Re Dai Wang Shi (Are You Lonesome Tonight?)
| Are You Lonesome Tonight? (2021 film) | |
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| Directed by | Shipei Wen |
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| Music by | Hank Lee |
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Production companies | Dirty Monkey Productions |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
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| Language | Chinese |
| Box office | $10m.[1] |
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Re Dai Wang Shi (Are You Lonesome Tonight?) is a 2021 Chinese drama film directed by Shipei Wen, with Ning Hao serving as executive producer. The film stars Eddie Peng and Sylvia Chang.
Synopsis[edit]
Xueming (Eddie Peng) is a young AC repairman. On a dark and hot Summer night somewhere in the South of China, he hits a pedestrian with his car and flees the scene. Guilt-ridden, he desperately seeks out the dead man's widow, Mrs. Liang (Sylvia Chang), and they very quickly start to cultivate an unlikely friendship. Meanwhile, Chen, the detective in charge of the investigation, discovers that the body of the man Xueming hit was riddled with bullets. When Xueming finds out, he gets entangled in a web of troubles he had not foreseen.[2]
Release[edit]
On March 1, 2021, it was announced that the movie would be sold by Wild Bunch.[3][4] In June 2021, it was announced that the film would premiere as part of the official selection at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in the Séances Spéciales section.[5] [6] [7] [8][9] [10] [11] [12] In July 2021, it was announced that the film would be part of the Toronto International Film Festival as part of the Contemporary World Cinema lineup,[13] and in August 2021 it was announced that the film would screen at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in the Perlak category, among films by Paul Verhoeven, François Ozon, Sean Baker and Céline Sciamma.[14][15] The film screened at the Reims Polar Film Festival 2022, where it won the Jury Award, presided by Niels Arestrup. [16] [17]
Are You Lonesome Tonight? was released in China on June 12, 2021,[18] and placed third at the weekend box office, behind Never Stop and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.[19]
Reception[edit]
Kate Taylor from the Globe and Mail called it an 'original and engaging' film,,[20] John Berry from Screen International noted the film for its atmosphere and attention to details,[21] while Laura Tuillier from Libération mentioned the film's determination but overall lack of freshness..[22] Out of 6 reviews, the film holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes[23]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Re Dai Wang Shi (2021)". The Numbers. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ↑ "Are You Lonesome Tonight". Rotten Tomatoes. October 14, 2021.
- ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie. "Wild Bunch launches 'The New Toy' starring Daniel Auteuil and Jamel Debbouze (exclusive)". ScreenDaily. Retrieved March 1, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Vourlias, Christopher. "Cannes Un Certain Regard Grand Prize Winner 'Unclenching the Fists' Sells to Mubi For North America, U.K. (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 1, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "74th Festival De Cannes Additions to the Official Selection". June 10, 2021.
- ↑ Derbak, Inès (9 July 2021). "Aujourd'hui à Cannes : Rien à foutre, Mulholland Drive, Nanni Moretti, Bergman Island, JFK..." Première (in français). Retrieved July 11, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Tuillier, Laura. ""Are You Lonesome Tonight ?" rentre dans le polar". Libération (in français). Retrieved July 14, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ La rédaction, de Vanity Fair. "Le goût de Cannes, jour 8". Vanity Fair (in français). Retrieved July 13, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Berra, John. "'Are You Lonesome Tonight?': Cannes Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 11, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mobarak, Jared (12 July 2021). "Cannes Review: Are You Lonesome Tonight? Takes a Disorienting, Methodical Trip Through a Nightmarish World". The Film Stage. Retrieved July 12, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 瑞迪 (13 July 2021). "中国导演温仕培处女作"热带往事"戛纳登场". RFI (in 中文). Retrieved July 13, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 杨, 剑 (5 August 2021). "纵横娱海-杨剑：风格比叙事重要的《热带往事》". China Press (in 中文). Retrieved July 26, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Toronto Film Festival Contemporary World Cinema Discovery Lineup". July 28, 2021.
- ↑ EFE (5 August 2021). "Haynes, Ozon, Sciamma y Verhoeven estarán en Perlak con Ducournau y Hamaguchi". Cadenaser (in español). Retrieved August 5, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Sean Baker, Julia Ducournau, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Todd Haynes, Joachim Lafosse, François Ozon, Céline Sciamma and Paul Verhoeven, among the names to participate in Perlak". August 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Bande Annonce Are You Lonesome Tonight de Wen Shipei, prix du jury à Reims Polar". Paris Match (in français). April 10, 2022.
- ↑ "Festival du film policier : un Kazakh, un Russe et un Chinois distingués à Reims Polar". Le Parisien (in français). April 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Chinese thriller 'Are You Lonesome Tonight' to debut on Saturday". Global Times. June 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Chinese 2021 Weekend 24". June 14, 2021.
- ↑ "Are You Lonesome Tonight". Rotten Tomatoes. October 14, 2021.
- ↑ Berra, John (11 July 2021). "'Are You Lonesome Tonight?': Cannes Review". ScreenDaily. Retrieved October 14, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "«Are You Lonesome Tonight ?» rentre dans le polar". Libération (in français). July 14, 2021.
- ↑ "Are You Lonesome Tonight". Rotten Tomatoes. October 14, 2021.
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