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Day And Night (2004 Chinese Film)
''Day and Night'' () is a 2004 Chinese film, and the second film by Sixth Generation writer-director Wang Chao. It is also known, less accurately, as ''Night and Day''. The film constitutes the second entry in Wang Chao's loose trilogy on modern China. It was preceded by Wang's 2001 debut, ''The Orphan of Anyang'', and would be followed by '' Luxury Car'' in 2006. The film is a Chinese-French co-production between Fang Li's Laurel Films and Sylvain Busztejn's Rosem Pictures in association with the China Film Fourth Group and Arte France Cinema; Laurel and Rosem would later reunite to produce ''Luxury Car''. Synopsis ''Day and Night'' tells the story of a miner, Li Guangsheng (Liu Lei), in a fictional northern Chinese city who carries on an illicit affair with the wife of his friend and father figure (played by ''Orphans Sun Guilin). When his friend is killed in a cave-in, the miner is wracked with guilt and takes it upon himself to end the affair, rebuild the mine, and help his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Chao (director)
Wang Chao (; born January 21, 1964 in Nanjing) is a Chinese film director and screenwriter, sometimes considered part of the loosely defined "sixth generation." Wang began his career serving as an assistant director to the fifth generation auteur, Chen Kaige, working with the elder director on epics like '' Farewell My Concubine'' and ''The Emperor and the Assassin''. At the same time, he began to write fiction including several short stories and novellas, one of which would later go on to serve sa the basis of Wang's directorial debut, ''The Orphan of Anyang''. With ''Orphan'', Wang Chao would begin what was the first film of a trilogy of films based on modern life in China. He completed the trilogy with 2004's ''Day and Night'' and 2006's ''Luxury Car''. His 2014 film ''Fantasia'' was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival The 67th Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2014. New Zealand film director Jane Campion wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |