Featuring Karena Lam and Liu Ye in the protagonist roles, Shigeru Umebayashi as the composer, Taiwanese Jimmy Liao providing the illustrations, and Stanley Kwan as producer, “The Floating Landscape” is anything but void of big names. Furthemore, Dp Arthur Wong won the Best Cinematography Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, cementing an overall great cast and crew with his effort. Let us take a closer look at the film however.
“The Floating Landscape” is screening at New Waves, New Shores: Busan International Film Festival
Following the sudden death of her talented illustrator boyfriend Sam, the depressed and inconsolable Mann travels to his birthplace Qingdao, in a desperate effort to stay close to him, by understanding why the city meant so much to him, as his last work highlights in the most eloquent way. As soon as she gets there, she spends her time roaming aimlessly around, while copying the pages of his diary.
“The Floating Landscape” is screening at New Waves, New Shores: Busan International Film Festival
Following the sudden death of her talented illustrator boyfriend Sam, the depressed and inconsolable Mann travels to his birthplace Qingdao, in a desperate effort to stay close to him, by understanding why the city meant so much to him, as his last work highlights in the most eloquent way. As soon as she gets there, she spends her time roaming aimlessly around, while copying the pages of his diary.
- 11/28/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
A quick glance at the Chinese box office chart shows that there are only four domestic films currently in the top 10, one of which is actually a China/Taiwan co-production. Starry Starry Night, which I recently reviewed after its appearance at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, enjoyed a very healthy opening, especially considering it is hardly a slam-bang blockbuster. Tom Lin's adaptation of Jimmy Liao's much-loved picture book took RMB10.5 million (Us$1.65 million) in its first weekend of release, landing it in third place. Rupert Wyatt's Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes held on to the top spot and is now at RMB150 million (Us$23.7 million), while Japanese animation Detective Conan: Quarter Of Silence opened in second place. None of the other Chinese titles...
- 11/13/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Writer-director Tom Lin conjures up a visual feast in his sophomore effort, Starry Starry Night, a big screen adaptation of Jimmy Liao's popular children's book. Young Josie Xu (familiar to many from Stephen Chow's CJ7) is maturing incredibly well as an acting talent of note and here pretty much carries the entire film with unflappable poise and a disarming charm that steers clear of being cutsy for the cameras. Xu plays Mei, an only-child, trapped in a financially stable, middle class family that is fracturing around her as her parents careen towards divorce. Luckily she has a doting grandfather (Kenneth Tsang, last seen in Overheard 2), who fuels her already unwieldy imagination by carving her a menagerie of wooden animals that adorn her bedroom and populate...
- 10/24/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Starry Starry Night is an adaptation of one of Taiwan's most famous illustrators, Jimmy Liao's beloved illustrated novel of the same name. In 2003, Liao's other popular novels, Colour Of Sound and Turn Left, Turn Right, were adapted by Hong Kong directors Joe Ma and Johnnie To respectively. Synopsis: It is a coming-of-age love story about a twelve year old girl's struggle with her family, her first love interest and about how the worst time during her growing up can become her fondest, most beautiful memory. Starry Starry Night is directed by Tom Lin Shu-Yu, regarded as one of the most promising new directors from Taiwan. His debut feature, Winds of September, was a critical and audience favourite when it was shown in 2008....
- 10/17/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Beautiful shot trailer for the Taiwanese drama Starry Starry Night by director Tom Lin and writer Jimmy Liao about two teenagers running away from home.
The film will premiere on Busan International Film Festival in October.
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Synopsis:
12-year-old Mei grew up with her grandparents in the mountains, but now lives with her parents in the city. Her parents constantly fight and she is ignored at home. Mei withdraws into her own world and imagination.
One day Mei meets transfer student Lee. Mei takes a liking to Lee who seems as withdrawn to the world as Mei. After Mei saves Lee from bullies their friendship becomes real. As Mei home life worsens and her parents announce their announce, Mei turns to Lee and plan their escape …
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The film will premiere on Busan International Film Festival in October.
[See full post to watch this video]
Synopsis:
12-year-old Mei grew up with her grandparents in the mountains, but now lives with her parents in the city. Her parents constantly fight and she is ignored at home. Mei withdraws into her own world and imagination.
One day Mei meets transfer student Lee. Mei takes a liking to Lee who seems as withdrawn to the world as Mei. After Mei saves Lee from bullies their friendship becomes real. As Mei home life worsens and her parents announce their announce, Mei turns to Lee and plan their escape …
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- 8/28/2011
- by Ulrik
- Affenheimtheater
Opened Oct. 16 (Hong Kong)
HONG KONG -- "The Floating Landscape" is a finely modulated feature by rising local filmmaker Carol Lai Mui-suet. But what has sparked audience interest in Asia is the participation of Taiwanese illustrator Jimmy Liao. Non-Chinese audiences likely are not familiar with the popular artist's work, but his colorful books capture the lonely-heart melancholy and fragile constitution of human emotions in vivid colors and dreamy vibrant images.
