Old Well (film)
| Old Well | ||
|---|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin lǎo jǐng | | |
| Yue: Cantonese | ||
| Jyutping | lou5 zeng2 | |
Zheng Yi
Liang Yujin
Niu Xingli
Lü Liping
Chen Wangcai
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Zheng Yi about a village worker's effort of digging a well in his water-starved hometown located in northwest China and his affairs with his old girlfriend. It is produced by Xi'an Film Studio and directed by Wu Tianming, starring Zhang Yimou and Liang Yujin.[1]
The film won the 8th
Golden Rooster awards for Best Picture, Director, Leading Male Actor, and Supporting Female Actor in 1988. The film also won the Best Feature Film and Leading Male Actor awards at the 1987 Tokyo International Film Festival.[2]
The film is based on the novel of the same name, also written by Zheng Yi, first published in China. It was translated by David Kwan to English and published in 1990 by China Books & Periodicals in the United States.
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