Boasting beautiful landscapes, brightly lit interiors and bubbly characters, Chinese director Pengfei has delivered a second feature markedly different from his first. Set in a southwestern Chinese village, Taste of Rice Flower offers luminous, pastoral drama in stark contrast to the inner-city despair running through his dark and claustrophobic 2015 debut, Underground Fragrance.
While more straightforward and less visually idiosyncratic than Underground Fragrance — a film co-produced by Tsai Ming-liang, with whom Pengfei shared writing credits on Stray Dogs — Taste of Rice Flower remains equally vivid in depicting the struggle for people stuck on the margins of a...
While more straightforward and less visually idiosyncratic than Underground Fragrance — a film co-produced by Tsai Ming-liang, with whom Pengfei shared writing credits on Stray Dogs — Taste of Rice Flower remains equally vivid in depicting the struggle for people stuck on the margins of a...
- 9/6/2017
- by Clarence Tsui
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Venice sidebar to screen eleven world premieres; first screening of Ermanno Olmi doc.
The Venice Film Festival’s (Aug 30 - 9) independently run Venice Days section will host 12 competition titles, 11 of which are world premieres, including new films from Kim Nguyen, Chloe Sevigny, Pengfei, and Sara Forestier.
War Witch director Nguyen will show drama Eye On Juliet, starring UK actor Joe Cole, while M marks the directorial debut of Standing Tall actress Forestier.
Pengfei, who was in Venice Days in 2015 with his first film, Underground Fragrance, is returning with followup The Taste of Rice Flower (pictured).
Screening in the special events category will be a never seen before and thought to be lost Ermanno Olmi documentary from the 1960s: Il Tentato Suicidio Nell Adolescenza (Attempted Suicide In Youths).
The documentary follows the pioneering work of the emergency psychiatric branch of the Policlinico di Milano.
Meanwhile, new short films by Sevigny and Us choreographer-director Celia Rowlson-Hall will screen in Venice...
The Venice Film Festival’s (Aug 30 - 9) independently run Venice Days section will host 12 competition titles, 11 of which are world premieres, including new films from Kim Nguyen, Chloe Sevigny, Pengfei, and Sara Forestier.
War Witch director Nguyen will show drama Eye On Juliet, starring UK actor Joe Cole, while M marks the directorial debut of Standing Tall actress Forestier.
Pengfei, who was in Venice Days in 2015 with his first film, Underground Fragrance, is returning with followup The Taste of Rice Flower (pictured).
Screening in the special events category will be a never seen before and thought to be lost Ermanno Olmi documentary from the 1960s: Il Tentato Suicidio Nell Adolescenza (Attempted Suicide In Youths).
The documentary follows the pioneering work of the emergency psychiatric branch of the Policlinico di Milano.
Meanwhile, new short films by Sevigny and Us choreographer-director Celia Rowlson-Hall will screen in Venice...
- 7/25/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Venice sidebar to screen eleven world premieres; first screening of Ermanno Olmi doc.
The Venice Film Festival’s (Aug 30 - 9) independently run Venice Days section will host 12 competition titles, 11 of which are world premieres, including new films from Kim Nguyen, Chloe Sevigny, Pengfei, and Sara Forestier.
War Witch director Nguyen will show drama Eye On Juliet, starring UK actor Joe Cole, while M marks the directorial debut of Standing Tall actress Forestier.
Pengfei, who was in Venice Days in 2015 with his first film, Underground Fragrance, is returning with followup The Taste of Rice Flower (pictured).
New short films by Sevigny and Us choreographer-director Celia Rowlson-Hall will screen in Venice Days’ Women’s Tales Project, sponsored by Miu Miu, the women’s fashion brand.
Screening in the special events category will be a never seen before and thought to be lost Ermanno Olmi documentary from the ’60s: Il Tentato Suicidio Nell Adolescenza.
Iranian director...
The Venice Film Festival’s (Aug 30 - 9) independently run Venice Days section will host 12 competition titles, 11 of which are world premieres, including new films from Kim Nguyen, Chloe Sevigny, Pengfei, and Sara Forestier.
