And the Spring Comes

And the Spring Comes (Chinese: 立春; pinyin: lì chūn) is a 2007 film directed by Gu Changwei, written by Li Qiang. This is Gu's second feature following his acclaimed feature debut Peacock. The film premiered at the 2007 Rome Film Festival, and the lead actress Jiang Wenli, also Gu Changwei's wife, won the Best Actress award.[1]

And the Spring Comes
Traditional立春
Simplified立春
Mandarinlì chūn
Directed byGu Changwei
Produced byGu Changwei
Er Yong
Written byLi Qiang
StarringJiang Wenli
Wu Guohua
Li Guangjie
Dong Xuan
Jiao Gang
Zhang Yao
Music byDou Peng
CinematographyWang Lei
Edited byYang Hongyu
Release date
  • 24 October 2007 (2007-10-24) (Rome Film Festival)
  • 11 April 2008 (2008-04-11) (China)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Synopsis

Set in a small town near Baotou, Wang Cailing is a vocal teacher who has a magnificent voice and a big dream—to be an opera (Italian Opera) singer at the National Opera House. She is not dreaming alone: There's a young man who wants to be China's Vincent van Gogh. She also meets a gay ballet dancer who is past his prime. She falls in with a few other bohemian artists. All of them struggle not only to realize their dreams, but more pressingly, to get accepted and understood by the society.

Critical reception

Lead actress Jiang Wenli (who played Wang Cailing) won Best Actress from the Rome Film Festival and Golden Rooster Awards for her performance.

References
  1. "2007 RomeFilmFest Awards". RomeFilmFest. 7 October 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2008.


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