Mr. Zhao
{{Infobox film
| name = Mr. Zhao
| image = Mr Zhao DVDCover.jpg
| caption =
| director = Lü Yue
| producer = Yang Hongguang, Liu Xiaodian
| writer = Lü Yue
Shu Ping
| starring = Shi Jingming
Chen Yinan
Zhang Zhihua
| music = Wu Gang (musician)
| cinematography = Wang Tianlin
| editing = Zhai Rui
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1998|08|15|Locarno}}
| runtime = 89 minutes
| country = China
| language = Mandarin
| budget =
| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none| s = 赵先生
| t = 趙先生
|l=Teacher Zhao
| p = Zhào xiānshēng }}
}}
Mr. Zhao is a 1998 Chinese dark comedy film. It is the directorial debut of Lü Yue, already a well-established cinematographer for director Zhang Yimou.
Mr. Zhao tells the story of a philandering doctor living in Shanghai. His infidelity gets the best of him, however, when his mistress Tian Jing (Chen Yinan) announces she is pregnant, while his wife learns of his affair but refuses to grant a divorce.
Cast
- Shi Jingming as the titular Mr. Zhao, a teacher of Chinese medicine.
- Zhang Zhihua as his wife, a factory worker.
- Chen Yinan as Tian Jing, his student and now pregnant mistress.
Reception
Mr. Zhao won the 1998 Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117479551.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205155306/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117479551.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-05|title=Locarno fest honors 'Zhao'|magazine=Variety|author=Moore, Daniel| date = 1998-08-17| accessdate=2008-06-10}}
The film was also entered into competition at the 1999 Hong Kong International Film Festival and the 1998 AFI Fest in Los Angeles.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.variety.com/profiles/Film/main/137103/Mr.%20Zhao.html?dataSet=1|magazine=Variety |title=Mr Zhao Variety Profiles| accessdate=2008-06-10}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0166890|title=Mr. Zhao}}
- [http://www.dianying.com/en/title/zxs1998 Mr. Zhao] at the Chinese Movie Database
{{Golden Leopard}}
Category:1990s Mandarin-language films
Category:1998 comedy-drama films
Category:Films set in Shanghai
Category:Golden Leopard winners
Category:Films directed by Lü Yue (cinematographer)
Category:1998 directorial debut films
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