Summer Snow (film)
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| Directed by | Ann Hui |
| Written by | Man Keung Chan |
| Produced by | Ann Hui |
| Starring | Roy Chiao Josephine Siao |
| Cinematography | Pin Bing Lee |
| Edited by | Yee Shun Wong |
| Music by | Otomo Yoshihide |
| Distributed by | Daiei Motion Picture Company Toko-Tokuma |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HKD 14 million (Hong Kong) |
Summer Snow (Chinese: 女人四十, Cantonese: Loey Yen Sei Seup, Mandarin: Nu ren si shi, also known as Woman, Forty) is a 1995 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by Ann Hui. It stars Josephine Siao and Roy Chiao in leading roles. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]
Plot
Summer Snow tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun,[3] who is a housewife in her forties trying cope with the upheavals in her family. Her supportive mother-in-law has just died and her husband, who is a driving test examiner, is not giving her the support.
Cast
- Josephine Siao as May Sun
- Roy Chiao as Lin Sun
- Law Kar-ying as Bing Sun
- Allen Ting as Allen Sun
- Koon-Lan Law as Lan Sun
- Ping Ha as Mrs. Han
- Shun Lau as Mr. Lo
- Ching Yee Chong as Carrie Chin (Daughter-In-Law)
- Gin Tsang as Janice
- Sin Hung Tam as Ying Sun (Bing's Mother)
- Ann Hui as Neighbour
- Fai Chow as Bing's Brother
- Stephen Fung as Cannon
Awards
In 1995, Summer Snow won four Golden Horse Awards at the Golden Horse Film Festival and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Silver Berlin Bear at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. Josephine Siao also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at Berlin.[4] The following year it won the Grand Prix at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival, several Golden Bauhinia Awards, several Hong Kong Film Awards and the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress and Best Film.[5]
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Director (Ann Hui)
- Won: Best Actor (Roy Chiao)
- Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao)
- Won: Best Supporting Actor (Law Kar-Ying)
- Won: Best Screenplay (Chan Man-Keung)
32nd Golden Horse Awards
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao)
- Won: Best Supporting Actor (Law Kar-Ying)
- Won: Best Cinematography (Lee Pin-Bing)
- Nominated: Best Director (Ann Hui)
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Director (Ann Hui)
- Won: Best Actor (Roy Chiao)
- Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao)
- Won: Best Supporting Actor (Law Kar-Ying)
- Won: Best Screenplay (Chan Man-Keung)
- Nominated: Best Art Direction (Wong Yank)
- Nominated: Best Film Editing (Wong Yee Shun)
- Nominated: Best New Performer (Allen Ting)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Law Koon-Lan)
2nd Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao)
See also
- List of submissions to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Plot Synopsis". Allmovie. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1995 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Awards for Nu ren si shi". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 29 December 2007.