| Love Song 1980 | |||||||||||
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| Director: | Mei Feng | ||||||||||
| Producer: | Song Yang | ||||||||||
| Music: | Zbigniew Preisner | ||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Zhu Jinjing | ||||||||||
| Distributor: | Parallax Films | ||||||||||
| Released: | [1] | ||||||||||
| Runtime: | 127 min | ||||||||||
| Country: | China | ||||||||||
| Language: | Chinese Mandarin | ||||||||||
Love Song 1980 is a 2020 Chinese romantic drama film written directed by Mei Feng, starring Li Xian and Chun Xia. Won the best film award in the "Developing Film Project" section of the 3rd Pingyao International Film Festival and was once again nominated for the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival - Tokyo Premiere 2020" unit.[2] The film is adapted from Yu Xiaodan’s novel "The Lover in 1980". It tells the story of young people in the 1980s, facing the fate of the times and social waves, using love as a guide, seeking spiritual truth.[3]
Set in Beijing during the early 1980s, Zheng Wu and Zheng Wen are brothers in their twenties, living their most vibrant and youthful years. Zheng Wu takes his classmates and younger brother, Zheng Wen out for dinner, in which he introduces Mao Zhen and her best friend, Feng Siyi. Zheng Wen becomes enamored of Mao Zhen, an amicable, outgoing, and mystic young woman.
Zheng Wu accidentally drowns in a lake and dies. Anguished from this loss, Zhengwen enters university and catches up with Mao Zhen. During the four years, Zheng Wen meets the romantic and talented Lao Chai, the passionate Tan Lili who embraces love and life, as well as Cheng Qing, a hair salon owner. Upon graduation, Zhengwen ventures to the desolate Inner Mongolia, his mother's hometown, to experience the other side of life. A surprise visit from Tan Lili rejuvenates Zheng Wen, yet a sudden phone call completely changes his life, Zhengwen decides to stay.
Fangcao Film and Television officially held the opening ceremony of the filming in Beijing on September 28, 2018. They announced the crew will be filmed in Beijing, Dalian, Inner Mongolia[4] and Sichuan. The shooting period is 2 months.[5]
The production team is rigorous in scenes, clothing, props, etc., trying to restore a Beijing in the 1980s.
Love Song 1980 was worldwide premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival. The film was the opening night film at the 3rd Hainan Island International Film Festival where it won Audience Choice Award for Best Feature-Fiction Length Film.
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | |
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| Pingyao International Film Festival | 2019 | Film Project in Development (WIP) Huayi Brothers Best Film | Love Song 1980 | ||
| Tokyo International Film Festival | 2020 | Worldwide Premiere | Love Song 1980 | ||
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2020 | Best Director | Mei Feng | [6] | |
| Hainan Island International Film Festival | 2020 | Audience Choice Award - Featured Fiction Film | Love Song 1980 | ||