The Floating Landscape

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The Floating Landscapes
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Traditional Chinese 戀之風景
Simplified Chinese 恋之风景
Hanyu Pinyin Liàn Zhī Fēng Jǐng
Jyutping Lyun2 Zi1 Fung1 Ging2
Directed byCarol Lai
Screenplay byCarol Lai
Lai Ho
Produced by Stanley Kwan
Ueda Makoto
Christine Ravet
Sylvain Bursztejn
Arthur Wong
Starring Ekin Cheng
Karena Lam
Liu Ye
CinematographyArthur Wong
Edited byCarol Lai
Danny Pang Phat
Music by Shigeru Umebayashi
Production
companies
Release date
  • 16 October 2003 (2003-10-16)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesHong Kong
France
Language Cantonese

The Floating Landscape is a 2003 romance film written and directed by Carol Lai and starring Ekin Cheng, Karena Lam and Liu Ye. A Hong Kong-French co-production, the film was shown in competition for the Golden Lion at the 60th Venice International Film Festival. [1]

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Plot

Man, haunted by the death of her lover, Sam, struggles to accept a new life. She goes to Qingdao in search of the landscape that her lover spoke of in his final days. There, she meets a young postman, Lit, who runs along with Man every day in the landscape search. While Lit gradually falls for Man's beauty and passion, she can only think of her lost-lover and the painting

Cast

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
CeremonyCategoryRecipientOutcome
23rd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Karena Lam Nominated
Best New Director Carol LaiNominated
Best Cinematography Arthur Wong Won
Best Art DirectionBen LukNominated
Best Costume Make Up Design William Chang Nominated
60th Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion Carol LaiNominated

References

  1. "Floating Landscape - Cinemasie".