The Dream Factory (Chinese: 甲方乙方; pinyin: Jiǎfāng Yǐfāng; lit. 'Party A', 'Party B') is a 1997 Chinese comedy film directed by Feng Xiaogang. It was one of the first notable and successful he sui pian movies (Chinese New Year films) made in mainland China.[2] It was written by Feng Xiaogang and Wang Gang, adapting a Wang Shuo novel.
The Dream Factory | |
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Directed by | Feng Xiaogang |
Written by | Feng Xiaogang Wang Gang |
Based on | Ni bushi yige suren (You're No Common Person) by Wang Shuo[2] |
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Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Budget | 6 million yuan (830 thousand US dollars)[1] |
Box office | 36 million yuan[1] |
Plot
editFour friends in Beijing—three men and a woman—start a company which specializes in fulfilling their clients' dreams. Enacting their wildest fantasies, they encounter many oddball clients along the way.
References
edit- ^ a b c Yuwu Song (2013), Biographical Dictionary of the People's Republic of China, McFarland, p. 86, ISBN 978-0786435821
- ^ a b Yomi Braester (2010), Painting the City Red: Chinese Cinema and the Urban Contract, Duke University Press, p. 287, ISBN 978-0822392750
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