And the Spring Comes
{{Infobox film
| name = And the Spring Comes
| image = And the Spring Comes.jpg
| caption =
| director = Gu Changwei
| producer = Gu Changwei
Er Yong
| writer = Li Qiang
| starring = Jiang Wenli
Wu Guohua
Li Guangjie
Dong Xuan
Jiao Gang
Zhang Yao
| music = Dou Peng
| cinematography = Wang Lei
| editing = Yang Hongyu
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2007|10|24|Rome Film Festival|2008|04|11|China}}
| runtime = 105 minutes
| country = China
| language = Mandarin
| budget =
| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none| s =立春
| t =立春
| p = lì chūn}}
}}
And the Spring Comes ({{lang-zh|c=立春|p= lì chūn }}) is a 2007 film directed by Gu Changwei, written by Li Qiang.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/spring-film-review-92994/|title = And the Spring Comes — Film Review|website = The Hollywood Reporter|date = 24 March 2009}} This is Gu's second feature following his acclaimed feature debut Peacock. The film premiered at the 2007 Rome Film Festival, and the lead actress Jiang Wenli, also Gu Changwei's wife, won the Best Actress award.{{cite web
|url=http://www.romacinemafest.it/romacinemafest/dettaglio_news.php?idNews=50&lang=en
|title=2007 RomeFilmFest Awards
|publisher=RomeFilmFest
|date=7 October 2007
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117013645/http://www.romacinemafest.it/romacinemafest/dettaglio_news.php?idNews=50&lang=en
|archivedate=17 November 2008
}}
Synopsis
Set in a small town near Baotou, Wang Cailing is a vocal teacher who has a magnificent voice and a big dream—to be an opera (Italian Opera) singer at the National Opera House. She is not dreaming alone: There's a young man who wants to be China's Vincent van Gogh. She also meets a gay ballet dancer who is past his prime. She falls in with a few other bohemian artists. All of them struggle not only to realize their dreams, but more pressingly, to get accepted and understood by the society.
Critical reception
Lead actress Jiang Wenli (who played Wang Cailing) won Best Actress from the Rome Film Festival and Golden Rooster Awards for her performance.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1214973|And the Spring Comes}}
- [http://www.dianying.com/en/title/lc-2006 And the Spring Comes] at the Chinese Movie Database
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Category:2000s Mandarin-language films
Category:Films directed by Gu Changwei
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