The River (film, 1997)

the River ( He liu ) is a Taiwanese film carried out by Tsai Ming-liang, left in 1997.

Synopsis

After having played during a film turning in a polluted river, Hsiao-kang is seized by a strange pain in the neck. No doctor nor healer manages to badly relieve it of sound. His/her father, who haunts in hiding-place the gay saunas of the city, sees his room flooded by a water escape which it does not manage to dam up. The father and the son then will be confronted with their most secret intimacy…

Data sheet

  • Title: the River
  • original Title: He liu
  • English Title: To rivet
  • Realization: Tsai Ming-liang
  • Scenario: Tsai Ming-liang, Tsai Yi-chun and Yang pi-ying
  • Production: Chiu Shun-Ching, Hsu Li-Kong, Wang Shih-Fang and Chung Hu-pine
  • Music: Unknown
  • Photography: Liao PEN-jung
  • Assembly: Chen Sheng-Chang and Lei Chen-Ching
  • Decorations: Tony Lan
  • Costumes: Yu Wang
  • Country of origin: Taiwan
  • Format: Colors - 1,85:1 - Stereo - 35 mm
  • Kind: Drama
  • Lasted: 115 minutes
  • Coming out date: August 13rd 1997 (France)

Distribution

  • Lee Kang-sheng : Hsiao-kang
  • Miao Tien : The father
  • Chen Chao-jung: The anonymous man
  • Chen Shiang-chyi: The girl
  • Anarchist Today: The director
  • Lu Shiao-Flax: The lover
  • Lu Yi-Ching: The mother
  • Yang Kuei-Mei: The girl of the hotel

Around film

  • the director whom one sees in film is interpreted per annum Hui, celebrates scenario writer hong-kongaise who gained many prices throughout his career.

Rewards

  • Price of the jury and nomination to the gold Bear at the time of the Festival of Berlin 1997.
  • Price of the jury and nomination at the price of best film at the time of the International festival of film of Chicago 1997.
  • Price of the jury at the time of the International festival of film of Singapore 1997.
  • Price of criticism, honourable mention, at the time of the International festival of film of São Paulo 1997.
  • Nomination at the price of best film, better actor (Tien Miao) and female best supporting role (Lam Lok), at the time of the Golden delicious Horse Film Festival 1997.

External bonds

  • the River on Internet Movie Database
  • Critical Cinemasie

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