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Thirteen Princess Trees | |
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Directed by | Lü Yue |
Written by | Liu Ying Lü Yue He Dacao (novel) |
Produced by | Liu Jing |
Cinematography | Xu Wei |
Edited by | Yan Tao |
Music by | Liu Sola |
Distributed by | Golden Network Asia (Asia & Hong Kong) |
Release dates | October 24, 2006, (TIFF) |
Running time | 98 min. |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Thirteen Princess Trees (Chinese: 十三棵泡桐; Chinese: 十三棵泡桐; pinyin: shí sān kē pào tóng) is a 2006 Chinese film directed by cinematographer-cum-director Lü Yue and based on the novel Blade vs. Blade by He Dacao. The film, Lü's third as director was shot on digital video primarily in Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province.
Thirteen Princess Trees was produced by Beijing Golden Skyway Media Company and the Changchun Film Studio.
The film follows several disaffected youth in the fictional Thirteen Princess High School in Chengdu. Feng (Liu Xin), the film's protagonist, is a short-haired tomboy who has a love affair with the jock, Taotao (Duan Bowen). With the arrival of Bao (Zhao Mengqiao), a student from Beijing, Feng finds herself gravitating to the new presence.
Cast
- Liu Xin as Feng, a tomboy in a high school in Chengdu;
- Duan Bowen as Taotao, the high school jock and the object of Liu Xin's affection;
- Zhao Mengqiao as Bao, a transfer student from Beijing;
- Chen Keliang as A-Li, a privileged student under the protection of Taotao;
- Wang Jing as Jojo, the class monitor;
- Luo Yadan as Eva, a handicapped student who observes the others from afar;
- Shang Hui as Feng's father, a local police officer.
Release
Controversy
Much of Thirteen Princess Trees was already "tamed" down by authorities before even being filmed. As compared to He Dacao's original novel, much of the film's deliquency and sexuality has already been excised.[1]
Despite this censoreship, Thirteen Princess Trees suffered from some was originally set to be released in Mainland China on March 23, 2007, when, at the last minute, the film was pulled by the State authorities.[1] Officially the reason for the delay was said to be due to delays in the transference from digital to 35 mm film.[1]
Reception
The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2006 Tokyo International Film Festival.
References
- ^ a b c Elley, Derek (2007-03-30). "Thirteen Princess Trees". Variety International. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
External links
- Thirteen Princess Trees at IMDb
- Thirteen Princess Trees at AllMovie
- Thirteen Princess Trees at the Chinese Movie Database
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