Lan Yu (film)

: Lan Yu "is also the Chinese name for Orchid Island."Infobox Chinese Film
name = Lan Yu


director = Stanley Kwan
producer = Zhang Yongning
writer = Jimmy Ngai
starring = Hu Jun, Liu Ye, Su Jin, Li Huatong, Luo Fang, Zhang Yongning, Li Shuang, Zhao Minfen, Zhang Fan
movie_music = n/a
distributor = Yongning Creative Workshop
released = 18 May 2001
runtime = 86 minutes
language = Mandarin
imdb_id = 0292066
music =
awards =
budget =
jianti = 蓝宇
fanti = 藍宇
pinyin = Lán Yǔ

"Lan Yu" (zh-cp|c=蓝宇|p=Lán Yǔ) is a gay-themed Chinese film by Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan in 2001. This movie is based on a popular cyber story in China called "Beijing story".

Plot synopsis

The movie, which was directed by internationally acclaimed director Stanley Kwan, tells a romantic and tragic love story of two men. The story is set in Beijing in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and makes vivid reference to the Tiananmen Square massacre. The film can be counted as a mainland-made movie as most of the crew are from mainland China.

In the movie, Lan Yu (Liu Ye), an architecture student in desperate need of money, finds himself in the bed of successful businessman Chen Handong (Hu Jun). While Lan Yu falls in love, Chen tries his best to avoid emotional attachment, showering Lan Yu with expensve gifts and even getting married. However, as the years go by, Chen soon realizes that he cannot live without Lan Yu.

Critical reception

This film received rave reviews from critics, and won numerous awards in various movie festivals throughout Hong Kong and Taiwan, including Liu Ye's win for Best Actor at Taiwan's 38th Golden Horse Awards. It was also an official selection at many major film festivals, including the Sundance and Cannes film festivals.

External links

*imdb title|id=0292066|title=Lan Yu
* [http://lanyu.gstage.com/english About "Lanyu"]
* [http://leiden.dachs-archive.org/tongzhi/rvc/IIASN31_27.pdf Gay Literature from China] (includes synopsis of Lan Yu)