And the Spring Comes

And the Spring Comes (Chinese: 立春; pinyin: lì chūn) is a 2007 film directed by Gu Changwei, written by Li Qiang.^[1] This is Gu's second feature following his acclaimed feature debut Peacock. The film premiered at the 2007 Rome Film Festival, and the lead actress Jiang Wenli, also Gu Changwei's wife, won the Best Actress award.^[2]

And the Spring Comes
Traditional Chinese	立春
Simplified Chinese	立春
Hanyu Pinyin	lì chūn
Directed by	Gu Changwei
Written by	Li Qiang
Produced by	Gu Changwei Er Yong
Starring	Jiang Wenli Wu Guohua Li Guangjie Dong Xuan Jiao Gang Zhang Yao
Cinematography	Wang Lei
Edited by	Yang Hongyu
Music by	Dou Peng
Release dates	24 October 2007 (2007-10-24) (Rome Film Festival) 11 April 2008 (2008-04-11) (China)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Synopsis

Set in a small town near Baotou, Wang Cailing is a vocal teacher who has a magnificent voice and a big dream—to be an opera (Italian Opera) singer at the National Opera House. She is not dreaming alone: There's a young man who wants to be China's Vincent van Gogh. She also meets a gay ballet dancer who is past his prime. She falls in with a few other bohemian artists. All of them struggle not only to realize their dreams, but more pressingly, to get accepted and understood by the society.

Critical reception

Lead actress Jiang Wenli (who played Wang Cailing) won Best Actress from the Rome Film Festival and Golden Rooster Awards for her performance.

References

1. "And the Spring Comes — Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 24 March 2009.
2. "2007 RomeFilmFest Awards". RomeFilmFest. 7 October 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2008.

External links

• And the Spring Comes at IMDb
• And the Spring Comes at the Chinese Movie Database