The Golden Era (film)

The Golden Era
Theatrical release poster
Chinese黄金时代
Directed byAnn Hui
Written byLi Qiang
Produced byQin Hong
Li Qiang (executive producer)
StarringTang Wei
Feng Shaofeng
CinematographyWang Yu
Release dates
  • 6 September 2014 (2014-09-06) (Venice)
  • 1 October 2014 (2014-10-01) (China)
Running time
179 minutes
CountriesChina
Hong Kong
LanguageMandarin
Budget¥70 million[1]
Box office¥51.49 million (China)

The Golden Era (Chinese: 黄金时代) is a 2014 Chinese-Hong Kong biographical drama film directed by Ann Hui, written and executive produced by Li Qiang and starring Tang Wei and Feng Shaofeng.[2][3] Tang portrays Xiao Hong, while Feng plays Xiao Jun, two of the most important writers of 20th century China.[4] Other notable characters portrayed include Lu Xun (played by Wang Zhiwen), Duanmu Hongliang (played by Zhu Yawen) and Ding Ling (played by Hao Lei).

The movie was screened out of competition at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[5][6] It was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[7] The movie won Best Film and Best Director awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

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  2. ^ "Trailer: Ann Hui's THE GOLDEN ERA Is A Tragedy Of Epic Proportions". Twitch Film. 2014-08-17. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  3. ^ "黄金时代The Golden Era (2014)". movie.mtime.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  4. ^ "Tang Wei's Appearance as 1930s Writer Unveiled". China Radio International. 2014-01-22. Archived from the original on January 30, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  5. ^ "International competition of feature films". Venice. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Oscars: Hong Kong Nominates 'The Golden Era' in Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.