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An Unfinished Film
Directed by
Lou Ye
January 2020. A film crew reunites near Wuhan to resume the shooting of a film halted ten years earlier, only to share the unexpected challenges as cities are placed under lockdown.
Director & Cast
- Director: Lou Ye
- Starring: Qin Hao
- Starring: Mao Xiaorui
- Starring: Qi Xi
- Starring: Huang Xuan
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- "It is one of the most thoughtful, truthful and tactful depictions of the pandemic ever put to screen, eschewing easy categorization as it fully captures the event from ground level."
- "By entwining reality with dramatization to such an inseparable degree, “An Unfinished Film” runs the emotional gamut, with a pulsing naturalism that few films about the recent pandemic (or any real disasters) have ever managed to achieve."
- "A fascinating formal hybrid that deals with censorship, COVID and civil courage. It’s the work of a group of fearless artists that gives you rare insights into the challenges faced by creatives in China today."
- "Limber and thought-provoking, An Unfinished Film is an absorbing portrait of an unfinished era."
- "[A] poignant and uplifting tale about the Covid pandemic from a Chinese perspective."
- "Out of agony and chaos, Chinese film-maker Lou Ye has created something mysterious, moving and even profound.... This is an utterly unique and very important movie about Covid, the crisis that affected all of us."
- "Director Lou Ye delivers both a powerful rebuke of excessive state intervention into private lives, and a celebratory ode to the resilience of the masses."
- "This is a return to form for one of the most talented, and least celebrated, of Chinese filmmakers working today, often at his own risk. "
- "[A] riveting, highly inventive mid-career oeuvre masterstroke."
Nominated
Golden Eye
Cannes Film Festival
Golden Eye
Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
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Hawaii International Film Festival | Honolulu | HI | October 3, 2024 | |
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