The Unfortunate Car is a 2012 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Hua Yuan and Bao Jiming, and written by Huayuan and Yin Guojun. The film stars Guo Degang, Viann Zhang, Ambrose Hui, and Wang Yi'nan.[1] It was released in China on April Fools' Day.[1]
| The Unfortunate Car | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 車在囧途 |
| Simplified Chinese | 车在囧途 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chēzaì Jiǒngtú |
| Directed by | Hua Yuan Bao Jiming |
| Written by | Huayuan Yin Guojun |
| Produced by | Hu Lifu |
| Starring | Guo Degang Viann Zhang Ambrose Hui Wang Yi'nan |
| Cinematography | Zheng Minqiang |
| Edited by | Wang Nan |
| Music by | Zhou Huo |
Production company | Cn Top Media |
| Distributed by | China Film Group Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | ¥20 million |
Plot
editCars, a common means of transportation, play an increasingly important role in modern life. Buying a car has actually become a positive and dynamic investment. In terms of social significance and spiritual needs, it enables people to have more active exchanges with the city, which is irreplaceable by other personal investment methods. This film is based on this conception. The four people, Guo Lixing, a "stingy rich businessman", Yan Xiaolian, a "single mother contractor", Chen Bo, a "romantic petty bourgeois man", and Yi Rong, a "white-collar worker who loves online shopping", bought a "car" for different personal purposes, which triggered a series of "embarrassing" things. What is actually shown is the conflict process caused by the difference in values around the car, and the detailed portrayal of the different groups of people in urban life, involving many current social hot topics such as "carpooling", "lottery", "traffic restrictions", "Alexander" tribe, etc., adding fresh and spicy jokes, reflecting the dilemma of the protagonists in laughter and anger, and reflecting the real life of young people struggling in first-tier cities from the side.
Cast
edit- Guo Degang as Guo Lihang, a stingy rich merchant.
- Viann Zhang as Yi Rong, a white-collar.
- Ambrose Hui as Chen Bo, a petty bourgeoisie.
- Wang Yi'nan as Yan Xiaolian, a single mother.
Other
edit- Pan Changjiang as one of the pyramid selling leader.
- Qu Ying as one of the pyramid selling leader.
- Yu Qian as the Manager Hu.
Production
editThe film began production on June 17, 2011, and finished filming on July 14, 2011.[2]
Reception
editCritical response
editThe film received negative reviews.[3]
Box office
editThe film grossed ¥20 million on its first weekend.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b ""The Unfortunate Car" Hits Cinemas on April 1". Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ 《车在囧途》开机 郭德纲：我不适合演吝啬富商 (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ (in Chinese)《车在囧途》(图) Archived 2014-04-29 at the Wayback Machine, 163.COM
- ^ 《车在囧途》四月成黑马 许绍洋接地气演屌丝男 (in Chinese). Sohu. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
External links
edit- The Unfortunate Car at Douban (in Chinese)
- The Unfortunate Car at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)
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