Floating Life
| Floating Life | ||
|---|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin fú shēng | | |
| Jyutping | fau4 saang1 | |
| Directed by | Footprint Films | |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes | |
| Country | Australia | |
| Languages | English, German, Cantonese | |
Floating Life is a 1996 Australian
Cast
- Annette Shun Wah as Yen Chan
- Annie Yip as Bing Chan
- Anthony Wongas Gar Ming
- Edwin Pang as Mr. Chan
- Cecilia Fong Sing Leeas Mrs. Chan
- Toby Wong as Yue
- Toby Chan as Chau
- Julian Pulvermacher as Michael, Yen's husband
- Bruce Poon as Cheung, Bing's husband
- Celia Ireland
- Darren Yap
Awards
- 1996: Locarno International Film FestivalSilver Leopard (Clara Law)
- 1996: Golden Horse Film Festival Golden Horse Award (Best Original Score: Davood A. Tabrizi)
- 1996: Gijón International Film Festival Best Director (Clara Law)
- 1996: Gijón International Film Festival Grand Prix Asturias (Best Feature: Clara Law)
- 1997: Créteil International Women's Film Festival Grand Prix (Clara Law)
Availability
The film was released on videocassette by
Universal in Canada.[3] The film was released on DVD in 2006 by Kanopy for limited Australian institutional use.[4]
Box office
Floating Life grossed $141,398 at the box office in Australia.[5]
See also
- Cinema of Australia
- List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Australian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 13 November 1996. Archived from the original on 9 February 1999. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Floating Life". Manitoba Film Classification Board. Retrieved 15 April 2010.[permanent dead link] 14 Accompaniment classification.
- ^ "Floating Life". Kanopy. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
External links
- Floating Life at IMDb
- Floating Life at Oz Movies
- Floating Life at AllMovie
- Floating Life at the National Film and Sound Archive
