Perspective - Chinese Cinema Today and Tomorrow
Our Endless Story
by AN Zhanjun
China / Comedy / 2008 / 100'
Starring: TIAN Yuan, CHEN Minghao, YU Zhen
The Film
Our Endless Story is an urban tale directed by AN Zhanjun and punctuated by the presence of the young actress, writer and rockstar TIAN Yuan who has played in films like Butterfly (Yan Yan Mak) and Wang Chao's Luxury car.
Synopsis
Under the starry dome of Beijing, surrounded by steel towers, is an attic. A "princess" and a "prince" will live a of fairy tale life. During the day, they stay in the house to fondle and at night turn into strange spirits who abandonned themselves to the intoxication of music. The scenes of this ideal tale patiently woven by the beautiful princess will be undermined by the sudden appearance of an unexpected person...
AN Zhanjun
AN Zhanjun is known in China for his novels and TV series. His first film The Guardian of the terminal in July was awarded the Jury Prize at the 28th Festival of Montreal.
Actrice
TIAN Yuan (Lan Lan) is a young singer and a renowned novelist. She started her career in 2004 by playing the sulfur Butterfly for Hong Kong director Yan Yan Mak and won the Hong Kong Best New Actress Award. Like other pop singers who became famous actresses (as Faye Wong for Wong Kar Wai), she worked with many known directors such as MAY Wanxin, Wang Xiaoshuai, LI Hong...