Lunar_Eclipse_(film)

<i>Lunar Eclipse</i> (film)

Lunar Eclipse (film)

1999 Chinese film

Lunar Eclipse is a 1999 Chinese film and the directorial debut from Sixth Generation director Wang Quan'an. It is also the feature film debut of Wang's most frequent collaborator/muse Yu Nan. Unlike his next two films, which focus 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 the Beijing Film Studio.

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With its themes of dual female identities, the film is often referenced in conjunction with Lou Ye's Suzhou River.[1][2]

Cast

  • Yu Nan as Ya Nan, a young bride
  • Hu Xiaoguang as Guohao, Ya Nan's husband is Ying Yan Xiang
  • Wu Chao as Xiaobing, a minivan driver and amateur photographer

Reception

Awards and nominations

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Ma, Jean Y. (2003-06-22). "Doubled lives, dissimulated history: Hou Hsiao Hsien's Good Men, Good Women". Post Script. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  2. [2]
    Elley, Derek (2000-09-05). "A Lingering Face review". Variety. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  3. [3]
    "22nd Moscow International Film Festival (2000)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
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