Summer Snow (Chinese: 女人四十, also known as Woman, Forty) is a 1995 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by Ann Hui. It stars Josephine Siao and Roy Chiao in leading roles. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]
| Summer Snow | |
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 Summer Snow, 1995 film | |
| Simplified Chinese | 女人四十 |
| Literal meaning | Woman, 40 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | nǚrén sìshí |
| Jyutping | neoi5 jan4-2 sei3 sap6 |
| Directed by | Ann Hui |
| Written by | Man Keung Chan |
| Produced by | Ann Hui |
| Starring | Roy Chiao Josephine Siao |
| Cinematography | Pin Bing Lee |
| Edited by | Yee Shun Wong |
| Music by | Otomo Yoshihide |
Production company | Harvest Crown |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest Media Asia Group Daiei Motion Picture Company Toko-Tokuma |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HKD 14 million (Hong Kong) |
Overview
editThe film's Chinese title Chinese: 女人四十 literally translates to Woman, 40. Its alternative titles are Loey Yen Sei Seup, or Nuiyan, Seisap.[3][4]
Plot
editSummer Snow tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun,[5] who is a housewife in her forties trying cope with the upheavals in her family. Her supportive mother-in-law has just died and her husband, who is a driving test examiner, is not giving her support.
Cast
edit- Josephine Siao as May Sun
- Roy Chiao as Lin Sun
- Law Kar-ying as Bing Sun
- Sin-hung Tam as Ying Sun (Bing's Mother)
- Allen Ting as Allen Sun
- Koon-Lan Law as Lan Sun
- Ha Ping as Mrs. Han
- Shun Lau as Mr. Lo
- Patricia Ching Yee Chong as Carrie Chin (Daughter-In-Law)
- Gin Tsang as Janice
- Ann Hui as Neighbour
- Fai Chow as Bing's Brother
- Stephen Fung as Cannon
Awards
editIn 1995, Summer Snow won four Golden Horse Awards at the Golden Horse Film Festival and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Silver Berlin Bear at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. Josephine Siao also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at Berlin.[6] The following year it won the Grand Prix at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival, several Golden Bauhinia Awards, several Hong Kong Film Awards and the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress and Best Film.[7]
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Director (Ann Hui)
- Won: Best Actor (Roy Chiao)
- Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao)
- Won: Best Supporting Actor (Law Kar-Ying)
- Won: Best Screenplay (Chan Man-Keung)
32nd Golden Horse Awards
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao)
- Won: Best Supporting Actor (Law Kar-Ying)
- Won: Best Cinematography (Lee Pin-Bing)
- Nominated: Best Director (Ann Hui)
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Director (Ann Hui)
- Won: Best Actor (Roy Chiao)
- Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao)
- Won: Best Supporting Actor (Law Kar-Ying)
- Won: Best Screenplay (Chan Man-Keung)
- Nominated: Best Art Direction (Wong Yank)
- Nominated: Best Film Editing (Wong Yee Shun)
- Nominated: Best New Performer (Allen Ting)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Law Koon-Lan)
2nd Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Nuiyan, Seisap". bfi.org.uk. 1995. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Summer Snow". hkmdb.com. 4 May 1995. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Plot Synopsis". Allmovie. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1995 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Awards for Nu ren si shi". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 29 December 2007.