In the Heat of the Sun

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In The Heat Of The Sun
Directed by Jiang Wen
Starring Xia Yu
Ning Jing
Release date(s) 1994
Country Flag of People's Republic of China China
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In The Heat Of The Sun (Simplified Chinese: 阳光灿烂的日子; Traditional Chinese: 陽光燦爛的日子; Hanyu Pinyin: yáng guãng càn làn de rì zi) is a 1994 movie directed by the famous Chinese actor Jiang Wen. This was Jiang Wen's first foray into directing after years as a leading man.

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The film is set in Beijing during the Cultural Revolution. It is told from the perspective of Monkey (this is supposed to be a young Jiang Wen), who is a teenage boy at the time. Monkey and his friends are free to roam the streets of Beijing day and night because the Cultural Revolution has caused their parents to be either busy or away. Most of the story happens during one summer, so the main characters are even more free because there is no school.

This film is significant in its unique perspective of the Cultural Revolution. Far from the Cultural Revolution-set films of Chinese 5th-generation filmmakers (Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Tian Zhuangzhuang), In The Heat Of the Sun is mellow and dream-like, and portrays memories of that era positively.

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Somewhat popular in China and very obscure in the United States, In The Heat Of The Sun is also named by American director Quentin Tarantino as one of his favorite films to come out of East Asia. The film also won the Venice International Film Festival's Best Actor prize for its young lead actor Xia Yu as well as the Golden Horse Film Awards for Best Picture and Best Director.

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Films by Jiang Wen
Acted in: The Last Empress (1986) • Hibiscus Town (1986) • Tears of the Bridal Sedan (1987) • Red Sorghum (1987) • Black Snow (1990) • Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch (1991) • The Trail (1993) • In the Heat of the Sun (1994) • The Emperor's Shadow (1996) • Keep Cool (1997) • The Soong Sisters (1997) • Devils on the Doorstep (2000) • The Missing Gun (2002) • Green Tea (2003) • My Father and I (2003) • Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003) • Jasmine Women (2004) • A Letter from an Unknown Woman (2004) • The Sun Also Rises (2007)

Directed: In the Heat of the Sun (1994) • Devils on the Doorstep (2000) • The Sun Also Rises (2007)
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