The Park (2007 film)

The Park
Film poster
Traditional Chinese公園
Simplified Chinese公园
Hanyu PinyinGōng yúan
Directed byYin Lichuan
Written byYin Lichuan
Produced byLola Zhang
StarringLi Jia
Wang Deshun
Wang Xuebing
Xu Tao
CinematographyLu Sheng
Edited byZhou Xinxia
Music byZhou Yunshan
Distributed byFilmblog Media
Release date
  • June 21, 2007 (2007-06-21) (Shanghai)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

The Park is the 2007 directorial debut of Chinese writer-director Yin Lichuan. Produced by Filmblog Media (which also handled international distribution) and Beijing Wide Angle Lens, the comedy-drama film is part of producer Lola Zhang's Yunnan New Film Project, ten proposed films[1] by female Chinese directors. The Park is the second of the ten to be released, after Wang Fen's The Case (2007).[2] Each of the films was required to take place in the southern province of Yunnan.[3]

The Park tells the story of a father's reconnection with his daughter after he moves in with her in the provincial capital of Kunming. Upset over her relationship with a younger man with no job prospects, he begins to tout her name in a local park to other elderly parents looking to marry off their children.

  1. ^ As of 2007, two films have been completed, one is in post-production.
  2. ^ Elley, Derek (2007-07-06). "The Park". Variety. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  3. ^ "Yunnan New Film Project". China Daily. Retrieved 2008-02-11.