Falling Flowers

Falling Flowers
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Traditional Chinese	蕭紅
Simplified Chinese	萧红
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiāo Hóng
Directed by	Huo Jianqi
Written by	Yi Fuhai Su Xiaowei
Produced by	Zhang Zhe Yi Fuhai Zhao Haicheng
Starring	Song Jia Huang Jue Jaco Zhang Wang Renjun
Cinematography	Shi Luan
Edited by	Yu Xi
Music by	Shu Nan
Production companies	Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee Publicity Department Harbin Municipal Committee Publicity Department China Film Heilongjiang Provincial Broadcasting Film & TV Office Talent International Film China Movie Channel[1]
Distributed by	China Film Group Corporation
Release dates	24 May 2012 (2012-05-24) (Beijing) 20 June 2012 (2012-06-20) (SIFF) 8 March 2013 (2013-03-08) (China)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Falling Flowers is a 2012 Chinese biographical drama film directed by Huo Jianqi and written by Yi Fuhai and Su Xiaowei. It stars Song Jia, Huang Jue, Jaco Zhang, and Wang Renjun. The film premiered at the 2012 Shanghai International Film Festival, and released in China on March 8, 2013.

Cast

• Song Jia as Xiao Hong, a Chinese writer from Hulan county, Heilongjiang Province.
  • Wang Xinyi as Little Xiao Hong.
• Huang Jue as Xiao Jun, Xiao Hong's husband.
• Jaco Zhang as Luo Binji, a Chinese writer, Xiao Hong's friend.
• Wang Renjun as Duanmu Hongliang, Xiao Hong's best friend and lover.
• Wu Chao as Mr. Wang
• Li Yiling as Sister
• Mi Zi'an as A Xu
• Sun Weimin as Lu Xun.
• Zhang Tong as Xu Guangping, Lu Xun's husband.
• Teddy as Ni Dalu
• Lu Siyuan as Shu Qun
• Zhang Weizhi as Xiao Hong's father.
• Yang Liping as Xiao Hong's stepmother.
• Li Hancheng as Grandfather.

Production

On August 4, 2011, in the Great Hall of the People, the China Film Group Corporation announced that Wang Luodan had joined the cast as Xiao Hong, but Wang was too busy, she refused to accept the role.^[2] On January 4, 2012, Song Jia was cast as Xiao Hong.^[3]

Filming took place in Beijing, Shanghai, Harbin, Shenyang, Jilin, Wuhan, Chongqing, and Hong Kong.^[4][5]

Release

The film premiered in Beijing on May 24, 2012 with wide-release in China on the International Women's Day.^[6]

In spite of the praise for the lead actress Song Jia's performance as Xiao Hong, the film received generally mix reviews. The Hollywood Reporter describes the film as "highly poetic, but lacks drama and warmth."^[7]

Accolades

Date	Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Notes
2010	Xia Yan Award	Best Screenplay	Yi Fuhai, Su Xiaowei	Won	[8]
2012	15th Shanghai International Film Festival	Best Feature Film		Nominated	[9]
		Best Cinematography	Shi Luan	Won
	Five One Project Award			Won	[10]
	55th Asia-Pacific Film Festival	Best Actress	Song Jia	Nominated	[11]
2013	29th Golden Rooster Awards	Best Actress	Song Jia	Won	[12]
		Best Cinematography	Shi Luan	Nominated
		Best Animation	Lü Feng	Nominated
	15th Huabiao Awards	Outstanding Film		Nominated
		Outstanding Director	Huo Jianqi	Nominated
		Outstanding Actress	Song Jia	Nominated
	Chinese American Film Festival	Best Actress	Song Jia	Won	[13]
2014	China Film Directors' Guild	Best Film		Nominated	[14]
		Best Director	Huo Jianqi	Nominated	[14]
		Best Actor	Huang Jue	Nominated	[14]
		Best Actress	Song Jia	Nominated	[14]
		Best Screenplay	Yi Fuhai, Su Xiaowei	Nominated	[14]
	Vancouver Chinese Film Festival	Best Actress	Song Jia	Won	[15]
		Best Director	Huo Jianqi	Won	[15]

References

1. "Filmbiz.asia".
2. sunny (2011-08-05). "王珞丹新片饰演女作家萧红 和黄觉演绎夫妻". Sina (in Chinese).
3. Song Yan (2012-01-04). "小宋佳《萧红》含泪吻黄觉零下20度拍2小时". Sina (in Chinese).
4. "《萧红》圣诞关机 主创分享幕后趣事尽显温情". Tencent (in Chinese). Retrieved 2011-12-26.
5. "电影《萧红》封镜". CNTV (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
6. "电影《萧红》在京首映 小宋佳纠结与黄觉激情戏" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
7. "Falling Flowers: Shanghai Review". 27 June 2012.
8. "《萧红》获夏衍电影文学奖优秀电影剧本奖" (in Chinese). 2010-02-26. Archived from the original on 2014-12-19.
9. "《萧红》入围上海电影节金爵奖 小宋佳或双料封后(图)". Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 2012-06-21.
10. "《萧红》获五个一工程奖 主演小宋佳受好评". Mtime (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
11. "亚太影展将开幕 小宋佳《萧红》再获影后提名". 21CN (in Chinese). 2012-11-29. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
12. "第22届金鸡百花电影节完整获奖名单". Sina (in Chinese). 2013-09-28.
13. "第九届中美电影节洛杉矶揭幕 赵薇、唐国强等亮相". Chinanews (in Chinese). 2013-11-04.
14. "中国导演协会表彰大会提名公布 《无人区》6项领跑". Ifeng (in Chinese). 2014-03-25.
15. "宋佳凭《萧红》温哥华华语电影节三度封后". Sina (in Chinese). 2014-06-09.

External links

• Falling Flowers at IMDb
• Falling Flowers at Douban (in Chinese)
• Falling Flowers at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)
• Falling Flowers Sina