Saturday Fiction Explained

Saturday Fiction
Director:	Lou Ye
Starring:	Gong Li Mark Chao Joe Odagiri
Studio:	United Entertainment Partners
Distributor:	United Entertainment Partners Lumix Media Bir Film Strand Releasing Shaw Organisation
Runtime:	126 minutes
Country:	China
Language:	Mandarin English Japanese French
Gross:	^[1]

Saturday Fiction is a 2019 Chinese drama film directed by Lou Ye. Written by Yingli Ma and starring Gong Li, Mark Chao, and Joe Odagiri, it was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.^[2] The film had its premiere on 4 September 2019 at the festival.^[3] It was released theatrically on October 15, 2021 in China.^[4]

Cast

The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival, where it had premiered on 4 September 2019. Later that month the film played at the 57th New York Film Festival^[5] It was also selected as closing film of 11th Beijing International Film Festival to be screened on 29 September 2021.^[6]

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Web site: Joker, Ad Astra, The Laundromat, Marriage Story to Compete in Venice. Vivarelli. Nick. Variety. 25 July 2019. 25 July 2019.
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Web site: 《兰心大剧院》：当娄烨遇见"大明星". "Lanxin Theater": When Lou Ye met the "big star". zh. The Paper. 2021-10-13. 2023-11-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20231103144329/https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_14880653. 2023-11-03. live.
Web site: 57th New York Film Festival Main Slate Announced. 57th New York Film Festival. 6 August 2019.
News: Opening and Closing Film Announced: The Battle at Lake Changjin and Saturday Fiction Will Meet Audience at BJIFF . 14 September 2021 . BJIFF . 10 September 2021.