| In the Heat of the Sun | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 陽光燦爛的日子 |
| Simplified Chinese | 阳光灿烂的日子 |
| Literal meaning | Days of the Bright and Lush Sunshine |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yángguāng Cànlàn De Rìzi |
| Directed by | Jiang Wen |
| Written by | Jiang Wen |
| Based on | Wild Beast by Wang Shuo |
| Produced by | Guo Youliang Hsu An-chin Po Ki |
| Starring | Xia Yu Ning Jing Geng Le Tao Hong |
| Cinematography | Gu Changwei |
| Edited by | Zhou Ying |
| Music by | Guo Wenjing |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
In the Heat of the Sun is a 1994 Chinese film directed and written by Jiang Wen.[1] The film is based loosely on author Wang Shuo's novel Wild Beast.
In the Heat of the Sun was Jiang Wen's first foray into directing after years as a leading actor. In the film, Jiang Wen utilized eroticism to restructure the discourse of Maoist China.[1] The romantic and nostalgic representation of history is evident through the sensual narrative as well as the sexual experience of the film’s characters at the height of the Cultural Revolution.[1]
- ^ a b c Cai, Shenshen (2017), Cai, Shenshen (ed.), "Jiang Wen and His Signature Films: Let the Bullets Fly and Gone with the Bullets", Contemporary Chinese Films and Celebrity Directors, Singapore: Springer, pp. 113–135, doi:10.1007/978-981-10-2966-0_6, ISBN 978-981-10-2966-0, archived from the original on 12 March 2024, retrieved 13 June 2021