Lunar Eclipse (film)

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Lunar Eclipse
Directed by Wang Quan'an
Produced by Beijing Film Studio
Written by Wang Quan'an
Starring Yu Nan
Wu Chao
Hu Xiaoguang
Music by Zhang Yang
Cinematography Gao Fei
Editing by Dayyan Eng
Release date(s) 1999
Running time 95 min.
Country China
Language Mandarin
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Lunar Eclipse (simplified Chinese: 月蚀; traditional Chinese: 月蝕; pinyin: Yùe shí) is a 1999 Chinese film and the directorial debut from Sixth Generation helmer Wang Quan'an. It is also the feature film debut of Wang's most frequent collaborator/muse Yu Nan. Unlike his later two films which focuses 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.

With its themes of dual female identities, the film is often referenced in conjunction with Lou Ye's Suzhou River. [1][2]

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[edit] Cast

  • Yu Nan as Ya Nan, a young bride
  • Hu Xiaoguang as Guohao, Ya Nan's husband
  • Wu Chao as Xiaobing, a minivan driver and amateur photographer

[edit] Reception

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] See also

  • Suzhou River, Lou Ye's 2000 film that share similar themes

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ma, Jean Y. (2003-06-22). Doubled lives, dissimulated history: Hou Hsiao Hsien's Good Men, Good Women. Post Script. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
  2. ^ Elley, Derek (2000-09-05). A Lingering Face review. Variety. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.

[edit] External links

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