No.7 Cherry Lane
| No.7 Cherry Lane | ||
|---|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | jìyuántái qīhào | |
| Directed by | Yonfan | |
| Written by | Yonfan | |
| Produced by | Monica Chao | |
| Starring |
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| Edited by | Wang Haixia | |
| Music by | Yu Yat-yiu Yonfan Chapavich Temnitikul Phasura Chanvititkul | |
| Distributed by | Far Sun Film Co. Ltd. | |
Release date | ||
Running time | 125 minutes | |
| Countries | Hong Kong China[2][3] | |
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese Shanghainese | |
No.7 Cherry Lane (
animated film directed by Yonfan, with animation by Zhang Gang.[4][2] It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.[5][6] It was also selected for the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival as a Special Presentation.[7] At the Venice Film Festival, the film won the Best Screenplay Award.[8]
Plot
During the rise of the materialistic comfort of life in the 1960s, there emerges an undercurrent of danger in Hong Kong.
No.7 Cherry Lane tells the tale of Ziming, a
Hong Kong University undergraduate, entangled between his amorous feelings for a self-exiled mother Mrs Yu from Taiwan in the White Terror
period, and her beautiful daughter Meiling. He takes them to different movies and through a series of magical moments on the big screen, forbidden passions are revealed. And the era coincides with Hong Kong's turbulent times of 1967.
Cast
| Character | Chinese Voice actor | English voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Yu | Sylvia Chang | |
| Meiling | Zhao Wei | |
| Ziming | Alex Lam |
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| Mrs. May | Kelly Yao |
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| Madame Simone | Natalia Duplessis | |
| Miaoyu the Nun | Teresa Cheung | |
| The Woman in Yellow | Jiang Wenli | |
| Baron Louis | Daniel Wu | |
| Steven | Stephen Fung | |
| Ah Kwok | Tian Zhuangzhuang | |
| The Pickpocket | Ann Hui | |
| The Craven Cat | Fruit Chan | |
| Mrs. Lin | Rebecca Pan |
References
- ^ "No.7 Cherry Lane". labiennale. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ a b "'No. 7 Cherry Lane': Venice Review". Screen International.
The animation, created under the aegis of Zhang Gang
- Variety.com.
- Hollywoodreporter.com.
Animation master: Zhang Gang
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (25 July 2019). "Joker, Ad Astra, The Laundromat, Marriage Story to Compete in Venice". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Venezia 76 Competition". labiennale.org. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "TIFF 44 Special Presentations". tiff.net. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Anderson, Ariston. "Venice: Todd Phillips' 'Joker' Wins Golden Lion, Roman Polanski Wins Silver Lion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
External links
- Official Website
- No.7 Cherry Lane at IMDb
