The film is Zhang's directorial debut and would prove to be a launching pad for those both in front and behind the cameras. Screenwriters Cai Shangjun (The Red Awn) and Diao Yi'nan (Uniform, Night Train) have since gone on to direct their own films, while Liu Fendou has expanded into both directing (Green Hat) and film production (Zhang Yibai's Spring Subway). The cast is also notable for the debuts of two of China's most popular actresses, Gao Yuanyuan and Xu Jinglei.
The film is an anthology of sorts, and tells its story of love and life in modern Beijing through a series of six vignettes.
Spicy Love Soup was, in addition, the first film in mainland China to see a simultaneous release of a soundtrack, consisting largely of contemporary pop songs.[1]
Released internationally in London's East West Film Festival in June 1998, Spicy Love Soup was generally well received by western critics. Derek Elley of Variety cited the film as being a pioneering example of the "well directed" Chinese movie, that nevertheless doesn't fall into the camp of "artier" fare.[1] The film was also well received in mainland China, where it had been released a year earlier, where it became one of the most successful independent films released domestically.[2]
spicy, love, soup, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Spicy Love Soup news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Spicy Love Soup Chinese 爱情麻辣烫 pinyin Aiqing Ma La Tang is a 1997 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yang and written by Zhang Liu Fendou Cai Shangjun and Diao Yi nan based on a story by Zhang and Peter Loehr Spicy Love Soup was produced by Loehr s Imar Film Company Xi an Film Studio and Taiwanese financing 1 Spicy Love SoupTraditional Chinese愛情麻辣燙Simplified Chinese爱情麻辣烫Hanyu PinyinAiqing mala tangDirected byZhang YangWritten byZhang YangCai ShangjunDiao Yi nanLiu FendouProduced byZhang PeiminCinematographyZhang JianEdited byYang HongyuMusic byJia MinshuDistributed byXi an Film StudioRelease dateMay 1997 1997 05 Running time109 minutesLanguageMandarinBudgetUS 200 000 1 The film is Zhang s directorial debut and would prove to be a launching pad for those both in front and behind the cameras Screenwriters Cai Shangjun The Red Awn and Diao Yi nan Uniform Night Train have since gone on to direct their own films while Liu Fendou has expanded into both directing Green Hat and film production Zhang Yibai s Spring Subway The cast is also notable for the debuts of two of China s most popular actresses Gao Yuanyuan and Xu Jinglei The film is an anthology of sorts and tells its story of love and life in modern Beijing through a series of six vignettes Spicy Love Soup was in addition the first film in mainland China to see a simultaneous release of a soundtrack consisting largely of contemporary pop songs 1 Contents 1 Cast 1 1 First vignette 1 2 Second vignette 1 3 Third vignette 1 4 Fourth vignette 1 5 Fifth vignette 1 6 Sixth vignette 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksCast EditFirst vignette Edit Wang Xuebing a husband Liu Jie his wifeSecond vignette Edit Tang Sifu an elderly widow Li Mei her daughter Liu Zhao a suitor Li Tang a suitor Wen Xingyu a suitor Wakin Chau a neighborThird vignette Edit Zhao Miao a school boy Gao Yuanyuan his object of affectionFourth vignette Edit Guo Tao a husband Xu Fan and his wifeFifth vignette Edit Sun Yisheng a young boy Pu Cunxin his father Lu Liping his motherSixth vignette Edit Shao Bing a young man Xu Jinglei a young womanReception EditReleased internationally in London s East West Film Festival in June 1998 Spicy Love Soup was generally well received by western critics Derek Elley of Variety cited the film as being a pioneering example of the well directed Chinese movie that nevertheless doesn t fall into the camp of artier fare 1 The film was also well received in mainland China where it had been released a year earlier where it became one of the most successful independent films released domestically 2 References Edit a b c d Elley Derek 1998 06 28 Spicy Love Soup Review Variety Retrieved 2007 11 30 Lowerison Jan Shower San Diego Metropolitan Magazine Archived from the original on 2007 10 24 Retrieved 2007 12 01 External links EditSpicy Love Soup at IMDb Spicy Love Soup at AllMovie Spicy Love Soup at the Chinese Movie Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spicy Love Soup amp oldid 1136847336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
