The Spring Festival Explained

The Spring Festival
Director:	Huang Jianzhong
Starring:	Li Baotian
Runtime:	90 minutes
Country:	China
Language:	Mandarin

The Spring Festival is a 1991 Chinese drama film directed by Huang Jianzhong.^[1] The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2]

Cast

• Li Baotian as Father
• Zhao Lirong as Mother
• Ding Jiali as Sister-in-law
• Ge You as Son-in-law

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
1991	Tokyo International Film Festival	Special Jury Prize	The Spring Festival		^[3]
	Best Actress	Zhao Lirong
1992	Hundred Flowers Awards	Best Picture	The Spring Festival
		Zhao Lirong		^[4]
	12th Golden Rooster Awards	Best Actress
		Best Supporting Actress			^[5]
	2nd Shanghai Film Critics Awards	Ten Best Pictures	The Spring Festival

See also

• List of submissions to the 64th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Spring Festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20141118080416/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7c1e2cb5 . dead . 18 November 2014 . 19 September 2015 . BFI.
2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
3. Web site: List of TIFF Awards. 25 June 2020 . Tokyo International Film Festival.
4. Web site: Zhao Lirong, People's Artist. People's Daily. https://web.archive.org/web/20140311071452/http://people.chinese.cn/en/article/2009-10/19/content_75784.htm. 11 March 2014.
5. Web site: 第12届电影金鸡奖获奖名单(1992年). The 12th Golden Rooster Award list of winners (1992). Chinese. 10 October 2003. Sohu. 25 June 2020.