S U N D A Y , M A Y 2
Program 46
Directors Guild of America • 9:00 p.m. • Theatre 2
THE FLOATING LANDSCAPE (Lian Zhi Feng Jing)
(Hong Kong, 2003) Dir./Scr.: Carole Lai Mui-suet
Maan, a beautiful young Hong Kong native haunted by the death of her lover, struggles to accept a new life. She goes to Qingdao in search of the landscape that her lover spoke of in his final days. She realizes that she has become a lonely person in this world. There, she makes the acquaintance of Lit, a young postman who will help her in her search. Little by little, this search will bring them together but Maan’s sorrow lies a cold stone in the relationship that comes into being between them. She is steeped in her grief, resisting new love, living in the past with its memories. However, in time, she finally awakens to love again, finding the courage to grasp life once more.
35mm, 100 min., color, Narrative, in Cantonese and Mandarin w/Eng. subtitlesCLICK HERE to go to the VC FILMFEST ONLINE BOXOFFICE and purchase tickets for this program
