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Forgetting To Know You
''Forgetting to Know You'' () is a 2013 Chinese drama film written and directed by Quan Ling. It was Quan's directorial debut. The film debuted at the 2013 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, but was not released domestically until August 29, 2014. The film is set and filmed in Baisha (白沙), a suburban town in Jiangjin District, Chongqing. The Chinese title used at Berlin International Film Festival was ''Mosheng'' (陌生; "Unfamiliar"), but it was later changed to match the English title's meaning. Cast * Tao Hong (actress, born 1972), Tao Hong as Chen Xuesong, who runs a corner shop * Guo Xiaodong as Cai Weihang, Chen's carpenter husband who wants to start a furniture business * Zhang Wan as Yuanyuan, Chen and Cai's young daughter * Wang Ziyi as Wu Junyan, a taxi driver who likes Chen * Zhang Yibai as Yang Jiucheng, rich and famous man who was once friends with Chen Plot The film deals with a normal working-class couple, whose relationship deteriorates under stress due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jia Zhangke
Jia Zhangke ( zh, c=贾樟柯, p=Jiǎ Zhāngkē, born 24 May 1970) .He is a Chinese-language film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and writer. He is the dean of the Shanxi Film Academy of Shanxi Media College and the dean of the Vancouver Film Academy of Shanghai University. He graduated from the Literature Department of Beijing Film Academy. He is generally regarded as a leading figure of the " Sixth Generation" movement of Chinese cinema, a group that also includes such figures as Wang Xiaoshuai, Lou Ye, Wang Quan'an and Zhang Yuan. Jia's early films, a loose trilogy based in his home province of Shanxi, were made outside of China's state-run film bureaucracy, and therefore are considered "underground" films. Beginning in 2004, Jia's status in his own country rose when he was allowed to direct his fourth feature film, ''The World'', with state approval. Jia's films have received critical praise and have been recognized internationally, notably winni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
