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New Year celebration movie: Me and Dad
www.chinaview.cn 2003-12-10 08:38:36
Me and Dad, a low-budget domestic movie is showing in cinemas
across the country. Directed by and starring mainland actress Xu
Jinglei, the film is the first among many upcoming New Year
Celebration movies.
The film, which is the young pop star's directorial debut, tells
a touching story between a father and daughter. After her
mother's death in an accident, the 18-year-old Xiao Yu has to
live with her long divorced father. The story portrays how the
father and the daughter gradually accept each other.
Talking about this choice of theme for her first movie, Xu
Jinglei says, "The love and relationship between family members
is always a touching one. A parent and child relationship cannot
be broken off. I wanted to portray how a family must confront
problems to which there are often no solutions."
The 28-year-old pop-idol is the most f¨ºted actress of her
generation. She was first noticed in TV series' and the film
"Spicy Love Soup". She built on her success with "Spring Subway"
and "I Love You", which were both hits in China.
In Me and Dad, many big-name stars also join in. Famous director
Ye Daying plays the father, with filmmaker Zhang Yuan and actor
Jiang Wen in supporting roles.
This has brought up the question that if Xu Jinglei, as a new
director, had problems directing the performers, especially the
experienced directors playing cameo roles.
"I had no particular problems with the stars. I learnt a lot
from them. As for directing, being an actress also helped me. I
know what an actor needs on set. My lack of experience in
shooting techniques was the most difficult thing to overcome."
She says she doesn't care too much about the box office results.
She is already working on her second movie, also about love, but
of a different kind. Enditem
(CRI)
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