''Night Peacock'' (french: Le Paon de Nuit; ) is a 2016
romantic drama film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...
directed by
Dai Sijie.
The film is a Chinese-French
co-production. It stars
Liu Yifei
Crystal Liu (born An Feng; August 25, 1987), better known by her stage name Liu Yifei (), is a Chinese-American actress, singer, and model. She has appeared multiple times on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list and was named one of the New Four D ...
,
Liu Ye,
Yu Shaoqun and
Leon Lai. The film was released in mainland China by SMG Pictures and Beijing Lupiaoda Media on 20 May 2016.
Plot
The film is set in
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
and in
France.
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]
Cast
*Liu Yifei
Crystal Liu (born An Feng; August 25, 1987), better known by her stage name Liu Yifei (), is a Chinese-American actress, singer, and model. She has appeared multiple times on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list and was named one of the New Four D ...
[
* Liu Ye][
* Yu Shaoqun][
* Leon Lai][
]
Production
The film was shot in Paris, France, and in Chengdu, China.[
]
Reception
The film has grossed at the Chinese box office.
Critical
The film was awarded first prize under the Special Chinese Film category at the 40th Montreal World Film Festival, and Liu was nominated as Best Actress. It also won the Golden Angel Award for Film at the 12th Chinese American Film Festival.
References
External links
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2016 films
2016 romantic drama films
Chinese romantic drama films
Films directed by Dai Sijie
Films set in Chengdu
Films set in France
Films shot in Paris
Films shot in Sichuan
French romantic drama films
2010s French films
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