The Sun Also Rises

"Chaos. Poetry. The sun rises."

2007 1h 56m ZH

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7.5

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★7.5TMDB · 73

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Synopsis

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A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, shifting between a Yunnan village, a campus, and the Gobi Desert.

“Chaos. Poetry. The sun rises.”

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Cast

Zhou Yun
The Mother
Jiang Wen
Tang
Joan Chen
Dr. Lin
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Teacher Liang
Jaycee Chan
The Son
Kong Wei
Tang's Wife
Lei Chen
Little Chen
Wei Chen
Old Wang

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jiang Wen
Writers: Shu Ping, Shixing Guo, Jiang Wen
Languages: Russian, Mandarin, Uighur
Countries: China

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, Mandarin, Uighur.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jiang Wen, shot by Tao Yang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joe Hisaishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Zhou Yun and Jiang Wen and Joan Chen carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Chaos. Poetry. The sun rises.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0769507 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jiang Wen directs. Tao Yang behind the camera. Joe Hisaishi scores. Produced in China. Dialogue in Russian, Mandarin, Uighur.

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1Released 19 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, Mandarin, Uighur.
3Directed by Jiang Wen, shot by Tao Yang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Joe Hisaishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Zhou Yun and Jiang Wen and Joan Chen carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Chaos. Poetry. The sun rises.".
7IMDB entry: tt0769507 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tao Yang
Original score: Joe Hisaishi
Production design: Jian Qun Zhang
Runtime: 116 min · 1h 56m
Status: Released
Original language: ZH
IMDB: The Sun Also Rises (2007)

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badelf2024-02-02
★ 10/10
I've grown to really love Jiang Wen's work. His films are highly creative, tongue-in-cheek, political, and steeped in Chinese culture. The Sun Also Rises, a polyptych of related events, is a departure from his usual political commentary. It begins with complete craziness and takes off from there. Even when I got to the end of the film, I wasn't sure what I had exactly seen. I thought the meaning was just too obscure for me or anyone else. After sleeping on it, though, the entire piece came together for me. This unique addition to Jiang's catalog is an avant-garde, Beat Generation-style poetic recitation on love, loss, death, and life. It may be his best yet.

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