Day and Night (Chinese: 日日夜夜; pinyin: Rìrì yèyè) is a 2004 Chinese film, and the second film by Sixth Generation writer-director Wang Chao. It is also known, less accurately, as Night and Day. The film constitutes the second entry in Wang Chao's loose trilogy on modern China. It was preceded by Wang's 2001 debut, The Orphan of Anyang, and would be followed by Luxury Car in 2006. The film is a Chinese-French co-production between Fang Li's Laurel Films and Sylvain Busztejn's Rosem Pictures in association with the China Film Fourth Group and Arte France Cinema; Laurel and Rosem would later reunite to produce Luxury Car.
Day and Night tells the story of a miner, Li Guangsheng (Liu Lei), in a fictional northern Chinese city who carries on an illicit affair with the wife of his friend and father figure (played by Orphan's Sun Guilin). When his friend is killed in a cave-in, the miner is wracked with guilt and takes it upon himself to end the affair, rebuild the mine, and help his friend's mentally disabled son find a wife.
Day and Night premiered in several major international film festivals, notably the 2004 Adelaide Film Festival[2] but also at Pusan[1] and Hong Kong. However, the film would ultimately fail to garner the same level of acclaim that Wang's The Orphan of Anyang was able to, though it was more technically polished than the decidedly low-budget Orphan. Critics such as Derek Elley derided the film as a "curiously lifeless item that falls short of its seemingly mythic intent."[1] As such, it is generally considered a less successful film than its predecessor.[3]
night, 2004, chinese, film, night, chinese, 日日夜夜, pinyin, rìrì, yèyè, 2004, chinese, film, second, film, sixth, generation, writer, director, wang, chao, also, known, less, accurately, night, film, constitutes, second, entry, wang, chao, loose, trilogy, modern. Day and Night Chinese 日日夜夜 pinyin Riri yeye is a 2004 Chinese film and the second film by Sixth Generation writer director Wang Chao It is also known less accurately as Night and Day The film constitutes the second entry in Wang Chao s loose trilogy on modern China It was preceded by Wang s 2001 debut The Orphan of Anyang and would be followed by Luxury Car in 2006 The film is a Chinese French co production between Fang Li s Laurel Films and Sylvain Busztejn s Rosem Pictures in association with the China Film Fourth Group and Arte France Cinema Laurel and Rosem would later reunite to produce Luxury Car Day and NightDirected byWang ChaoWritten byWang ChaoProduced byFang LiSylvain BursztejnCinematographyYihuhewulaEdited byZhou XinxiaMusic byQin WenchenDistributed byWorldwide Sales OnomaInternational theatrical Rosem FilmsRelease dateMay 14 2004 2004 05 14 Cannes Running time95 minutesCountryChinaLanguageMandarin Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Production 3 Cast 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis EditDay and Night tells the story of a miner Li Guangsheng Liu Lei in a fictional northern Chinese city who carries on an illicit affair with the wife of his friend and father figure played by Orphan s Sun Guilin When his friend is killed in a cave in the miner is wracked with guilt and takes it upon himself to end the affair rebuild the mine and help his friend s mentally disabled son find a wife Production EditThe film was shot in Wuchuan County Inner Mongolia near the provincial capital of Hohhot 1 Cast EditLiu Lei as Li Guangsheng the main character a miner in northern China Sun Guilin as Zhongmin Li Guangsheng s friend and father figure Wang Lan Xiao Ming as A Fu Zhongmin s son Wang Zheng Zhang GuangjieReception EditDay and Night premiered in several major international film festivals notably the 2004 Adelaide Film Festival 2 but also at Pusan 1 and Hong Kong However the film would ultimately fail to garner the same level of acclaim that Wang s The Orphan of Anyang was able to though it was more technically polished than the decidedly low budget Orphan Critics such as Derek Elley derided the film as a curiously lifeless item that falls short of its seemingly mythic intent 1 As such it is generally considered a less successful film than its predecessor 3 The film did manage to garner one major award however with the Golden Montgolfiere at the 2004 Nantes Three Continents Festival 4 References Edit a b c Elley Derek 2004 10 19 Day and Night Review Variety Retrieved 2008 02 19 Adelaide Film Festival Films Day and Night Adelaide Film Festival 2008 02 19 Archived from the original on 2007 12 14 Reynaud Berenice 2006 11 01 Inside and Outside The 2006 AFI Fest American Film Market Senses of Cinema Retrieved 2008 02 19 Donmez Colin Gonul Kinema Festivals University of Waterloo Kinema Archived from the original on 2008 07 25 Retrieved 2008 02 19 External links EditNight and Day at IMDb Night and Day at AllMovie Night and Day at the Chinese Movie Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Day and Night 2004 Chinese film amp oldid 1097848005, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
