The film follows a young man, A Xi, who is recently released from prison. Once released, he seeks out his old girlfriend Li Xin, who has since begun a relationship with La La, a young musician. As the two men vie for her attention, tension and violence escalate.
Weekend Lover served as Lou Ye's first feature-film since graduating from the Beijing Film Academy in 1989 and is notable for having the youngest production team in Chinese cinematic history upon its release.[1] Shot and produced in 1993 and 1994, once complete, the film was banned for two years by the Chinese film censors; after the ban ended, Weekend Lover was released internationally at the tail end of 1995.[2][3]
Receptionedit
Weekend Lover's noir-style and tales of violent disaffected youth led to its comparison with similar films of the period, notably Zhang Yuan's Beijing Bastards. Like that film, Weekend Lover is also considered a defining film for the "Sixth Generation" of Chinese cinema, particularly in its tone and subject matter that focuses on modern urban life instead of traditional Chinese history.[1] Less positive reviews often praised the film as technically assured, but convoluted in its plotting leading at least one reviewer to refer to it as a "minor festival curio."[3]
weekend, lover, chinese, 周末情人, pinyin, zhōu, qíng, rén, 1995, directorial, debut, chinese, director, film, stars, actors, hongsheng, xiaoqing, fellow, director, wang, xiaoshuai, also, plays, minor, role, directed, bylou, yewritten, byxu, qinproduced, byzhang, . Weekend Lover Chinese 周末情人 pinyin Zhōu mo qing ren is the 1995 directorial debut by Chinese director Lou Ye The film stars actors Jia Hongsheng and Ma Xiaoqing Fellow director Wang Xiaoshuai also plays a minor role Weekend LoverDirected byLou YeWritten byXu QinProduced byZhang HaiminNai AnStarringJia HongshengMa XiaoqingWang ZhiwenCinematographyZhang XiguiMusic byZhang ShaotongRelease dateNovember 13 1995 1995 11 13 Turin Running time96 min CountryChinaLanguageMandarin Chinese The film follows a young man A Xi who is recently released from prison Once released he seeks out his old girlfriend Li Xin who has since begun a relationship with La La a young musician As the two men vie for her attention tension and violence escalate Contents 1 Cast 2 Production 3 Reception 3 1 Premieres and awards 4 References 5 External linksCast editJia Hongsheng A Xi a young man recently released from prison where he had served a term for murder of a fellow teenager Ma Xiaoqing Li Xin A Xi s ex girlfriend Wang Zhiwen La La Li Xin s new boyfriend Nai An Chen Chen the film s narrator Wang Xiaoshuai Zhang Chi a musician in La La s band Production editWeekend Lover served as Lou Ye s first feature film since graduating from the Beijing Film Academy in 1989 and is notable for having the youngest production team in Chinese cinematic history upon its release 1 Shot and produced in 1993 and 1994 once complete the film was banned for two years by the Chinese film censors after the ban ended Weekend Lover was released internationally at the tail end of 1995 2 3 Reception editWeekend Lover s noir style and tales of violent disaffected youth led to its comparison with similar films of the period notably Zhang Yuan s Beijing Bastards Like that film Weekend Lover is also considered a defining film for the Sixth Generation of Chinese cinema particularly in its tone and subject matter that focuses on modern urban life instead of traditional Chinese history 1 Less positive reviews often praised the film as technically assured but convoluted in its plotting leading at least one reviewer to refer to it as a minor festival curio 3 Premieres and awards edit The film managed to premiere at a handful of foreign film festivals notably the Turin Young Cinema Festival in 1995 3 It eventually went on to win the Werner Fassbinder Award for Best Direction at the 1996 Mannheim Heidelberg International Film Festival 1 References edit a b c Cannes International Film Festival Purple Butterfly Filmfestival com Archived from the original on 2006 08 31 Retrieved 2007 12 22 Watts Jonathon 2006 09 09 Interview Lou Ye Camera obscured The Guardian Retrieved 2007 12 22 a b c Rooney David 1995 11 13 Weekend Lover Review Film Reviews Variety Retrieved 2007 12 22 External links editWeekend Lover at IMDb nbsp Weekend Lover at AllMovie Weekend Lover at the Chinese Movie Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Weekend Lover amp oldid 1190808545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
