A Beautiful New World Explained
| A Beautiful New World |
| Native Name: | | Child: | yes | | Hide: | no | | Header: | none | | P: | Měilì Xīn Shìjiè |
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| Director: | Shi Runjiu |
| Producer: | Peter Loehr |
| Cinematography: | Lü Yue |
| Editing: | Yang Hongyu |
| Distributor: | Fortissimo Films |
| Runtime: | 97 minutes |
| Country: | China |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Budget: | $300,000 (estimated)[1] |
A Beautiful New World is a 1999 Chinese comedy film directed by Shi Runjiu. The film, Shi's first (he had previously served as an assistant director for Lu Yue's Mr. Zhao), was co-produced by Xi'an Film Studio and the independent Imar Film Company. It was Imar Film's second production, coming after 1997's Spicy Love Soup.[1]
Set in Shanghai, the film stars Jiang Wu and Tao Hong as a mismatched pair. Taiwanese pop stars Richie Jen and Wu Bai are cast in minor roles.
Cast
- Jiang Wu as Zhang Baogen, a country boy, who upon winning the lottery, heads to Shanghai to claim his prize, a new apartment.
- Tao Hong as Huang Jinfang, Baogen's debt ridden city cousin, who apprehensively offers up her home to her distant country relative.
- Chen Ning as Chen Minghui, Jinfang's best friend.
- Richie Jen as Bai, Minghui's boyfriend.
- Wu Bai as Liang, a street musician, who befriends Baogen.
- Tong Zhengwei as Auntie Cai, Jinfang's elderly neighbor.
- Cheng Lei (cameo)
- Niu Ben (cameo)
Reception
Derek Elley of Variety praised the film as "a beautifully played, accessible pic that rewrites the rule book on mainland Chinese cinema."[1]
Awards and nominations
References
- A Beautiful New World Review. Elley, Derek. . 1999-03-09. 2008-03-12.
- Web site: 北京大学生电影节历届获奖名单（第1～20届）. Beijing College Student Film Festival. 2015-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117203551/http://www.bcsff.cn/posts/30. 2015-11-17. dead.
- Web site: 19th Annual Hawaii International Film Festival. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020123746/http://www.hiff.org/about-hiff/history/hiff-1999/. dead. 2013-10-20. Hawaii International Film Festival.
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