Durian Durian

2000 Hong Kong film by Fruit Chan

Not to be confused with Duran Duran.

Durian Durian

Movie poster for Durian Durian

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 榴槤飄飄
Simplified Chinese| 榴莲飘飘
Literal meaning| Durian fluttering in the wind
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| liúlián piāopiāo
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping| Lau4 Lin4 Piu1 Piu1
Directed by| Fruit Chan
Written by|

* Fruit Chan
* Chan Wai Keung
* Zhi Min Sheng

Produced by| Carrie Wong
Starring|

* Qin Hailu
* Mak Wai Fan

Cinematography| Lam Wah Chuen
Edited by| Tin Sam Fat
Music by|

* Chu Hing Cheung
* Lam Wah Chuen

Release date

* 16 November 2000 (2000-11-16)

Running time

| 116 minutes
Country| Hong Kong
Languages| Cantonese
Mandarin
Box office| HKD523,015[1]

Durian Durian (Chinese: 榴槤飄飄) is a 2000 Hong Kong film directed by Fruit Chan. The film portrays the experiences of a young girl, Fan (Mak Wai-Fan), and her sex worker neighbour, Yan (Qin Hailu), in Hong Kong. The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 57th Venice International Film Festival.[2]

## Plot

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Yan is a prostitute from the mainland in Hong Kong, living near Fan and her family, who are staying in the area illegally. Yan meets Fan in a laneway behind Portland Street and become friends after Yan's pimp is assaulted in front of Fan by an assailant wielding a durian fruit.

Yan services dozens of clients per day and showers compulsively.[3] After her 3-month-stay in Hong Kong, Yan returns to her family and her ex-fiancé in Northeast China to invest what she has earned.[4] Yan remains in contact with Fan, receiving a durian from her as a gift.

## Cast

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* Qin Hailu as Qin Yan[5]
* Mak Wai Fan as Fan
* Mak Suet Man as Man
* Yeung Mei Kam as Fan's mother
* Chang Kin Yung as Policeman

## Production

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Fan was featured in Little Cheung, a film which also deals with poverty and life as an immigrant. This film also centres upon Portland Street in Kowloon.[6]

Chan became interested in the topic of prostitution while filming Little Cheung in Kowloon, where he met and interviewed various prostitutes.[7] While filming in mainland China, Chan found the public toilets to be terrible and very different. This served as inspiration for his next film Public Toilet (2002).[7]

## Reception

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In addition to numerous awards, the film has received critical acclaim. Reviews have praised Chan and actresses Qin Hailu and Mak Wai-Fan, and emphasise themes of contrast, urban squalor, youthful optimism, and alienation.[4][8] The film has been called "deliberate and brooding".[9]

## Awards

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At the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2001, Durian Durian was nominated for the Best Film, Best Director (Fruit Chan), Best Screenplay (Fruit Chan), Best Actress (Qin Hailu), Best New Performer (Qin Hailu) and Best Art Direction (Tin Muk) awards. It won the awards for Best Film and Best New Performer.[10] It was awarded Best Film at the 2001 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards. The film also won the Best Picture award at the 38th Golden Horse Awards, with Qin winning the Best Actress and Best New Performer awards.[11]

## See also

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* Prostitution in Hong Kong

## References

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1. ^ "Durian, Durian". HKMDB. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
2. ^ "U.S. pix miss the boat for Venice". Variety. 28 July 2000. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
3. ^ "World/Independent Film: Durian Durian". about.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
4. ^ a b Kraicer, Shelly. "Durian Durian: a Review". chinesecinemas.org. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
5. ^ "Durian, Durian". chibesecinemas.org. 2000. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
6. ^ Zhang 2004
7. ^ a b Gatto, Robin; Sonatine (May 2002). "Interview Fruit Chan". www.cinemasie.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
8. ^ Mitchell, Elvis (5 April 2001). "FILM REVIEW; Escaping Hong Kong's Streets, Aided by an 8-Year-Old". movies.nytimes.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
9. ^ Cowan, Noah. "Durian Durian Review (posted on official site)". Contemporary World Cinema. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
10. ^ "第二十屆香港電影金像獎得獎名單(Winners of the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards)". Hong Kong Film Awards. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
11. ^ "China's filmmakers invade Taiwan". Taipei Times. 9 December 2001. Retrieved 1 November 2007.

Zhang, Yingjin (2004). Chinese National Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-17289-6.

