Thirteen Princess Trees

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Thirteen Princess Trees
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Directed byLü Yue
Written by
  • Lü Yue
  • (novel)
Produced by
  • Liu Jing
  • Wang Qingyong
  • Hao Jianguo
  • Zhao Guoguang (E.P.)
  • Zhou Xiaoning (E.P.)
Cinematography
Edited byYan Tao
Music byLiu Sola
Distributed by
  • Golden Network Asia (Asia & Hong Kong)
Release date
  • October 24, 2006 (2006-10-24) (Tokyo)
Running time
98 min.
CountryChina
Languages

Thirteen Princess Trees (Chinese: 十三棵泡桐; Chinese: 十三棵泡桐; pinyin: shí sān kē pào tóng) is a 2006 Chinese film directed by cinematographer-cum-director Lü Yue and based on the novel Blade vs. Blade by . The film, Lü's third as director was shot on digital video primarily in Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province.

Thirteen Princess Trees was produced by and the Changchun Film Studio.

The film follows several disaffected youth in the fictional Thirteen Princess High School in Chengdu. Feng (), the film's protagonist, is a short-haired tomboy who has a love affair with the jock, Taotao (). With the arrival of Bao (), a student from Beijing, Feng finds herself gravitating to the new presence.

Cast[]

  • as Feng, a tomboy in a high school in Chengdu;
  • as Taotao, the high school jock and the object of Liu Xin's affection;
  • as Bao, a transfer student from Beijing;
  • as A-Li, a privileged student under the protection of Taotao;
  • as Jojo, the class monitor;
  • as Eva, a handicapped student who observes the others from afar;
  • as Feng's father, a local police officer.

Release controversy[]

Thirteen Princess Trees's tale of disaffected youth was already "tamed" for the authorities before even being filmed. As compared to He Dacao's original novel, much of the film's depiction of youth delinquency and sexuality was already excised.[1]

After its win at the 19th Tokyo International Film Festival, Thirteen Princess Trees was set to be released throughout Asia. Originally set to be released in Mainland China on March 23, 2007, the film, at the last minute, was pulled by the China Film Bureau for a "second review."[1][2] Officially the reason for the delay was said to be due to delays in the transference from digital to 35 mm film,[1] although rumors remained that the film's depiction of sexuality and violence had caused authorities to reconsider their original "content" approval.[2] On the other hand, Trees' Chinese distributor, , blamed the delay on unexpectedly tight scheduling issues.[2]

Reception[]

Thirteen Princess Trees garnered the Special Jury Prize at the 19th Tokyo International Film Festival.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Elley, Derek (March 30, 2007). "Thirteen Princess Trees". Variety International. Retrieved September 7, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Martinsen, Joel (March 24, 2007). "What's Wrong with Thirteen Princess Trees". Danwei.org. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
  3. ^ Xinhua staff (October 29, 2006). "2 Chinese movies win awards at Tokyo film festival". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved September 8, 2007.

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