| Black Snow | |
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| Directed by | Xie Fei |
| Written by | Liu Heng |
| Produced by | Yongxin Li |
| Starring | Cai Hongxiang |
| Cinematography | Xiao Feng |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
Black Snow (Chinese: 本命年; pinyin: běn mìng nián) is a 1990 Chinese drama film directed by Xie Fei. It was written and adapted from a novel by Liu Heng.[2] It was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement.[3] Although the English film title follows the original name of the novel,[4] the Chinese film title 本命年 běnmìngnián means the year when someone is aged 12, 24, 36, and so on when the Twelve Terrestrial Branches come round again.
- ^ "Black Snow" (PDF). Cine Chine. Cinéma Vendôme. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Cinema China 07". The University of Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1990 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Liu Heng 刘恒 菊豆 ; 秋菊打官司 ; 本命年 ; 大路朝天 : 刘恒影视作品集: Liu Heng Film Novels Collection 1993 Page 58 "根据作者的小说《黑的雪》改编,是作者电影剧本的处女作,剧本原题同小说;影片定名为《本命年》,谢飞导演,姜文、程琳主演;曾获 1990 年第十三届大众电影百花奖最佳故事片奖, 1990 年第四十届西柏林国际电影节银熊奖。 "