Synopse
HYBRID A drama about a messed-up marriage – or a meta-film about filmic truth and the staging of a private life? Father, mother, baby. A car. Unspoken accusations and old resentments. Wang Xiaozhen portrays a road trip to the edge of a marital abyss. That the father is a film-maker who records every stage of the disastrous excursion is not destined to deescalate the situation. Later, the couple take on roles: he the unfaithful husband, she the lover. The audience begins to wonder: are we watching an oppressive chamber play or are we accomplices in some exhibitionistic documentary?
Regie
WANG XIAOZHEN (*1989 in Linyi, China) studied film and TV. His debut film Around That Winter opened the 2013 Beijing Independent Film Festival. Love Poem is his second full-length film.
Info
Original Title: Qingshi
International Title: Love Poem
Category: Hybrid form
Section: Asia Express
Version & Subtitles: Mandarin OV with English subtitles
Director & Screenplay: Wang Xiaozhen
Cast/Protagonists: Zhou Qing, Wang Xiaozhen, Wang Xiaoshuo, Wang Fuguo, Liu Yujun, Zhou Shiquan, Wang Xiaozhen
Production country: Hong Kong
Year of Production: 2020
Length: 114 min
Producer: Zhou Qing, Wang Xuebo, Li Yang
Production company: Fei Chang Mei Cultural Communication Co.
Cinematography: Wang Dixuan
Sound: Wang Songke
Editor: Wang Xiaozhen, Li Xue, Hu Jiting, Chen Yuxi
World Sales: Lya Li, Asian Shadows
