THE POET

GU CHENG BIE LAIN

By Casey CHAN

GOLD HARBOUR INTERNATIONAL FILMS - as PROD

Drama - Completed 1998

The fatal attraction of the poet.

    • Year of production
    • 1998
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • HONG KONG (CHINA)
    • Languages
    • MANDARIN
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 112 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Casey CHAN
    • Writer(s)
    • Tin Chi LAU
    • Producer(s)
    • Casey CHAN
    • Synopsis
    • The Poet moves from Shanghai and other areas of China to New Zealand, to Germany, and, in time, from the sixties through to the present day. It toughes on the freedom of expression and the imprisonment of people for unpopular ideas during the Cultural Revolution, the movement of Chinese people and culture throughout the world, and the problems of a new generation losing their original language and being adrift between cultures.
    • Beginning of shooting
    • Apr 01, 1998