Nuan
| Nuan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Traditional Chinese | Ấm |
| Simplified Chinese | Ấm |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Nuǎn |
| Directed by | Huo Jianqi |
| Written by | Qiu Shi Novel: Mo Yan |
| Starring | Guo Xiaodong Teruyuki Kagawa Li Jia Guan Xiaotong |
| Cinematography | Sun Ming |
| Music by | Bao San |
| Distributed by | Huaxia Film Distribution Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
Nuan(Chinese:Ấm;pinyin:Nuǎn) is a2003Chinese filmdirected byHuo Jianqi.The film won theGrand Prixat the 16thTokyo International Film Festival.[1]The film is an adaptation of authorMo Yan's short story,The White Dog and the Swing.The film is set in Maoyuan, a small and ancient village inJiangxi.[2] Nuan'sproduction was delayed by the outbreak ofSARSin 2002–2003, making it miss a planned debut at theVenice Film Festivalthat September.[3]
Plot
[edit]Like Huo'sPostmen in the Mountains,Nuanis a rural drama. The film follows Lin Jinghe, a young man who, for the last ten years, has been living in the big city. When he returns home, he runs into his childhood love, Nuan. Years earlier, Nuan and Jinghe had been schoolmates. Nuan, the most popular girl in school, had fallen in love with an acrobat from a traveling troupe. When the acrobat eventually abandons her, Nuan finds herself drawn to Jinghe. One day, while playing with Jinghe, Nuan is permanently injured when she falls off a swing. Jinghe, seeing an opportunity to escape the small village heads to the city, but promises that he will be back for Nuan. Like the acrobat, however, he soon forgets about his childhood love.
Now, ten years later, he has finally returned. Nuan, however, has married a local mute.
Cast
[edit]- Actor Guo Xiaodong playsLin Jinghe,the country boy who has spent the last ten years in the city. His return to his childhood village drivesNuan'snarrative.
- Li Jia plays the title character ofNuan,Jinghe's childhood love. Like Guo Xiaodong, Li Jia was a newcomer to the movie industry.
- Teruyuki KagawaasYawa.The veteran Japanese actor would go on to win theBest Actoraward at the Tokyo International Film Festival for his role inNuan.[1]
- Guan XiaotongasYa,Nuan's daughter.
References
[edit]- ^abSchwarzacher, Lukas (2003-11-10)."'Nuan' Wins Tokyo Kudos ".Variety.Retrieved2008-07-02.
- ^"Find Childhood Love in Nuan".City Weekend.2004-05-18.Retrieved2008-07-02.
- ^"Film bucks market trend".China Daily.2003-10-28.Retrieved2008-07-02.
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