War Witch director Nguyen will show drama Eye On Juliet, starring UK actor Joe Cole, while M marks the directorial debut of Standing Tall actress Forestier.
Pengfei, who was in Venice Days in 2015 with his first film, Underground Fragrance, is returning with followup The Taste of Rice Flower (pictured).
New short films by Sevigny and Us choreographer-director Celia Rowlson-Hall will screen in Venice Days’ Women’s Tales Project, sponsored by Miu Miu, the women’s fashion brand.
Screening in the special events category will be a never seen before and thought to be lost Ermanno Olmi documentary from the ’60s: Il Tentato Suicidio Nell Adolescenza.
Iranian director...
- 7/25/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Philippe Claudel’s A Childhood (France, pictured) took the Chicago International Film Festival’s international film competition Gold Hugo on Saturday night.
Santiago Mitre’s Paulina (Argentina-Brazil) claimed the Silver Hugo special jury prize and Pablo Larrain’s The Club (Chile) earned the Silver Hugo for best director.
In the New Directors Competition for first and second features receiving their Us premieres, Pengfei Song’s Underground Fragrance (China) clinched the Gold Hugo while silver went to Runar Runarsson’s Icelandic entry Sparrows.
The Roger Ebert Award presented annually to an emerging filmmaker whose film “presents a fresh and uncompromising vision” went to Ida Panahandeh’s Nahid (Iran).
João Pedro Plácido’s Volta à Terra (Portugal-Switzerland) took home the Documentary Competition Gold Hugo.
The Founders Award went to Michael Moore’s Where To Invade Next. Michael Kutza, founder & artistic director of the Chicago International Film Festival, announced the winners of the 51st edition on Saturday.
For the full...
Santiago Mitre’s Paulina (Argentina-Brazil) claimed the Silver Hugo special jury prize and Pablo Larrain’s The Club (Chile) earned the Silver Hugo for best director.
In the New Directors Competition for first and second features receiving their Us premieres, Pengfei Song’s Underground Fragrance (China) clinched the Gold Hugo while silver went to Runar Runarsson’s Icelandic entry Sparrows.
The Roger Ebert Award presented annually to an emerging filmmaker whose film “presents a fresh and uncompromising vision” went to Ida Panahandeh’s Nahid (Iran).
João Pedro Plácido’s Volta à Terra (Portugal-Switzerland) took home the Documentary Competition Gold Hugo.
The Founders Award went to Michael Moore’s Where To Invade Next. Michael Kutza, founder & artistic director of the Chicago International Film Festival, announced the winners of the 51st edition on Saturday.
For the full...
- 10/25/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Chicago – The 2015 awards ceremony at the 51st Chicago International Festival took place on Friday, October 23rd, and Andrew Davis – International Competition Jury President – announced that the French film “A Childhood” was the recipient of the prestigious Gold Hugo Award for the festival’s top film.
The evening was also highlighted by the Founder’s Award, given by festival originator Michael Kutza. Director Michael Moore accepted the award in person for his new and provocative documentary, “Where to Invade Next.” Moore gave an impassioned acceptance speech, amplifying his optimism in his new film, which pleads for social change in America.
Michael Moore Accepts The Founder’s Award
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
The awards event took place in the ballroom at Chicago’s Peninsula Hotel, and was hosted by festival Managing Director Vivian Teng. Presenters included Programming Director Mimi Plauché, programmers Anthony Kaufman and Camille Lugan, plus various jury...
The evening was also highlighted by the Founder’s Award, given by festival originator Michael Kutza. Director Michael Moore accepted the award in person for his new and provocative documentary, “Where to Invade Next.” Moore gave an impassioned acceptance speech, amplifying his optimism in his new film, which pleads for social change in America.
Michael Moore Accepts The Founder’s Award
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
The awards event took place in the ballroom at Chicago’s Peninsula Hotel, and was hosted by festival Managing Director Vivian Teng. Presenters included Programming Director Mimi Plauché, programmers Anthony Kaufman and Camille Lugan, plus various jury...
- 10/25/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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