Chinese film "Suzhou River" is a dramatic tale about a poor courier boy's love for a rich business man's daughter. It describes in detail how and why this relationship soured due to one of the partner's selfish motives. The use of Suzhou river is highly symbolic in this film. It helps viewers to identify the lovers' destinies which are inextricably linked to each other's fate. For this film, Chinese director Lou Ye has made an extensive use of video. This film was shot in year 2000, a time when any ordinary person interested in cinema in mainland China was forced to watch classics of cinema on bootleg video cassettes. It is also important to note that in "Suzhou River" the development of love story happens within the scope of customs of Chinese culture. Although there are some intimate scenes between young lovers but there is absolutely no scope for any kind of nudity even when the director wishes to depict scenes of physical relationship between two lovers. Suzhou River does not have any political stance associated with it. It appears to be honest in its depiction of the criminal milieu in China but doesn't make any value judgments about it. It would be remembered as a romantic film which has professionally mixed elements of suspense film genre.