| Blue Gate Crossing | |
|---|---|
) Blue Gate Crossing DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Yee Chin-yen |
| Produced by | Peggy Chiao Wang Toon Hsu Hsiao-ming Hsu Bing-xi Zhang Zhi-wei |
| Written by | Yee Chin-yen |
| Starring | Bolin Chen Gwei Lun-mei Yolin Liang |
| Music by | Chris Hou |
| Cinematography | Qian Xiang |
| Edited by | Liao Qing-song |
| Distributed by | Arc Light Films Strand Releasing (USA) |
Release date | 27 September 2002 (Taiwan) |
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
Blue Gate Crossing (Chinese: 藍色大門; pinyin: lánsè dà mén) is a 2002 Taiwanese film by writer-director Yee Chin-yen. It was nominated for Best Asian Film at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards held in 2004.[1]
Cast
- Chen Bolin as Zhang Shihao
- Gwei Lun-mei as Meng Kerou
- Yolin Liang as Lin Yuezhen
- Joanna Chou as Mrs. Meng
Cameo
- Jay Shih as Pipi
Reception
The film has been well-received critically. Dennis Lim, in a review for the Village Voice, observed the film's "meticulous framing and haunting use of repeated motifs" reflects the influence of Taiwanese New Wave directors Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang.[2] The Portland Mercury described the film as "a modern-day Chinese lesbo twist on the old Cyrano story" that "treads new territory in the teen coming of age drama realm," praising Yee's "haiku-like directorial lyricism." [3]
Events
- 2002：Cannes Film Festival "Directors' Fortnight"
- 2002：Toronto International Film Festival
- 2002：Tokyo International Film Festival
- 2002：Busan International Film Festival
- 2002：Seattle International Film Festival Competition
- 2002：Vancouver Film Festival
- 2003：Bangkok Film Festival
- 2003：Adelaide Film Festival
- 2003：Istanbul International Film Festival
- 2003：San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival
- 2003：Dublin LGBT Film Festival
- 2003：Milwaukee LGBT Film & Video Festival
- 2002：Asia Pacific Film Festival
- 2004：Belgium Holebi LGBT film festival
References
- ^ (in Chinese) 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards nomination list Retrieved 2011-04-07
- ^ Girl Who Likes Girl Who Likes Boy: Taipei Teens Work It Out Archived October 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine 18 November 2003. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ Seventh Annual PLGFF Retrieved 2011-04-07.
External links
- "A Taipei Love Triangle", TIME
- Blue Gate Crossing at IMDb