Love Song 1980
Love Song 1980 | |
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Simplified Chinese | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Liàn qū 1980 |
Directed by | Mei Feng |
Screenplay by |
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Based on | Lover of 1980 by Xiao Shuo |
Produced by | Song Yang |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Zhu Jinjing |
Music by | Zbigniew Preisner |
Distributed by | Parallax Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 min |
Country | China |
Language | Chinese Mandarin |
Love Song 1980 (Chinese:
Plot
[edit]Set in Beijing during the early 1980s, Zheng Wu and Zheng Wen are brothers in their twenties, living their most vibrant and youthful years. Zheng Wu takes his classmates and younger brother, Zheng Wen out for dinner, in which he introduces Mao Zhen and her best friend, Feng Siyi. Zheng Wen becomes enamored of Mao Zhen, an amicable, outgoing, and mystic young woman.
Zheng Wu accidentally drowns in a lake and dies. Anguished from this loss, Zhengwen enters university and catches up with Mao Zhen. During the four years, Zheng Wen meets the romantic and talented Lao Chai, the passionate Tan Lili who embraces love and life, as well as Cheng Qing, a hair salon owner. Upon graduation, Zhengwen ventures to the desolate Inner Mongolia, his mother's hometown, to experience the other side of life. A surprise visit from Tan Lili rejuvenates Zheng Wen, yet a sudden phone call completely changes his life, Zhengwen decides to stay.
Cast
[edit]Production
[edit]Fangcao Film and Television officially held the opening ceremony of the filming in Beijing on September 28, 2018. They announced the crew will be filmed in Beijing, Dalian, Inner Mongolia[4] and Sichuan. The shooting period is 2 months.[5]
The production team is rigorous in scenes, clothing, props, etc., trying to restore a Beijing in the 1980s.
Release
[edit]Love Song 1980 was worldwide premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival. The film was the opening night film at the 3rd Hainan Island International Film Festival where it won Audience Choice Award for Best Feature-Fiction Length Film.
Accolades
[edit]Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Pingyao International Film Festival | 2019 | Film Project in Development (WIP) Huayi Brothers Best Film | Love Song 1980 | Won | |
Tokyo International Film Festival | 2020 | Worldwide Premiere | Love Song 1980 | Nominated | |
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2020 | Best Director | Mei Feng | Nominated | [6] |
Hainan Island International Film Festival | 2020 | Audience Choice Award - Featured Fiction Film | Love Song 1980 | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ Tokyo International Film Festival. "33rd TIFF GUIDE" (PDF). Tokyo International Film Festival (in Japanese). p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ "The 33rd Tokyo Film Festival cancels the main competition and changes the audience votes, three mainland films compete for the audience award"
第 33屆 東京 電 影 節 取消 主 競 賽 改 觀 眾票選 三部內地片角逐觀眾獎. Wen Wei Po (in Chinese). No. 30 September 30, 2020. September 30, 2020. p. A29. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.The "Tokyo Premiere 2020" shortlist was released yesterday. There were 3 finalists in Mainland China, namely "Love Song 1980" directed by Mei Feng, starring Li Xian, Chun Xia, etc.
. - ^ Network, Peninsula (April 8, 2020). ""现男
友 "转型"文 艺男神 "在 电影《恋 曲 1980》和春 夏 组CP-半 岛网". China Entertainment Network. Retrieved April 12, 2020. - ^ Kunyu, Zhang (July 1, 2019). "What do you fear most, my dear boyfriend? Li Xian once said ..." “亲爱
的 现男友 ”最 怕什么?李 现曾这么说……. www.bjnews.com.cn. No. 100. Archived from the original on August 4, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.采 访中,李 现透露 去年 他 拍 了 电影《恋 曲 1980》,"我 们去了 乐山、内 蒙 古 草原 ……我 发现真 实的世界 能 帮你解 决人生 很多困惑 ,这种精神 上 的 放 松 ,是 需要 大 自然 给予答案 的 ,所 谓'自然 才 是 人 类的救 赎',就是这个意思 吧。" - ^ "Director Mei Feng's "Love Song 1980" movie is officially launched today "The Problem Is Not a Problem"". Asia Entertainment Network. September 29, 2018. Archived from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ Stojiljković, Marko (November 26, 2020). "Film review: Love Song 1980 (2020) by Mei Feng". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved December 4, 2020.