Les filles du botaniste
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Les filles du botaniste | |
---|---|
Les filles du botaniste film poster |
|
Directed by | Dai Sijie |
Written by | Dai Sijie |
Starring | Mylène Jampanoï, Li Xiaoran |
Distributed by | Europa |
Release date(s) | April 26, 2006 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
Language | Chinese |
IMDb profile |
Les filles du botaniste is a Chinese film, released in 2006. Its English title is The Chinese Botanist's Daughters.
Set in China in the 1990s, the film tells the story of, Li Ming, a young orphan, who leaves to study at the home of a renowned botanist. A secretive man and commanding father, he lives on an island that he has transformed into a luxurious garden. Anxious to share this solitary life, his daughter, An, welcomes with joy the arrival of the female student. Soon their friendship develops into a sensual, but forbidden attraction. Incapable of separating themselves, Ming and An create a dangerous arrangement to be able to continue spending their lives together.
Tagline: The first of liberties is the one to love.
Date of release: (In Europe) 26 April 2006
Director: Dai Sijie
[edit] Casting
- Mylène Jampanoï — Li Ming
- Li Xiaoran — An
- Dongfu Lin — Botanist