For "Landscape", the animator has contributed some drawings that are used in the film as well as created a heart-tugging 30-second animated epilogue that packs a devastating emotional wallop. In addition, the story with its honest empathy captures the ethereal spirit of Liao's work. It's an influence Lai -- a triple threat as writer-director-editor -- is not afraid to admit.
The question is: Will this movie, Hong Kong's sole selection for this year's Festival de Cannes, generate interest for illustrator Liao's work overseas? Just as significantly: Will this mark the birth of a new Hong Kong directing star?
A young woman (Karena Lam) recently lost her boyfriend to a fatal disease. In his dying days, he was consumed with the vision of a tree-lined landscape and sketched it. With the drawing, she travels to his hometownto find this specific location. While there, she meets a postman (Mainland actor Liu Ye) who notices her grief and agrees to help her in the search for the landscape.
The two acquaintances start to develop mutual feelings but keep a respectful emotional distance. She still clings to an attachment for her late boyfriend. He is too timid to impress his feelings on her.
Admittedly slow in places, "Landscape" still presents the kind of natural emotion you rarely see in Hong Kong movies. Lai understands how hard real happiness is to achieve and can articulate the rich melancholy of the effort. She balances sadness with a stoic sensitivity and nurtures the woman and the postman's attraction with a natural and organic stillness.On whole, this is a lovely, tender effort.
THE FLOATING LANDSCAPE
Filmko Entertainment Ltd., Sil-Metropole Organization, NHK and Rosem Films present a co-production with China Film Co-production Corp. with the participation of Fonds Sud Cinema, Ministere de la Culture et de la Communication CNC, Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres
Credits:
Screenwriter-director-editor: Carol Lai Miu-suet
Producers: Stanley Kwan, Arthur Wong
Executive producer: Alex Wong
Director of photography: Arthur Wong
Production designer: Ben Luk
Co-producers: Sylvain Bursztejn, Christine Ravet, Makoto Ueda
Music: Shigeru Umebayashi
Costume designer: William Chang
Editing design: Danny Pang
Cast:
Maan: Karena Lam
Lit: Liu Ye
Sam: Ekin Cheng
Running time -- 96 minutes
No MPAA rating...
HONG KONG -- "The Floating Landscape" is a finely modulated feature by rising local filmmaker Carol Lai Mui-suet. But what has sparked audience interest in Asia is the participation of Taiwanese illustrator Jimmy Liao. Non-Chinese audiences likely are not familiar with the popular artist's work, but his colorful books capture the lonely-heart melancholy and fragile constitution of human emotions in vivid colors and dreamy vibrant images.
For "Landscape", the animator has contributed some drawings that are used in the film as well as created a heart-tugging 30-second animated epilogue that packs a devastating emotional wallop. In addition, the story with its honest empathy captures the ethereal spirit of Liao's work. It's an influence Lai -- a triple threat as writer-director-editor -- is not afraid to admit.
The question is: Will this movie, Hong Kong's sole selection for this year's Festival de Cannes, generate interest for illustrator Liao's work overseas? Just as significantly: Will this mark the birth of a new Hong Kong directing star?
A young woman (Karena Lam) recently lost her boyfriend to a fatal disease. In his dying days, he was consumed with the vision of a tree-lined landscape and sketched it. With the drawing, she travels to his hometownto find this specific location. While there, she meets a postman (Mainland actor Liu Ye) who notices her grief and agrees to help her in the search for the landscape.
The two acquaintances start to develop mutual feelings but keep a respectful emotional distance. She still clings to an attachment for her late boyfriend. He is too timid to impress his feelings on her.
Admittedly slow in places, "Landscape" still presents the kind of natural emotion you rarely see in Hong Kong movies. Lai understands how hard real happiness is to achieve and can articulate the rich melancholy of the effort. She balances sadness with a stoic sensitivity and nurtures the woman and the postman's attraction with a natural and organic stillness.On whole, this is a lovely, tender effort.
THE FLOATING LANDSCAPE
Filmko Entertainment Ltd., Sil-Metropole Organization, NHK and Rosem Films present a co-production with China Film Co-production Corp. with the participation of Fonds Sud Cinema, Ministere de la Culture et de la Communication CNC, Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres
Credits:
Screenwriter-director-editor: Carol Lai Miu-suet
Producers: Stanley Kwan, Arthur Wong
Executive producer: Alex Wong
Director of photography: Arthur Wong
Production designer: Ben Luk
Co-producers: Sylvain Bursztejn, Christine Ravet, Makoto Ueda
Music: Shigeru Umebayashi
Costume designer: William Chang
Editing design: Danny Pang
Cast:
Maan: Karena Lam
Lit: Liu Ye
Sam: Ekin Cheng
Running time -- 96 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Opened Oct. 16 (Hong Kong)
HONG KONG -- "The Floating Landscape" is a finely modulated feature by rising local filmmaker Carol Lai Mui-suet. But what has sparked audience interest in Asia is the participation of Taiwanese illustrator Jimmy Liao. Non-Chinese audiences likely are not familiar with the popular artist's work, but his colorful books capture the lonely-heart melancholy and fragile constitution of human emotions in vivid colors and dreamy vibrant images.
