- Little Red Flowers
Infobox_Film
name = Little Red Flowers
caption = Promotional poster
writer =Ning Dai Zhang Yuan Wang Shuo (novel)
starring =Dong Bowen
Zhao Rui
Li XiaofengChen Li
director =Zhang Yuan
producer =Li Bowen Allen Chan
Zhang YuanMarco Mueller Wang Shuo
editing =Jacopo Quadri
cinematography = Yang Tao
distributor = Worldwide:Fortissimo Films
United Kingdom:Eureka Entertainment
released = BerlinFebruary 15 ,2006
United Kingdom:January 5 ,2007
runtime = 91 min.
language = Mandarin
music = Carlo Crivelli
budget =
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followed_by =
country = ChinaItaly
imdb_id = 0492473
amg_id = 1:340446"Little Red Flowers" (zh-cp|c=看上去很美|p=Kàn shàng qù hén měi) is a 2006 Chinese film directed by
Zhang Yuan . The film was a co-production between China'sBeijing Century Good-Tidings Cultural Development Company LTD and Italy'sDowntown Pictures . The Dutch company,Fortissimo Films handled worldwide sales.The film, based on author
Wang Shuo 's semi-autobiographical novel, "Could Be Beautiful ", follows a young four-year old boy, Fang Qiangqiang, at a kindergarten boarding school. Deposited into a world that demands conformity (rewarded by the titular little red flowers), Qiang suffers for his independence.The film is Zhang's second adaptation of a novel by Wang, after 2003's "I Love You". [cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/film/168007.htm|title=Little Red Flowers|author=that's Beijing staff|publisher=
that's Beijing |date = 2006-05-11| accessdate =2007-09-02]Cast
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Dong Bowen - Fang Qiangqiang, the four year old boy hero of the film
*Zhao Rui - Miss Li, head teacher and disciplinarian
*Li Xiaofeng - Miss Tang, a younger, more kindly teacher
*Chen Li - Principal KongReception
"Little Red Flowers" has premiered at several international
film festival s. It premiered at the 2006Berlin International Film Festival on February 15, 2006, as part of the Panorama series. In Berlin, it won theC.I.C.A.E. Award. The film also premiered at other major festivals including Sundance (as part of the World Cinema competition), andCannes where it was in-competition.Notes
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*imdb title|id=0492473|title=Little Red Flowers
*amg title|id=1:340446|title=Little Red Flowers
*rotten-tomatoes|id=little_red_flowers|title=Little Red Flowers
* [http://www.littleredflowers.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.fortissimo.nl/catalogue/title.asp?filmID=271 Fortissimo Films] official site for "Little Red Flowers"
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