| An Elephant Sitting Still | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 大象席地而坐 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 大象席地而坐 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | an elephant sitting on the ground | ||||||
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| Directed by | Hu Bo | ||||||
| Screenplay by | Hu Bo | ||||||
| Based on | An Elephant Sitting Still by Hu Bo | ||||||
| Produced by | Fu Dongyan | ||||||
| Starring | Peng Yuchang Zhang Yu Wang Yuwen Liu Congxi | ||||||
| Cinematography | Fan Chao | ||||||
| Edited by | Hu Bo | ||||||
| Music by | Hua Lun | ||||||
Production company | Dongchun Films | ||||||
| Distributed by | KimStim (United States) | ||||||
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Running time | 234 minutes | ||||||
| Country | China | ||||||
| Language | Mandarin | ||||||
| Box office | $32,556[1] | ||||||
An Elephant Sitting Still (Chinese: 大象席地而坐; pinyin: Dà Xiàng Xídì Érzuò) is a 2018 Chinese drama film written, directed and edited by Hu Bo. The first and only feature film by the novelist-turned-director Hu, who died by suicide soon after finishing his film on 12 October 2017 at the age of 29, it is based on a story with the same title from his 2017 novel Huge Crack, about four people who travel to a northern Chinese city to see the eponymous elephant.[2][3] It made its world premiere in the Forum section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.[4][5][6] The film has won acclaim from established directors such as Béla Tarr, Wang Bing, Ang Lee, and Gus Van Sant.[7]
The film opened the 12th FIRST International Film Festival in Xining in late July 2018.[8][9] It was released in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2018, and in the United States on March 8, 2019. Critics' reviews were highly positive.
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- ^ "Amazing opening weekend! AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL takes in over 10K in just 6 screenings". us4.campaign-archive.com.
- ^ "Director's posthumous movie to open FIRST film fest - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn.
- ^ http://www.firstfilm.org.cn/render/movieDetail?id=140[permanent dead link]