No.7 Cherry Lane (Chinese: 繼園臺七號; pinyin: jìyuántái qīhào) is a 2019 Hong Kong-Chinese adult animated film directed by Yonfan, with animation by Zhang Gang.[4][2] It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.[5][6] It was also selected for the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival as a Special Presentation.[7] At the Venice Film Festival, the film won the Best Screenplay Award.[8]
| No.7 Cherry Lane | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 繼園臺七號 |
| Simplified Chinese | 继园台七号 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | jìyuántái qīhào |
| Directed by | Yonfan |
| Written by | Yonfan |
| Produced by | Monica Chao |
| Starring | |
| Edited by | Wang Haixia |
| Music by | Yu Yat-yiu Yonfan Chapavich Temnitikul Phasura Chanvititkul |
| Distributed by | Far Sun Film Co. Ltd. |
Release date | |
Running time | 125 minutes |
| Countries | Hong Kong China[2][3] |
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese Shanghainese |
Plot
editDuring the rise of the materialistic comfort of life in the 1960s, there emerges an undercurrent of danger in Hong Kong.
No.7 Cherry Lane tells the tale of Ziming, a Hong Kong University undergraduate, entangled between his amorous feelings for a self-exiled mother Mrs Yu from Taiwan in the White Terror period, and her beautiful daughter Meiling. He takes them to different movies and through a series of magical moments on the big screen, forbidden passions are revealed. And the era coincides with Hong Kong's turbulent times of 1967.
Cast
edit| Character | Chinese Voice actor | English voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Yu | Sylvia Chang | |
| Meiling | Zhao Wei | |
| Ziming | Alex Lam | |
| Mrs. May | Kelly Yao | |
| Madame Simone | Natalia Duplessis | |
| Miaoyu the Nun | Teresa Cheung | |
| The Woman in Yellow | Jiang Wenli | |
| Baron Louis | Daniel Wu | |
| Steven | Stephen Fung | |
| Ah Kwok | Tian Zhuangzhuang | |
| The Pickpocket | Ann Hui | |
| The Craven Cat | Fruit Chan | |
| Mrs. Lin | Rebecca Pan |
References
edit- ^ "No.7 Cherry Lane". labiennale. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ a b "'No. 7 Cherry Lane': Venice Review". Screen International.
The animation, created under the aegis of Zhang Gang
- ^ "Venice Film Review: 'No. 7 Cherry Lane'". Variety.com.
- ^ "'No. 7 Cherry Lane' ('Ji yuan tai qi hao'): Film Review". Hollywoodreporter.com.
Animation master: Zhang Gang
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (25 July 2019). "Joker, Ad Astra, The Laundromat, Marriage Story to Compete in Venice". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Venezia 76 Competition". labiennale.org. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "TIFF 44 Special Presentations". tiff.net. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Anderson, Ariston. "Venice: Todd Phillips' 'Joker' Wins Golden Lion, Roman Polanski Wins Silver Lion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 September 2019.