A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 78.0 / 100
2001Drama / Romance1h 26m
LAN YU
A love story between a country boy in Beijing to study and a wealthy businessman set against the backdrop of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.
Above the Line
Stanley Kwan·DirectorJimmy Ngai Shiu-Yan·ScreenplayBeijing Comrade·NovelTao Yang·Director of PhotographyYadong Zhang·MusicWilliam Chang Suk-Ping·Editor
Cast
Hu Jun·Chen HandongLiu Ye·Lan YuLi Shuang·WeidongFang Lu·YonghongZhang Shaohua·Niu MaYongning Zhang·DaningSu Jin·Lin JingpingDu He·Sister ZhangLi Bin·Bin ZiJingyi Liu·Liu Dali
Full Crew(12 credits)
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 2
Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang·DirectorNiu Le·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Jimmy Ngai Shiu-Yan·ScreenplayBeijing Comrade·Novel
Camera· 1
Tao Yang·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
William Chang Suk-Ping·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Yadong Zhang·MusicWang Xueyi·Sound
Art & Design· 1
William Chang Suk-Ping·Production Design
Production· 2
Yongning Zhang·ProducerQin Jian·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 1
Zhang Jian·Cinematography
By the Numbers
78.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
IMDb
68%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA
THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION
A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Lan Yu's key art.
Dominant Palette
3 colors
#193854
#29597D
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Mood
Intimate, Somber
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic
“The movie poster features two shirtless men in a close embrace, bathed in a cool blue light. The man on the left has dark, short hair and is looking at the othe”
romance
Key Elements
Two Men
Atmosphere
Dark, Cold
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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