this one?
No, no
It's ugly
I can't believe this one
'Roo' of Honor?
Let's go see class 3
So many people
Yeah, so many
Shawn!
Stop it!
Get him off!
Quickly!
Stop it!
Get out of the way!
Go away! stop crowding!
Mom
We're moving again?
He's come back
Here, help mom with this
We'll talk inside
Mei, stop that
Mei!
Mom and Dad
We...
Mom and Dad are getting divorced
Mom and Dad are getting divorced
Mei, you're 1 3
You understand, right?
Mei's 1 3, Mei understands
We spent a long time
Making this decision
This is best for everyone
This is best for everyone
This is between Mom and Dad
It's nothing to do with you
Don't think it's your fault
It's just that Mom and Dad
Can't live together anymore
We don't want to keep fighting
It's not fair to Mei
It's not fair to Mei
After the divorce
Mom will move out
You're in middle school now
You can decide who you want to live with
You don't have to make a decision now
And I won't move out right away
There's still a lot of things to sort out
We just thought
We should let you know
Mei
No rush
You can take your time
What are you doing?
So did you decide?
If Grandpa were still alive
They wouldn't be doing this
When did you last see the stars?
I don't remember
Let's go look at the stars
There's a truck!
What's up?
We're going to my Grandpa's house
Can we hitch a ride?
It's this way?
Y es
Hop on
Ride as far as you like
Thanks
Careful
Thank you
Bye bye!
When I was 6
My first day at school
This really embarrassing thing happened
Here
I took my lunchbox
And I went into the wrong classroom
When I was 8
I saw this girl playing piano on the TV
And I thought she was really beautiful
On my 9th birthday
I made my own birthday cake
It was a big green tea cake
When I finished, I thought it was ugly
But I took it to school
And my classmates ate it all
I didn't get a single bite
Last time I climbed this mountain
Was summer vacation two years ago
In this stream
When I played with Grandpa...
Am I talking too much?
No
You say something
I don't have anything to say
Impossible
Everyone has stories
from when they were little
I don't
Stingy
I'm not
You big stingy
I'm not stingy
Y es you are!
Hey!
I think it's this way
Looks like the path on the right
I think...
No one's walked that path for a while
But I remember it being on the left
You're sure?
Y es
It must be here
I remember these trees
Ah!
What's that!
It's nothing
Don't look, let's go
What shall we do?
Where are we?
Look!
There's a house!
Anyone here?
What?
I want to change clothes too
Didn't you bring any?
I'll go outside
Call me when you're done
No, don't leave!
I'm scared
Don't turn round!
OK
You're still there?
I'm... I'm still here
Jay!
Pervert
Jay?
Yeah
Do you think, if we die
Out here in the mountains
When people find us
They'll say we died for love?
You're silly!
I said 'if"
We're not going to die
But your Mom and Dad
Must be really worried about you
Who knows...
Maybe they haven't even noticed I'm gone
That's not possible
One time, last year
They had a huge fight
And I wanted to come see Grandpa
I went to the train station
And sat there for ages
Finally, I went home
But when I got back
They were just in their rooms
With no idea I'd been gone
When I was 9
My dad had an accident in his factory
And lost his fingers
He stayed home every day, drinking
gambling
He started to hit my mom
He would grab her by the hair
and keep on slapping her
One day
My dad was drunk
He wanted me to drink with him
I refused
So he took all my awards
And ripped them all up
I couldn't help it, I started to cry
Then he started to hit me
He said I looked down on him
I didn't look down on him
I just wanted a normal dad
Why did I have to get a dad like this?
When my mom found out
We ran away from home
And moved far away
But not long after, Dad found us
So we kept on moving
And moving
And moving
You're actually lucky
Get up
Come on
Why?
Come here
Dance with me
I...
I'll teach you
Same this side
Kick, clap!
What dance is this?
I don't know
My mom learnt it from an old movie
OK
Watch me first
Three steps forward
Turn!
Same this side
Kick...Clap...
Kick...Clap...
Three steps forward
Then like this
Good morning
Morning
Sleep well?
Yeah
Today we should follow the tracks
They should lead to the road
OK
Jay
Yeah?
Thank you
Huh, here again...
Ladies first
You first!
No, you first!
You first!
I insist, you first
Let's go!
Almost there
You can tell by smelling the leaves
Trust me
Look!
Wait for me outside
Is that OK?
Sure
Jay
Come in
OK
This is Grandpa's workbench
He made all of these
I painted these when I was little
This is my little desk
Here it is
When I was little
I came with Grandpa to look at the stars
Why won't the mist go away?
Give it time
I really hope...
You can see the stars
Mei
For this short time
I've been so happy
I never knew I could be so happy
Knowing you
Now I know
I can be lucky, too
When I get home
I have to move again
My dad, he...
Mei
Mei!
Your Grandpa's phone is cut off
I brought a cell phone
In my backpack
Sorry
I didn't mean to not tell you
It's just
If we used the cell phone
Our journey would have come to an end
Let's go home
Jay
Stay with me, OK?
Jay!
Jay!
Jay
Jay
Dad!
Mon!
Grandpa
Mei
I have a mom and dad who love me
Even though
they don't love each other anymore
I have classmates who care about me
Even though
they don't always understand me
Looking at my classmates walking away
I realized
Their summer was just starting
But my summer
Was already over
In my first year of high school
My mom and dad got divorced
A few years later
Mom went abroad and re-married
I chose to stay with Dad
At 1 3
We're very fragile
But at 1 3
We're also very tough
So
Before we have to face this cruel world
Please be gentle with us
We don't ask for much
A glance
A kind word
A rainstorm
A gust of wind
or
Just a nod of the head goodbye
It's these little kindnesses
That make us feel special
But in the end
I never got the goodbye I wanted
After that
I never saw Jay again
The little rabbit
never turned into a big rabbit
The little elephant
never turned into a big elephant
The only thing that grew
was me
Everything passes
But before letting go
Hold on, as tight as you can
Paris - Y ears later
Mei!
Merry Christmas!
Are you happy?
Yeah
Let's take a walk!
OK
Happy at school?
Yeah
You've made friends?
Yeah
How many?
Five
Do you hear that?
Y es
So beautiful!
It's Mommy
Mommy, where are you?
I'm with big sister
She bought me lots of presents!
OK
See you soon
Bye bye, Mommy
Hi, Mom
Everything's good
Y es
She's being good
Mom, it's no problem
Mom, it's snowing
Did you pick up Dad?
No need
I'll see you guys at dinner
What you looking at?
Why is it missing a piece?
Mom
See you in a bit
Y es
Merry Christmas
Can I help you?
Do you still remember?
That summer
That most splendid
Most lonely of starry nights