Lan Yu

dir. Stanley Kwan
Hong Kong 2001, 86’
subtitles: Polish and English

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Theatrical Screenings
We 13 Nov, 16:30
Muranów
Muranów
St 16 Nov, 10:45
Muranów
Muranów
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13 Nov, 10:00 – 1 Dec
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Credits
Hong Kong 2001
Duration: 86’
director: Stanley Kwan
screenplay: Jimmy Ngai
cinematography: Tao Yang, Jian Zhang
editing: William Chang
sound: Xueyi Wang
cast: Ye Liu, Jun Hu, He Du, Bin Li, Huatong Li,
producer: Qin Jian, Katie Kwan, Yongning Zhang
production: Kwan's Creation Workshop
language: Mandarin
colouration: colour
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Film description

Lan Yu is a sensitive student of architecture who comes to Beijing from a northern province. There, he meets a wealthy, cynical entrepreneur, and the two become involved in an affair. Despite all their differences, their turbulent relationship, with all its ups and downs, will last for many years. In the background, China is rapidly modernizing and opening to the world, creating opportunities that have never existed there before. Can true feelings survive in such a crazy world?

This film adaptation of the scandalous Chinese novel published anonymously on the Internet, became an instant classic moving melodrama in the canon of Asian LGBT cinema. Kwan was able to shoot "Lan Yu" in Beijing, turning the capital of China into one of the most important characters of the film. The set design and costumes were created by William Chang himself – the master co-creator of all of Wong Kar Wai's greatest successes!

text:
Marcin Krasnowolski

Stanley Kwan

Selected filmography:

1985 Kobiety / Nu ren xin/ Women
1986 Miłość na straty / Dei ha ching / Love Unto Waste 
1987 Yim ji kau / Rouge
1989 Ren zai Niu Yue / Full Moon in New York
1991 Aktorka / Ruan Ling Yu / Center Stage 
1998 Yue kuai le, yue duo luo / Hold You Tight 
2001 Lan Yu
2005 Chang hen ge / Everlasting Regret
2018 Baat go leuiyan, yat toi hei / First Night Nerves

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