Mr. Zhao

Mr. Zhao


Traditional Chinese	趙先生
Simplified Chinese	赵先生
Literal meaning	Teacher Zhao

Hanyu Pinyin	Zhào xiānshēng


Directed by	Lü Yue
Written by	Lü Yue Shu Ping
Produced by	Yang Hongguang, Liu Xiaodian
Starring	Shi Jingming Chen Yinan Zhang Zhihua
Cinematography	Wang Tianlin
Edited by	Zhai Rui
Music by	Wu Gang (musician)
Release date	15 August 1998 (1998-08-15) (Locarno)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Mr. Zhao is a 1998 Chinese dark comedy film. It is the directorial debut of Lü Yue, already a well-established cinematographer for director Zhang Yimou.

Mr. Zhao tells the story of a philandering doctor living in Shanghai. His infidelity gets the best of him, however, when his mistress Tian Jing (Chen Yinan) announces she is pregnant, while his wife learns of his affair but refuses to grant a divorce.

Cast

Shi Jingming as the titular Mr. Zhao, a teacher of Chinese medicine.
Zhang Zhihua as his wife, a factory worker.
Chen Yinan as Tian Jing, his student and now pregnant mistress.

Reception

Mr. Zhao won the 1998 Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland.^[1]

The film was also entered into competition at the 1999 Hong Kong International Film Festival and the 1998 AFI Fest in Los Angeles.^[2]

References

^ Moore, Daniel (1998-08-17). "Locarno fest honors 'Zhao'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
^ "Mr Zhao Variety Profiles". Variety. Retrieved 2008-06-10. ^{[dead link‍]}

External links

Mr. Zhao at IMDb
Mr. Zhao at AllMovie
Mr. Zhao at the Chinese Movie Database

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