The Floating Landscape
| The Floating Landscapes | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Traditional Chinese | 戀之風景 |
| Simplified Chinese | 恋之风景 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Liàn Zhī Fēng Jǐng |
| Jyutping | Lyun2 Zi1 Fung1 Ging2 |
| Directed by | Carol Lai |
| Screenplay by | Carol Lai Lai Ho |
| Produced by | Stanley Kwan Ueda Makoto Christine Ravet Sylvain Bursztejn Arthur Wong |
| Starring | Ekin Cheng Karena Lam Liu Ye |
| Cinematography | Arthur Wong |
| Edited by | Carol Lai Danny Pang Phat |
| Music by | Shigeru Umebayashi |
Production companies | Sil-Metropole Organisation Filmko Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Hong 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]
Plot
[edit]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
[edit]- Karena Lam as Man
- Ekin Cheng as Sam
- Liu Ye as Lit
- CoCo Su as Landlady Tung
- Huang Jue as Wu
- Chan Wing-chiu as Gallery manager
- Keely as Bride
- Fiona Lee as Bridesmaid
- Middi Yau as Lady on phone in hospital
- Amy Lam as Funeral make-up artist
- Wu Ji-wen as Tung's old neighbor
- Huang Suying as Tung's old neighbor
- He Yongsheng as Postman Mick
- Li Xiao as Gold Fish Dung (11 years old)
- Dong Zhihao as Boy receiving letter
- Wang Zirong as Girl hiding behind tree
- Hao Yun as Girl sending letter
- Zhou Kong as Hair-cut girl
- Xue Shuai as Dong
- Jiang Tao as New postman
- Wu Zhangxu as Landlady Tung's boyfriend
- Yu Fengqi as Hair-cut old man A
- Yin Chun-ting as Hair-cut old man B
- Liu Xiaobin as Bridegroom
- Fan Lun as Bride
- Yang Lei as Best man
- Wong Koon as Bridesmaid
- Chai Wong as Bride's girlfriend
- Li Yuanqing as Flower hawker
- Xue Shuyin as Flower woman customer
- Li Weiqing as Hair-cut customer
- Xu Li as Perm hair customer
- Wu Ge as Taxi Driver
- Chan Wai-keung as Van driver
- Li Linjing as Scarf girl
- Hu Kun as Drawing boy
- Lu Ming as Drawing boy's father
- Ma Zhuren as Female doctor
- Cheng Shu-tao as Nurse
- Du Huanhuan as Nurse
- Feng Yani as Nurse
- Qin Hua as Nurse
- Joyce Keung as Ambulance nurse
- Jiao Xin as Ambulance nurse
- Qi Baohui as Ambulance nurse
- Xu Yuedong as Postman
- Zhang Chunhua as Postman
- Jiang Hua as Postman
- Jiang Xiaokun as Postman
- Liu Chen as Postman
- Liu Yuanjia as Postman
- Hou Chengmin as Postman
- Guan Jianmin as Postman
- HUnag Huimin as Battledore team member
- Song Jianguo as Battledore team member
- Zhou Wei as Battledore team member
- Yao Kuiguang as Battledore team member
- Zhang Shenghong as Battledore team member
- Yang Lin as Battledore team member
- Liu Tao as Battledore team member
- Yan Bo as Battledore team member
- Song Jianyong as Battledore team member
- Wang Shuzhong as Battledore team member
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Awards and nominations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
| 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actress | Karena Lam | Nominated |
| Best New Director | Carol Lai | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Arthur Wong | Won | |
| Best Art Direction | Ben Luk | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Make Up Design | William Chang | Nominated | |
| 60th Venice International Film Festival | Golden Lion | Carol Lai | Nominated |