Lunar Eclipse is a 1999 Chinese film and the directorial debut from Sixth Generation director Wang Quan'an. It is also the feature film debut of Wang's most frequent collaborator/muse Yu Nan. Unlike his next two films, which focus on rural communities, Lunar Eclipse is an urban drama following the wife of a newlywed couple (Yu Nan) who becomes mesmerized by an amateur photographer (Wu Chao) who claims to have once been in love with a woman who looked just like her. The film was produced by the Beijing Film Studio.
| Lunar Eclipse | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 月蝕 |
| Simplified Chinese | 月蚀 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yùe shí |
| Directed by | Wang Quan'an |
| Written by | Wang Quan'an |
| Starring | Yu Nan Wu Chao Hu Xiaoguang |
| Cinematography | Gao Fei |
| Edited by | Dayyan Eng |
| Music by | Zhang Yang |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
With its themes of dual female identities, the film is often referenced in conjunction with Lou Ye's Suzhou River.[1][2]
Cast edit
- Yu Nan as Ya Nan, a young bride
- Hu Xiaoguang as Guohao, Ya Nan's husband is Ying Yan Xiang
- Wu Chao as Xiaobing, a minivan driver and amateur photographer
Reception edit
Awards and nominations edit
- 2000 22nd Moscow International Film Festival - Lunar Eclipse was in competition for the festival's top prize, the Golden St. George, though it failed to win. It did, however, win the FIPRESCI Prize.[3]
- 2001 Deauville Asian Film Festival - Lunar Eclipse won a prize for Best Actress for Yu Nan's performance.
See also edit
- Suzhou River, Lou Ye's 2000 film that share similar themes
References edit
- ^ Ma, Jean Y. (2003-06-22). "Doubled lives, dissimulated history: Hou Hsiao Hsien's Good Men, Good Women". Post Script. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ Elley, Derek (2000-09-05). "A Lingering Face review". Variety. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ "22nd Moscow International Film Festival (2000)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
External links edit
- Lunar Eclipse at IMDb
- Lunar Eclipse at the Chinese Movie Database
- Lunar Eclipse at Cinemasie
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