'Til Madness Do Us Part

'Til Madness Do Us Part
Traditional 瘋愛
Simplified 疯爱
Directed by Wang Bing
Written by Wang Bing
Cinematography Wang Bing, Liu Xianhui
Edited by Adam Kerby, Wang Bing
Distributed by Icarus Films
Release date
Running time
 228 minutes
Country China
Language Mandarin

'Til Madness Do Us Part (Original title: Feng ai) is a 2013 Chinese documentary film directed by Wang Bing. It observes the daily activity on one floor of a Chinese mental institution in Yunnan, Southwest of China. It premiered at the 70th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2][3]

The floor of the Chinese mental institution houses 50 male patients who are there for killing someone, committing a crime against a public official, or have a developmental disability.[3] It is not clearly stated why the men are in the mental institution, adding to the observational approach of the documentary.[1] The documentary film uses handheld camerawork and digital video to capture the relationship between society and individuals.[3] Towards the end of the film, one of the patients is allowed to return to his home village. It creates a contrast to the isolation and atmostphere of the mental institution.[1]

Festivals

The documentary was shown at the following festivals:

  • 2013 Venice Film Festival
  • Winner, 2013 Festival des 3 Continents of Nantes
  • 2013 Toronto Film Festival
  • 2013 Rio Film Festival
  • 2013 Busan Film Festival
  • 2013 DocLiaboa
  • 2013 Viennale
  • 2013 Golden Horse Festival
  • 2014 Rotterdam Film Festival
  • 2014 Goteborg Film Festival
  • 2014 Hong Kong Film Festival
  • 2014 Sydney Film Festival
  • 2014 Edinburgh Film Festival
  • 2014 Melbourne Film Festival
  • 2014 Geneva Film Festival[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chang, Justin (13 September 2013). "Venice Film Review: 'Til Madness Do Us Part'". Variety. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Monder, Eric (9 June 2016). "Film Review: 'Til Madness Do Us Part". Film Journal International. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "'Til Madness Do Us Part". icarusfilms.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018.


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