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RUNTIME
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85 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Night Peacock
2016 1h 25m ZH
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4.5
SKIP
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4.5TMDB Β· 6
RomanceDrama
Synopsis
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Liu Yifei plays Elso, a reputed French flutist who travels from Paris to Chengdu. Her life is compared to the one of a night peacock, an eternal conflict between life and death, love and time. A night peacock, by Fabreβs definition, is a moth with the life goal of finding their soul mate.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Liu Yifei
Elsa
Leon Lai Ming
Ma Rong
Liu Ye
Ma Jianmin
Yu Shaoqun
Ma Xiaolin
Emmanuel Gayet
Le chirurgien
Jonathan Louis
Un homme en soirΓ©e
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dai Sijie
- Writers
- Dai Sijie
- Languages
- French, Mandarin
- Countries
- China
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ERA
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Released 10 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Mandarin.
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ERA
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Liu Yifei and Leon Lai Ming and Liu Ye carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt4310356 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 6 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Dai Sijie directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in China. Dialogue in French, Mandarin.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 185 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 10 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Mandarin.
- 4Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Liu Yifei and Leon Lai Ming and Liu Ye carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt4310356 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 6 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 85 min Β· 1h 25m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ZH
Also by
Dai Sijie
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
China Film Group Corporation
CN
Key crew
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2016-05-20
Also known as
International titles
- Ye kong queCN
