A Beautiful New World

A Beautiful New World
Traditional 美麗新世界
Simplified 美丽新世界
Mandarin Měilí xīn shìjiè
Directed by Shi Runjiu
Produced by Peter Loehr
Written by Shi Runjiu
Liu Fendou
Wang Yao
Starring Jiang Wu
Tao Hong
Chen Ning
Cinematography Lü Yue
Editing by Yang Hongyu
Distributed by Fortissimo Films
Release date(s) Berlin:
February 19, 1999
Hong Kong:
October 15, 1999
Running time 97 min.
Language Mandarin
Budget $300,000 (estimated)[1]

A Beautiful New World (美丽新世界) is a 1999 film directed by Shi Runjiu. The film, Shi's first (he had previously served as an assistant director for Lu Yue's Mr. Zhao), was co-produced by the Xi'an Film Studio and the independent Imar Film Company. It was Imar Film's second production, after 1997's Spicy Love Soup.[1]

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Plot

A Beautiful New World is a comedy that follows a young man from the country, played by Jiang Wu (the younger brother of actor and director Jiang Wen), and his experiences after moving to the Shanghai metropolis. The film additionally stars several Taiwanese pop-stars, notably Richie Ren and Wu Bai in minor roles.

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References

  1. ^ a b Elley, Derek (1999-03-09). "A Beautiful New World Review". Variety. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117491906.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=A+Beautiful+New+World. Retrieved 2008-03-12. 

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