Spring Fever (2009 film)
| Spring Fever | |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 春風沉醉的夜晚 |
| Simplified | 春风沉醉的夜晚 |
| Mandarin | Chūn fēng chén zuì de wǎn shàng |
| Directed by | Lou Ye |
| Produced by | Nai An Sylvain Bursztejn Lou Ye |
| Written by | Mei Feng |
| Starring | Qin Hao Chen Sicheng Tan Zhuo Wu Wei Jiang Jiaqi |
| Music by | Peyman Yazdanian |
| Cinematography | Zeng Jian |
| Editing by | Robin Weng Zeng Jian Florence Bresson |
| Studio | Dream Factory HK Rosem Films |
| Distributed by | France: Le Pacte |
| Release date(s) | Cannes: 13 May 2009 |
| Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong France China |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese |
Spring Fever (Chinese: 春风沉醉的晚上; literally "A Night Deeply Drunk on the Spring Breeze") is a 2009 Chinese film directed by Lou Ye. The production of the film is in defiance of a five-year ban on filmmaking imposed by China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) for his previous film, Summer Palace.[1] Filmed in Nanjing, the film was described to be about a young threesome overcome with erotic longings.[2]
By the time of the film's premiere at the Cannes Festival on 13 May 2009, it was known that Lou had circumvented the five-year ban imposed upon him after Summer Palace by having Spring Fever registered as a Hong Kong/French co-production.[3]
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[edit] Plot
China, 2007. Spring. The protagonist is a private investigator hired to spy on a man who is having an affair with another man. However, the investigator becomes entangled in a love triangle with the boyfriend of the man he's investigating and his own girlfriend.
[edit] Cast
- Qin Hao (Chinese: 秦昊) as Jiang Cheng (Chinese: 姜成)
- Chen Sicheng (Chinese: 陈思成) as Luo Haitao (Chinese: 罗海涛)
- Tan Zhuo (Chinese: 谭卓) as Li Jing (Chinese: 李静)
- Wu Wei (Chinese: 吴伟) as Wang Ping (Chinese: 王平)
- Jiang Jiaqi (Chinese: 江佳奇) as Lin Xue (Chinese: 林雪)
[edit] Release
In April 2009, it was announced that Spring Fever was to be shown in competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[4][5] Little else was known about the film at the time, except that Lou was in the process of editing the film in Paris.[1] Like Summer Palace, Spring Fever was to be screened without government approval.[1]
[edit] Reception
An early review by industry watcher Variety, following Spring Fever's premiere in the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, was critical of the film's "overlong" running-length of 116 minutes, and its overly "Euro tastes (and Western sensibilities)," especially when compared with Lou's breakout film Suzhou River.[3]
The film won the award for Best Screenplay at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival for its writer Mei Feng.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Associated Press (2009-04-24). "Banned Chinese film at Cannes". The Straits Times. http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Lifestyle/Story/STIStory_367950.html. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd (2009-04-16). "Cannes taps heavy hitters". Variety. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=story&id=1061&articleid=VR1118002479&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- ^ a b Elley, Derek (2009-05-13). "Spring Fever Review". Variety. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940249.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=Spring+Fever. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ a b "Festival de Cannes: Spring Fever". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/10901155/year/2009.html. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ^ Elley, Derek and John Hopewell (2009-04-23). "Cannes unveils lineup". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002762.html. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- Spring Fever at AllRovi
- Spring Fever at Box Office Mojo
- Spring Fever at Cannes Film Festival
- Spring Fever at the Chinese Movie Database
- Spring Fever at the Internet Movie Database
- Spring Fever at Metacritic
- Spring Fever at Rotten Tomatoes
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