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Films in which the protagonist is an elderly are not so common, since their target group is quite far from what companies consider as mainstream. This, however, does not mean that these films lack in quality, as recent movies like “Mr Six” and “The Great Buddha+” have proven the exact opposite. “Old Beast” follows in their footsteps.
Old Beast is screening at the 17th New York Asian Film Festival
Set in the city of Ordos in Inner Mongolia, the movie tells the story of Lao Yang, a truly despicable 60-year old individual, a once rich man who lost everything due to the city’s real state crisis, and now roams the streets of the town in his bike, caring for nothing but his wishes. In that fashion, he stays out all night to gamble and visit shady massage parlours, while his wife lies...
Films in which the protagonist is an elderly are not so common, since their target group is quite far from what companies consider as mainstream. This, however, does not mean that these films lack in quality, as recent movies like “Mr Six” and “The Great Buddha+” have proven the exact opposite. “Old Beast” follows in their footsteps.
Old Beast is screening at the 17th New York Asian Film Festival
Set in the city of Ordos in Inner Mongolia, the movie tells the story of Lao Yang, a truly despicable 60-year old individual, a once rich man who lost everything due to the city’s real state crisis, and now roams the streets of the town in his bike, caring for nothing but his wishes. In that fashion, he stays out all night to gamble and visit shady massage parlours, while his wife lies...
- 7/6/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Drama Di Jiu Tian Chang stars Wang Jingchun, Yong Mei and Qi Xi.
Chinese filmmaker Wang Xiaoshuai has completed principal photography on Di Jiu Tian Chang, the first instalment in a ‘Homeland trilogy’ spanning China over the past 40 years.
Filmed for three months in different cities across China, the drama stars Wang Jingchun (Black Coal, Thin Ice), Yong Mei (The Assassin) and Qi Xi (Mystery), as well as rising actors Du Jiang (The Wasted Times) and Wang Yuan.
Much wider in scale than Wang’s (pictured) previous work, the film follows two families through the huge changes in Chinese society since the economic reforms of the early 1980s. Initially close, the families are forced to become estranged following an unexpected and unspoken event.
Wang co-wrote the script with Amei, whose credits include Zhang Yimou’s Under The Hawthorn Tree.
Wang’s last film, Red Amnesia, premiered at Venice in 2014. His credits also include critically-acclaimed dramas 11 Flowers (2011), Shanghai Dreams...
Chinese filmmaker Wang Xiaoshuai has completed principal photography on Di Jiu Tian Chang, the first instalment in a ‘Homeland trilogy’ spanning China over the past 40 years.
Filmed for three months in different cities across China, the drama stars Wang Jingchun (Black Coal, Thin Ice), Yong Mei (The Assassin) and Qi Xi (Mystery), as well as rising actors Du Jiang (The Wasted Times) and Wang Yuan.
Much wider in scale than Wang’s (pictured) previous work, the film follows two families through the huge changes in Chinese society since the economic reforms of the early 1980s. Initially close, the families are forced to become estranged following an unexpected and unspoken event.
Wang co-wrote the script with Amei, whose credits include Zhang Yimou’s Under The Hawthorn Tree.
Wang’s last film, Red Amnesia, premiered at Venice in 2014. His credits also include critically-acclaimed dramas 11 Flowers (2011), Shanghai Dreams...
- 12/19/2017
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Drama Di Jiu Tian Chang stars Wang Jingchun, Yong Mei and Qi Xi.
Chinese filmmaker Wang Xiaoshuai has completed principal photography on Di Jiu Tian Chang, the first instalment in a ‘Homeland trilogy’ spanning China over the past 40 years.
Filmed for three months in different cities across China, the drama stars Wang Jingchun (Black Coal, Thin Ice), Yong Mei (The Assassin) and Qi Xi (Mystery), as well as rising actors Du Jiang (The Wasted Times) and Wang Yuan.
Much wider in scale than Wang’s (pictured) previous work, the film follows two families through the huge changes in Chinese society since the economic reforms of the early 1980s. Initially close, the families are forced to become estranged following an unexpected and unspoken event.
Wang co-wrote the script with Amei, whose credits include Zhang Yimou’s Under The Hawthorn Tree.
Wang’s last film, Red Amnesia, premiered at Venice in 2014. His...
Chinese filmmaker Wang Xiaoshuai has completed principal photography on Di Jiu Tian Chang, the first instalment in a ‘Homeland trilogy’ spanning China over the past 40 years.
Filmed for three months in different cities across China, the drama stars Wang Jingchun (Black Coal, Thin Ice), Yong Mei (The Assassin) and Qi Xi (Mystery), as well as rising actors Du Jiang (The Wasted Times) and Wang Yuan.
Much wider in scale than Wang’s (pictured) previous work, the film follows two families through the huge changes in Chinese society since the economic reforms of the early 1980s. Initially close, the families are forced to become estranged following an unexpected and unspoken event.
Wang co-wrote the script with Amei, whose credits include Zhang Yimou’s Under The Hawthorn Tree.
Wang’s last film, Red Amnesia, premiered at Venice in 2014. His...
- 12/19/2017
- by Liz Shackleton
- Screen Daily Test
by Nathaniel R
The 54th Annual Golden Horse Awards were held today in Taipei. That's the Taiwanese Oscars if you will. Though a female-led comedy called The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful took the top prizes, the film with the most wins was The Great Buddha+ which took home five. A romantic comedy called See You Tomorrow (the all-star cast includes Tfe favorites Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Angelababy) took home most of the 'eye candy' prizes. The family tragedy Old Beast, about a father in court and at war with his kids, also did well.
Curiously Taiwan's Oscar submission Small Talk was eligible last year at this ceremony but wasn't a major player. You can see the whole 2017 ceremony online here but it's not subtitled so good luck! Toward the end of the ceremony Jessica Chastain even shows up to help Ang Lee present Best Actress...
The 54th Annual Golden Horse Awards were held today in Taipei. That's the Taiwanese Oscars if you will. Though a female-led comedy called The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful took the top prizes, the film with the most wins was The Great Buddha+ which took home five. A romantic comedy called See You Tomorrow (the all-star cast includes Tfe favorites Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Angelababy) took home most of the 'eye candy' prizes. The family tragedy Old Beast, about a father in court and at war with his kids, also did well.
Curiously Taiwan's Oscar submission Small Talk was eligible last year at this ceremony but wasn't a major player. You can see the whole 2017 ceremony online here but it's not subtitled so good luck! Toward the end of the ceremony Jessica Chastain even shows up to help Ang Lee present Best Actress...
- 11/25/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
In Old Beast, a pension-aged man gambles the night away while his wife lies ailing at home, sells off a destitute friend's only possession to shower his mistress with gifts, and asks the police to arrest and jail his children for trying to straighten his ways. But there's more to this than just domestic melodrama. Armed with some gritty mise-en-scene, riveting camerawork and a gripping turn by veteran Tu Men in the leading role, Zhou Ziyang's first feature offers an engaging portrait of dreary, disoriented lives in a provincial Chinese city.
Produced by famed auteur Wang Xiaoshuai, once China's premier...
Produced by famed auteur Wang Xiaoshuai, once China's premier...
- 10/22/2017
- by Clarence Tsui
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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