Crosscurrent (film)

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Crosscurrent
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Chinese 长江图
Directed by Yang Chao
Written byYang Chao
Produced byWang Yu
Yang Jing
Ha Bo [1]
Starring Qin Hao
Xin Zhilei
Cinematography Mark Lee Ping-Bing
Edited byYang Mingming
Kong Jinlei [2]
Music byAn Wei [2]
Production
companies
Trend Cultural Investment Co.
Ray Production
Just Show Production Beijing
Shandong Jiabo Culture Development Co. [2]
Release date
Running time
116 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Crosscurrent (Chinese :Chang Jiang Tu) is a 2016 Chinese drama film directed by Yang Chao. [3] It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. [4] At Berlin Mark Lee Ping-Bing won the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for Cinematography. [5]

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Plot

Captain Gao Chun goes ashore to find affairs during the time he pilots a cargo ship along the Yangtze River. However, he gradually discovers that the women he meets at different docks seems to be the same person, An Lu. As the voyage continues upstream, An Lu is gentle at times and sometimes unpredictable, yet she grows younger and younger. Gao Chun falls in love with An Lu, stops the boat to meet her, and slowly realizes that An Lu's appearances are connected to a handwritten poem of an unknown author.

However, after the ship passes the Three Gorges, An Lu no longer appears. Gao Chun frantically searches for her, uncovering clues hidden in the poetry and route maps. Meanwhile, changes occur on the ship, but he still desperately drives the cargo ship alone and continues to trace the Yangtze River until he reaches its source in the snowy mountain. Finally, he discovers the origin of An Lu and the secret of the Yangtze River. [6]

Cast

Reception

Maggie Lee of Variety called the film a "gorgeously shot meditation on the Yangtze River [that] all but drowns in pretentious symbolism and philosophical musings." [7] Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter said of the film: "Beautiful romanticism in search of a narrative shore." [2] Lee Marshall of Screen Daily called the film "a meandering, sluggish tale that offers moments of great beauty but ultimately feels like a ragbag, take-your-pick bundle of poetic and spiritual suggestions inspired by China’s great Yangtze River." [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Marshall, Lee (15 February 2016). "'Crosscurrent': Berlin Review". Screen Daily . Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Young, Deborah (15 February 2016). "'Crosscurrent' ('Chang Jiang Tu'): Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Crosscurrent". Berlinale. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jan 20, 2016: Berlinale Competition Complete". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Berlinale. Archiv. Prize winners 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2019
  6. ↑ "长江图 (豆瓣)". movie.douban.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  7. ↑ Lee, Maggie (17 February 2016). "Berlin Film Review: Crosscurrent". Variety . Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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