Night Peacock (French: Le Paon de Nuit; Chinese: 夜孔雀) is a 2016 romantic drama film directed by Dai Sijie.[2] The film is a Chinese-French co-production. It stars Liu Yifei, Liu Ye, Yu Shaoqun and Leon Lai. The film was released in mainland China by SMG Pictures and Beijing Lupiaoda Media on 20 May 2016.[1][3]

Night Peacock
FrenchLe Paon de Nuit
Simplified Chinese夜孔雀
Hanyu PinyinYè Kǒng Què
Directed byDai Sijie
Screenplay byDai Sijie
Nadine Perront
StarringLiu Yifei
Liu Ye
Yu Shaoqun
Leon Lai
CinematographySaba Mazloum
Production
companies
SMG Pictures
Haixiu Media (Tianjin)
Daqing Baihu Entertainment
E Mei Film Group
France WuDiYaNa Production
Haixiu Entertainment (Hongkong)[1]
Distributed bySMG Pictures (China)
Beijing Lupiaoda Media (China)[1]
Release date
  • 20 May 2016 (2016-05-20) (China)
Running time
84 minutes (China)
121 minutes (France)
CountriesChina
France
LanguagesMandarin
French
Box officeCN¥26 million[1]

Plot

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The film is set in Chengdu, China and in France.[3][2]

Cast

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Production

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The film was shot in Paris, France, and in Chengdu, China.[3][2]

Reception

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The film has grossed CN¥26 million at the Chinese box office.[1]

Critical

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The film was awarded first prize under the Special Chinese Film category at the 40th Montreal World Film Festival, and Liu was nominated as Best Actress.[citation needed] It also won the Golden Angel Award for Film at the 12th Chinese American Film Festival.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "夜孔雀(2016)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Stephen Cremin (9 February 2015). "Dai Shijie set to wrap contemporary drama". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Clifford Coonan (8 February 2015). "Berlin: France Setting the Pace On China Co-Productions". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. ^ "第十二屆中美電影節星光熠熠——開幕式暨金天使獎頒獎典禮耀動洛城". cafilmfestival.org. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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