For "Landscape", the animator has contributed some drawings that are used in the film as well as created a heart-tugging 30-second animated epilogue that packs a devastating emotional wallop. In addition, the story with its honest empathy captures the ethereal spirit of Liao's work. It's an influence Lai -- a triple threat as writer-director-editor -- is not afraid to admit.
The question is: Will this movie, Hong Kong's sole selection for this year's Festival de Cannes, generate interest for illustrator Liao's work overseas? Just as significantly: Will this mark the birth of a new Hong Kong directing star?
A young woman (Karena Lam) recently lost her boyfriend to a fatal disease. In his dying days, he was consumed with the vision of a tree-lined landscape and sketched it. With the drawing, she travels to his hometownto find this specific location. While there, she meets a postman (Mainland actor Liu Ye) who notices her grief and agrees to help her in the search for the landscape.
The two acquaintances start to develop mutual feelings but keep a respectful emotional distance. She still clings to an attachment for her late boyfriend. He is too timid to impress his feelings on her.
Admittedly slow in places, "Landscape" still presents the kind of natural emotion you rarely see in Hong Kong movies. Lai understands how hard real happiness is to achieve and can articulate the rich melancholy of the effort. She balances sadness with a stoic sensitivity and nurtures the woman and the postman's attraction with a natural and organic stillness.On whole, this is a lovely, tender effort.
THE FLOATING LANDSCAPE
Filmko Entertainment Ltd., Sil-Metropole Organization, NHK and Rosem Films present a co-production with China Film Co-production Corp. with the participation of Fonds Sud Cinema, Ministere de la Culture et de la Communication CNC, Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres
Credits:
Screenwriter-director-editor: Carol Lai Miu-suet
Producers: Stanley Kwan, Arthur Wong
Executive producer: Alex Wong
Director of photography: Arthur Wong
Production designer: Ben Luk
Co-producers: Sylvain Bursztejn, Christine Ravet, Makoto Ueda
Music: Shigeru Umebayashi
Costume designer: William Chang
Editing design: Danny Pang
Cast:
Maan: Karena Lam
Lit: Liu Ye
Sam: Ekin Cheng
Running time -- 96 minutes
No MPAA rating...
HONG KONG -- "The Floating Landscape" is a finely modulated feature by rising local filmmaker Carol Lai Mui-suet. But what has sparked audience interest in Asia is the participation of Taiwanese illustrator Jimmy Liao. Non-Chinese audiences likely are not familiar with the popular artist's work, but his colorful books capture the lonely-heart melancholy and fragile constitution of human emotions in vivid colors and dreamy vibrant images.
For "Landscape", the animator has contributed some drawings that are used in the film as well as created a heart-tugging 30-second animated epilogue that packs a devastating emotional wallop. In addition, the story with its honest empathy captures the ethereal spirit of Liao's work. It's an influence Lai -- a triple threat as writer-director-editor -- is not afraid to admit.
The question is: Will this movie, Hong Kong's sole selection for this year's Festival de Cannes, generate interest for illustrator Liao's work overseas? Just as significantly: Will this mark the birth of a new Hong Kong directing star?
A young woman (Karena Lam) recently lost her boyfriend to a fatal disease. In his dying days, he was consumed with the vision of a tree-lined landscape and sketched it. With the drawing, she travels to his hometownto find this specific location. While there, she meets a postman (Mainland actor Liu Ye) who notices her grief and agrees to help her in the search for the landscape.
The two acquaintances start to develop mutual feelings but keep a respectful emotional distance. She still clings to an attachment for her late boyfriend. He is too timid to impress his feelings on her.
Admittedly slow in places, "Landscape" still presents the kind of natural emotion you rarely see in Hong Kong movies. Lai understands how hard real happiness is to achieve and can articulate the rich melancholy of the effort. She balances sadness with a stoic sensitivity and nurtures the woman and the postman's attraction with a natural and organic stillness.On whole, this is a lovely, tender effort.
THE FLOATING LANDSCAPE
Filmko Entertainment Ltd., Sil-Metropole Organization, NHK and Rosem Films present a co-production with China Film Co-production Corp. with the participation of Fonds Sud Cinema, Ministere de la Culture et de la Communication CNC, Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres
Credits:
Screenwriter-director-editor: Carol Lai Miu-suet
Producers: Stanley Kwan, Arthur Wong
Executive producer: Alex Wong
Director of photography: Arthur Wong
Production designer: Ben Luk
Co-producers: Sylvain Bursztejn, Christine Ravet, Makoto Ueda
Music: Shigeru Umebayashi
Costume designer: William Chang
Editing design: Danny Pang
Cast:
Maan: Karena Lam
Lit: Liu Ye
Sam: Ekin Cheng
Running time -- 96 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 12/1/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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