An Elephant Sitting Still

An Elephant Sitting Still
Directed by Hu Bo
Produced by Dongchun Films
Written by Hu Bo
Based on Huge Crack
by Hu Bo
Starring Zhang Yu
Peng Yuchang
Wang Yuwen
Liu Congxi
Music by Hua Lun
Cinematography Fan Chao
Edited by Hu Bo
Release date
Running time
 230 minutes
Country China
Language Mandarin

An Elephant Sitting Still (Chinese: 大象席地而坐) is a 2018 Chinese film written, directed and edited by Hu Bo (also known by his pen name Hu Qian). The first and last film of the novelist-turned-director Hu who committed suicide soon after finishing his film on 12 October 2017 at the age of 29, it is based on a story with the same title from his 2017 novel Huge Crack. It made its world premiere at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.[1][2][3][4][5]

Plot

Four nobodies struggle through another day in their life. They take the long-distance bus to Shenyang to reach the zoo in Manzhouli to see the mythical elephant that sits still and ignores everything around it and find hope.

Cast

  • Zhang Yu as Yucheng
  • Peng Yuchang as Weibu
  • Wang Yuwen as Huangling
  • Liu Congxi as Laojin

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
201868th Berlin International Film Festival[6]FIPRESCI AwardAn Elephant Sitting StillWon
GWFF Best First Feature Award - Special MentionWon
42nd Hong Kong International Film Festival[7]Audience Choice AwardWon
18th New Horizons Film Festival[8]Audience AwardWon
55th Golden Horse AwardsBest Feature FilmNominated
Best Leading ActorPeng YuchangNominated
Best New DirectorHu BoNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayHu BoNominated
Best CinematographyFan ChaoNominated
Best Original Film ScoreHua LunNominated

References

  1. ↑ Ward, Sarah (29 March 2018). "'An Elephant Sitting Still': Hong Kong Review". Screen International. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Life as Wastelands - An Elephant Sitting Still". Goethe-Institut. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL". GAIFF. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "An Elephant Sitting Still". Venice Biennale. 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Tsui, Clarence (23 February 2018). "'An Elephant Sitting Still' ('Da Xiang Xi Di Er Zuo'): Film Review - Berlin 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Director Hu Bo's first and last film, An Elephant Sitting Still, captures critics' attention at Berlinale". Global Times. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "HKIFF42 Award Ceremony honors filmmakers with five awards Professional jurors and nominees attend the ceremony". HKIFF. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "NEW HORIZONS 2018 Awards - Holiday wins the 18th New Horizons". cineuropa.org. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.


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