| The Wooden Man's Bride | |
|---|---|
 Region 1 DVD Cover | |
| Traditional Chinese | 五魁 |
| Simplified Chinese | 五魁 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wǔ kuí |
| Directed by | Huang Jianxin |
| Written by | Yang Zhengguang Novel: Jia Pingwa |
| Produced by | Wang Ying Hsiang |
| Starring | Chang Shih Wang Lan Ku Paoming Wang Yumei Wang Fuli Kao Mingjun |
| Cinematography | Zhang Xiaoguang |
| Edited by | Lei Qin |
| Music by | Zhang Dalong |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Language | Mandarin |
The Wooden Man's Bride (Chinese: 五魁; pinyin: Wǔ kuí) is a 1994 Chinese film directed by the fifth-generation filmmaker Huang Jianxin. The film is Huang's fifth feature and the first of his films to be released in the United States.[1] The film was also the first film shot in Mainland China to be entirely financed by Taiwanese producers.[2] The film stars both Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese actors, and was based on the novel by Jia Pingwa.
The Wooden Man's Bride was something of a departure for the director, Huang Jianxin, whose earlier works were modern-day satires on bureaucracy as in the black comedy, The Black Cannon Incident, and the science-fiction dystopia in Dislocation.[2]
- ^ Hinson, Hal (1995-03-15). "The Wooden Man's Bride (NR)". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ a b Rooney, David (1994-02-23). "Wu Kui Review". Variety. Retrieved 2009-05-23.