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| Zhou Xun
and Chen Kun pose for a photo at a promotion event of the new film
"Mandarin Duck & Butterfly." | The past
few years have seen many collaborations between filmmakers from Hong Kong
and the Chinese mainland, the most eye catching of these being Zhang
Yimou's latest work "House of Flying Daggers" (Shimian Maifu).
Again this month, a new film co-production has
brought topnotch
professionals from the two industries together.
"Mandarin Duck & Butterfly" (Yuanyang Hudie), a romantic story
about Hangzhou girl Xiao Yu and her Beijing lover Ah Qin, is to be filmed
in Hangzhou, capital city of East China's Zhejiang Province, starting on
August 15.
Starring young actress Zhou Xun as Xiao Yu and TV
drama pop idol Chen Kun as Ah Qin, the feature film will be directed by
Hong Kong film director Yim Ho, who will work with his long-time partners
Poon Hangsang, as cinematographer
, and William Cheung Suk Ping, as production designer.
Yim is good at in-depth portrayals of romantic figures in heart-warming
or heart-wrenching stories, with the adept use of poetic visual sequences.
His film credits include "Homecoming" (Sishui Liunian 1984), "Red
Dust" (Gungun Hongchen, 1990), "The Day the Sun Turned Cold" (Tianguo Nizi
1994), "The Sun Has Ears" (Taiyang You'er 1996) and "Pavilion of Women"
(Tingyuan Zhongde Nuren 2001).
Both Poon and Cheung have had rich experiences in film production,
working alongside such award-winning directors as Yim Ho, Wong Kar-wai,
Hark Tsui and Stanley Kwan.
Zhou is best known for her superb performances in Lou Ye's "Suzhou
River" (Suzhou He 1998), Wang Xiaoshuai's "Bicycle" (Zixingche 2000), and
Fruit Chan's "Hollywood Hong Kong" (Xianggang Youge Haolaiwu 2002).
"The film tackles the subtle subject of the uncertainty of the
relations between today's young lovers. They may fall for each other at
first sight but neither is sure whether their love will endure the test of
time," said Zhou.
The new film also stars Zhang Yue, a former figure-skating athlete, and Linq Yim, a
young Hong Kong-born man who was educated in a film school in
the United States. Linq Yim is also responsible for the composition
of the film score.
(China Daily) | 
Updated: 2004-08-17 11:20