The Summer Solstice (film)

The Summer Solstice (Chinese: 夏至; pinyin: xià zhì) is a 2007 Chinese film written, produced and directed by 1st time director Li Ruijun. Li delivers an unsentimental and forceful portrait of a 21st-century Chinese family and the pursuit of their dreams in a changing world.[1]

The Summer Solstice
Directed byLi Ruijun
Produced byLi Ruijun
Screenplay byLi Ruijun
StarringZheng Hui
Song Jinyang
Zhang Min
Music byLi Ruijun
CinematographyLiu Ganjun
Edited byLi Ruijun
Release date
  • 2007 (2007)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Synopsis

HuYang arrives in Beijing in a hot summer to make his fortune but his company goes broke, and he becomes a monk to beg for alms. He meets his sister-in-law YangHua, and while looking for his younger brother HuTao, they get into a relationship. Soon after, they receive news that HuYang's father has died and return to their ancestral home. However their dubious relationship proves scandalous and the whole family has a serious meeting to solve the problem. It ends with YangHua's pregnancy and the whole family agrees to their marriage. After the short, happy marriage, however, HuYang's dreams beckon once more and he leaves for Beijing again. Months later, he comes back home again on a hot summer night – the same hot weather as it is in Beijing.[2][3]

Cast
  • Zheng Hui
  • Song Jinyang
  • Zhang Min

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result
20079th International Panorama of Independent Film and Video Makers[4]Special Feature Film AwardThe Summer SolsticeWon

Screening history

Completed in 2007, the film has screened at the following festivals:[2]

  • 9th International Panorama of Independent Film and Video Makers (2007), where it received The Special Feature Award
  • 31st São Paulo International Film Festival (Competition - New Directors 2007)
  • 4th China International Film Festival (2007)
  • 2nd Beijing International Film Festival (2007)
  • 1st Berlin Asian hotshots Film Festival (2008)
  • 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival (Sturm und Drang 2008)
  • 2nd cinema digital seoul_film festival (International Competition 2008)
  • 5th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (2008)
  • View Finder to Asian Film (2008)

References
  1. "The Summer Solstice". IFFR. 2008. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  2. "Independent Film Screening : The Summer Solstice". Rockbund Art Museum. 2012. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  3. "夏至 (2007)". Douban. 2007. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  4. "9th International Panorama of Independent Film Makers Awards". International Panorama of Independent Film Makers. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
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