Lover's Grief over the Yellow River (simplified Chinese: ????; traditional Chinese: ????; pinyin: Húanghé júeliàn) is a 1999 Chinese film directed by Feng Xiaoning. It was China's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not receive a nomination. Feng considers it the second of his "War and Peace" (?????) trilogy.
Lover's Grief over the Yellow River | |
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Traditional | ???? |
Simplified | ???? |
Mandarin | Húanghé júeliàn |
Directed by | Feng Xiaoning |
Produced by | Jiang Ping |
Written by | Feng Xiaoning |
Starring | Paul Kersey Ning Jing |
Cinematography | Feng Xiaoning |
Edited by | Feng Sihai |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Language | Mandarin |
Screenplay
The plot centers on an American pilot, played by Paul Kersey, who also starred in Feng Xiaoning's 1997 Red River Valley, a film which depicted the British invasion of Tibet in 1905. During the Second Sino-Japanese War the American pilot makes a forced landing near the Great Wall in North China but is taken into the care of the Communist guerilla forces. He meets and falls in love with a young woman fighter who had been raped by the Japanese invaders. The American returns to the Yellow River after the opening of China in the 1980s.
- List of submissions to the 72nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film