And the Spring Comes

Infobox Chinese Film
name = And the Spring Comes


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director = Gu Changwei
producer = Gu Changwei
Er Yong
writer = Li Qiang
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starring = Jiang Wenli
Wu Guohua
Li Guangjie
Dong Xuan
Jiao Gang
Zhang Yao
music = Dou Peng
cinematography = Wang Lei
editing = Yang Hongyu
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released = Rome Film Festival:
24 October, 2007
China:
11 April, 2008
runtime = 105 minutes
country = People's Republic of China
language = Mandarin
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imdb_id = 1214973
jianti =立春
fanti =立春
pinyin = lì chūn

"And the Spring Comes" (zh-cp|c=立春|p= lì chūn ) is a 2007 film directed by Gu Changwei, written by Li Qiang. This is Gu's second feature following his acclaimed feature debut "Peacock". The film premiered at the 2007 Rome Film Festival, and the lead actress Jiang Wenli, also Gu Changwei's wife, won the best actress award. cite web
url=http://www.romacinemafest.it/romacinemafest/dettaglio_news.php?idNews=50&lang=en
title=2007 RomeFilmFest Awards
publisher=RomeFilmFest | date=7 October2007]

Synopsis

Set in a small town near Baotou, Wang Cailing is a vocal teacher who has an magnificent voice and a big dream—to be an opera (Italian Opera, not Beijing Opera) singer at the National Opera House. She is not dreaming alone: she meets a young man who wants to be a China's Vincent van Gogh and a gay ballet dancer who pasts his prime, and many other artist misfits. All of them struggle not only to realize their dreams, but more pressingly, to get accepted and understood by the society.

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External links

*imdb title|id=1214973|title=And the Spring Comes
* [http://www.dianying.com/en/title/lc-2006 "And the Spring Comes"] at the Chinese Movie Database