Green Hat
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Directed by | Tribeca: May 7, 2004 |
Running time | 100 min. |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Green Hat (Chinese: 绿帽子; pinyin: lǜ màozǐ) (also known as The Green Hat) is a Chinese film from 2003 and the debut of screenwriter Liu Fendou. Starring Li Congxi, Liao Fan, and Dong Lifan, the film tells the story of two men, one a bank robber, and one a police officer and their shared problem of unfaithful partners. In China, the phrase "wearing a green hat", refers to a cuckold. The film features full-frontal male nudity.[1]
The film was well received by both critics and festival audiences, notably at the 2004
Plot
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The film then shifts its attention to the police officer, who now begins to face the fact that his wife (Li Mei) has been carrying on an affair with a swimming coach (Hai Yitian). Struggling from sexual inadequacy and humiliation, the officer decides to confront his wife and her lover.
Reception
Green Hat was screened at numerous international
Western critics were generally positive in their reaction to the film, with the film winning a Best Narrative Feature from Tribeca,
See also
References
- ^ High Falls Film Festival - Celebrating Women in Film - Movies at the 2004 High Falls Film Festival - THE GREEN HAT: Feature, China, 2003 Archived 2015-05-01 at the Wayback Machine. Publisher: HighFallsFilmFestival.Com. Published: 2004. Retrieved: 18 April 2014.
- Tribeca Film Festival. Archived from the originalon 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ Axmaker, Sean (2005-05-23). "SIFF: 14-plus reasons to check out the big screens". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- International Thessaloniki Film Festival. 2004. Archived from the originalon 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ a b Elley, Derek (2004-05-11). "The Green Hat Review". Variety. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- FIPRESCI. 2009-02-15. Archived from the originalon 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2009-09-27.