Millennium Mambo
{{Short description|2001 Taiwanese film by Hou Hsiao-Hsien}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Millennium Mambo
| image = millennium mambo.jpg
| caption =
| director = Hou Hsiao-hsien
| producer = {{plainlist|
- Chu T’ien-wen
- Gilles Ciment
- Eric Heumann
- Wen-Ying Huang
}}
| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none
| l = Mambo at the Year of the Turn of the Millennium
| c ={{linktext|千禧|曼波}}
| p = qiānxī mànbō
}}
| writer = Chu T’ien-wen
| narrator = Shu Qi
| starring =
{{plainlist|
}}
| music = {{plainlist|
- Giong Lim
- DJ Fish
- Yoshihiro Hanno
}}
| cinematography = Mark Lee Ping Bin
| editing = Liao Ching-sung
| distributor = Palm Pictures (U.S.)
| released = {{film date|2001|5|19|Cannes|2001|11|17|Taiwan|df=yes}}
| runtime = 119 minutes
| country = Taiwan
| language = Mandarin
| budget =
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Millennium Mambo ({{zh|c=千禧曼波}}) is a 2001 Taiwanese romantic drama film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, where Tu Duu-chih won Technical Grand Prize.{{cite web |title=MILLENNIUM MAMBO - Festival de Cannes|url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/f/millennium-mambo/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407112116/https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/f/millennium-mambo/|archive-date=7 April 2024|url-status=live|website=Festival de Cannes|accessdate=7 April 2024}}
Plot
The main character, Vicky (Shu Qi), serves as the principal narrator of this film, revealing to the audience in 2011 details of her life from a decade earlier. She describes her youth and the changes her life undergoes at the beginning of the new millennium. She works as a hostess in a trendy bar. Vicky is torn between two men, Hao-Hao and Jack, and her parallel love affairs showcase her inner life and her attitude towards her fleeting youth.
Cast
| class="wikitable" | |
| Actor
! Role | |
|---|---|
| Shu Qi | Vicky |
| Jack Kao | Jack |
| Duan Chun-hao | Hao-Hao |
| Chen Yi-Hsuan | Xuan |
| Jun Takeuchi | Jun |
| Doze Niu | Doze |
| Jenny Tseng Yan Lei | |
| Pauline Chan | |
| Huang Xiao Chu |
According to Maggie Cheung, speaking at a press conference for Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love, she and Tony Leung Chiu-wai were initially tapped to play the main roles in Millennium Mambo.{{cite web |title=In The Mood For Love Press Conference at the TIFF |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aokmC8x2eHE&t=26m48s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/aokmC8x2eHE |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube | date=11 October 2018 |publisher=Films Extras |accessdate=30 September 2019}}{{cbignore}}
Reception
Upon release the film received favourable reviews from critics, on Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 84% based on 34 critics, with an average rating of 7.4/10.{{Cite web |date=2001-05-19 |title=Millennium Mambo {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/qianxi-manbo-millennium-mambo |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}} On Metacritic the film has a score of 72% based on 12 critics indicating generally favourable reviews.{{Cite web |title=Millennium Mambo |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/millennium-mambo/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=www.metacritic.com |language=en}}
Awards and nominations
- 2001 Cannes Film Festival
- Won: Technical Grand Prize (Tu Duu-Chih for sound design)
- Nominated: Palme d'Or
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Won: Silver Hugo (Hou Hsiao-hsien)
- Ghent International Film Festival
- Won: Best Director (Hou Hsiao-hsien)
- Nominated: Grand Prix
- Golden Horse Film Festival
- Won: Best Cinematography (Pin Bing Lee)
- Won: Best Original Score (Lim Giong)
- Won: Best Sound Effects (Tu Duu-Chih)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0283283}}
- [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=3108&showmovfullcast=1 HK cinemagic entry]
{{Hou Hsiao-hsien}}
Category:2001 romantic drama films
Category:2001 independent films
Category:Films directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Category:2000s Mandarin-language films
Category:Films with screenplays by Chu T’ien-wen
Category:Taiwanese romantic drama films
Category:Films scored by Lim Giong
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