- Lunar Eclipse (film)
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name = Lunar Eclipse
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director =Wang Quan'an
producer =Beijing Film Studio
writer = Wang Quan'an
starring =Yu Nan
Wu ChaoHu Xiaoguang
music = Zhang Yang
cinematography =Gao Fei
editing =Dayyan Eng
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released = 1999
runtime = 95 min.
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language = Mandarin
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imdb_id = 190887"Lunar Eclipse" (zh-stp|s=月蚀|t=月蝕|p=Yùe shí) is a 1999 Chinese film and the
directorial debut from Sixth Generation helmerWang Quan'an . It is also the feature film debut of Wang's most frequent collaborator/museYu 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 theBeijing Film Studio .With its themes of dual female identities, the film is often referenced in conjunction with
Lou Ye 's "Suzhou River". [cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/educational-services/746523-1.html|title= Doubled lives, dissimulated history: Hou Hsiao Hsien's Good Men, Good Women|publisher= Post Script|author = Ma, Jean Y.|date =2003-06-22|accessdate=2008-01-06] [cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117787993.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|title=A Lingering Face review|publisher=Variety|author=Elley, Derek|date=2000-09-05|accessdate=2008-01-06]Cast
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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 photographerReception
Awards and nominations
* 2000
Moscow International Film Festival - "Lunar Eclipse" was in competition for the festival's top prize, the Golden St. George, though it failed to win. It did, however, win theFIPRESCI Prize.
* 2001Deauville Asian Film Festival - "Lunar Eclipse" won a prize for Best Actress forYu Nan 's performance.See also
* "Suzhou River", Lou Ye's 2000 film that share similar themes
References
External links
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* [http://www.dianying.com/en/title/ys-1999 "Lunar Eclipse"] at the Chinese Movie Database
* [http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/oeuvre/lunareclipse/ "Lunar Eclipse"] at Cinemasie
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