## External links

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* Official website
* Review by Shelly Kraicer
* Durian Durian at IMDb
* Durian Durian at Filmaffinity.com
* Durian Durian at Letterboxd.com
* Liu lian piao piao (2000) AKA Durian Durian at Rarefilmm.com

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

|  Golden Horse Awards for Best Film
2001  | Succeeded by

The Best of Times

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Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature

* Sun, Moon and Star (1962)
* The Love Eterne (1963)
* not held (1964)
* Beautiful Duckling (1965)
* Hsi-shih, Beauty of Beauties (1966)
* Orchids and My Love (1967)
* The Road (1968)
* Spring in a Small Town (1969)
* Home Sweet Home (1970)
* The Story of Ti-Ying (1971)
* Execution in Autumn (1972)
* The Escape (1973)
* not held (1974)
* Land of the Undaunted (1975)
* Victory (1976)
* Heroes of the Eastern Skies (1977)
* He Never Gives Up (1978)
* The Story of a Small Town (1979)
* Good Morning, Taipei (1980)
* If I Were for Real (1981)
* The Battle for the Republic of China (1982)
* Growing Up (1983)
* Old Mao's Second Spring (1984)
* Kuei-Mei, a Woman (1985)
* Terrorizers (1986)
* Straw Man (1987)
* Painted Faces (1988)
* Full Moon in New York (1989)
* Red Dust (1990)
* A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
* Hill of No Return (1992)
* The Wedding Banquet (1993)
* Vive l'amour (1994)
* Summer Snow (1995)
* In the Heat of the Sun (1996)
* Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1997)
* Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (1998)
* Ordinary Heroes (1999)
* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
* Durian Durian (2001)
* The Best of Times (2002)
* Infernal Affairs (2003)
* Mountain Patrol: Kekexili (2004)
* Kung Fu Hustle (2005)
* After This Our Exile (2006)
* Lust, Caution (2007)
* The Warlords (2008)
* Cannot Live Without You (2009)
* When Love Comes (2010)
* Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2011)
* Beijing Blues (2012)
* Ilo Ilo (2013)
* Blind Massage (2014)
* The Assassin (2015)
* The Summer Is Gone (2016)
* The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful (2017)
* An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)
* A Sun (2019)
* My Missing Valentine (2020)
* The Falls (2021)
* Coo-Coo 043 (2022)
* Stonewalling (2023)
* An Unfinished Film (2024)

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* t
* e

Films directed by Fruit Chan

* Finale in Blood (1993)
* Made in Hong Kong (1997)
* The Longest Summer (1998)
* Little Cheung (1999)
* Durian Durian (2000)
* Hollywood Hong Kong (2001)
* Public Toilet (2002)
* Three... Extremes (2004)
* Dumplings (2004)
* Chengdu, I Love You (2009)
* Don't Look Up (2009)
* Tales from the Dark 1 (2013)
* The Midnight After (2014)
* Kill Time (2016)
* Three Husbands (2018)
* The Abortionist (2019)
* The Invincible Dragon (2019)

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* e

Durian

Durio species
(List)|

| Edible species|

* Boschia grandiflora
* Durio dulcis
* Durio graveolens
* Durio kutejensis
* Durio lowianus
* Durio macrantha
* Durio oxleyanus
* Durio testudinarius
* Durio zibethinus

|

Species of unknown edibility|

* Durio acutifolius
* Durio affinis
* Durio beccarianus
* Durio bukitrayaensis
* Durio burmanicus
* Durio carinatus
* Durio crassipes
* Durio excelsus
* Durio griffithii
* Durio kinabaluensis
* Durio lanceolatus
* Durio lissocarpus
* Durio macrolepis
* Durio macrophyllus
* Durio malaccensis
* Durio mansoni
* Durio oblongus
* Durio pinangianus
* Durio purpureus
* Durio singaporensis
* Durio wyatt-smithii

Durian cultivars ( 2 )|

* Musang King
* Sultan King

Odor compounds|

* Ethane-1,1-dithiol
* Diethyl sulfide

Dishes|

* Tempoyak
* Fried durian

Diseases and pests|

* durian fruit borer
* durian hawkmoth

In culture|

* AYA Awards
* The Big Durian (film)
* The Big Durian (sculpture)
* Digital Durian [ms]
* Durian's Affair
* Durian Durian
* Geng: The Adventure Begins
* Jalan Durian Perangin
* Kublai Millan
* River of Exploding Durians

Eponyms|

| Places|

* The Big Durian
* Ci Durian
* Durian Burung
* Durian Perangin Waterfall
* Durian Pipit
* Durian Tunggal
* Durian Tunggal Reservoir
* Durian Tunggal (state constituency)
* Jalan Pulau Tawar-Durian Hijau
* Kampung Durian Tunjong
* Kampung Durian Perangin [ms]
* Simpang Durian
* Singapore durian
* Tarutung

| Sungai Durian|

* Kotabaru
* Patamuan
* Payakumbuh
* Perak
* Solok
* Tabalong

|

Storms|

* Tropical Storm Durian
* Typhoon Durian
* Meteorological history of Typhoon Durian

Other eponyms|

* Durian bent-toed gecko
* Durianella
* Durian Tuang

Agriculture|

* Thailand

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