Nuan

2003 Chinese film

Nuan

Traditional Chinese| 暖
Simplified Chinese| 暖
Hanyu Pinyin| Nuǎn
Directed by| Huo Jianqi
Written by| Qiu Shi
Novel:
Mo Yan
Starring| Guo Xiaodong
Teruyuki Kagawa
Li Jia
Guan Xiaotong
Cinematography| Sun Ming
Music by| Bao San
Distributed by| Huaxia Film Distribution Company

Release date

* November 4, 2003 (2003-11-04) (Tokyo)

Running time

| 109 minutes
Country| China
Language| Mandarin

Nuan (Chinese: 暖; pinyin: Nuǎn) is a 2003 Chinese film directed by Huo Jianqi. The film won the Grand Prix at the 16th Tokyo International Film Festival.[1] The film is an adaptation of author Mo Yan's short story, The White Dog and the Swing. The film is set in Maoyuan, a small and ancient village in Jiangxi.[2] Nuan's production was delayed by the outbreak of SARS in 2002–2003, making it miss a planned debut at the Venice Film Festival that September.[3]

## Plot

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Like Huo's Postmen in the Mountains, Nuan is a rural drama. The film follows Lin Jinghe, a young man who, for the last ten years, has been living in the big city. When he returns home, he runs into his childhood love, Nuan. Years earlier, Nuan and Jinghe had been schoolmates. Nuan, the most popular girl in school, had fallen in love with an acrobat from a traveling troupe. When the acrobat eventually abandons her, Nuan finds herself drawn to Jinghe. One day, while playing with Jinghe, Nuan is permanently injured when she falls off a swing. Jinghe, seeing an opportunity to escape the small village heads to the city, but promises that he will be back for Nuan. Like the acrobat, however, he soon forgets about his childhood love.

Now, ten years later, he has finally returned. Nuan, however, has married a local mute.

## Cast

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* Actor Guo Xiaodong plays Lin Jinghe, the country boy who has spent the last ten years in the city. His return to his childhood village drives Nuan's narrative.
* Li Jia plays the title character of Nuan, Jinghe's childhood love. Like Guo Xiaodong, Li Jia was a newcomer to the movie industry.
* Teruyuki Kagawa as Yawa. The veteran Japanese actor would go on to win the Best Actor award at the Tokyo International Film Festival for his role in Nuan.[1]
* Guan Xiaotong as Ya, Nuan's daughter.

## References

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1. ^ a b Schwarzacher, Lukas (2003-11-10). "'Nuan' Wins Tokyo Kudos". Variety. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
2. ^ "Find Childhood Love in Nuan". City Weekend. 2004-05-18. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
3. ^ "Film bucks market trend". China Daily. 2003-10-28. Retrieved 2008-07-02.

## External links

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* Nuan at IMDb

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Tokyo Grand Prix

1985–1999|

* Typhoon Club (1985)
* Old Well (1987)
* That Summer of White Roses (1989)
* City of Hope (1991)
* White Badge (1992)
* The Blue Kite (1993)
* The Day the Sun Turned Cold (1994)
* Kolya (1996)
* The Perfect Circle (1997)
* Beyond Silence (1997)
* Open Your Eyes (1998)
* Darkness and Light (1999)

2000–present|

* Amores perros (2000)
* Slogans (2001)
* Broken Wings (2002)
* Nuan (2003)
* Whisky (2004)
* What the Snow Brings (2005)
* OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
* The Band's Visit (2007)
* Tulpan (2008)
* Eastern Plays (2009)
* Intimate Grammar (2010)
* The Intouchables (2011)
* The Other Son (2012)
* We Are the Best! (2013)
* Heaven Knows What (2014)
* Nise: The Heart of Madness (2015)
* The Bloom of Yesterday (2016)
* Grain (2017)
* Amanda (2018)
* Uncle (2019)
* Vera Dreams of the Sea (2021)
* The Beasts (2022)
* Snow Leopard (2023)
* Teki Cometh (2024)

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Films directed by Huo Jianqi

* Postmen in the Mountains (1999)
* Life Show (2002)
* Nuan (2003)
* A Time to Love (2005)
* Falling Flowers (2012)
* Love in the 1980s (2015)
* Xuanzang (2017)

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Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture

1980s|

* Evening Rain (1981)
* Legend of Tianyun Mountain (1981)
* Neighbor (1982)
* Rickshaw Boy (1983)
* At Middle Age (1983)
* Voice from Hometown (1984)
* The Girl in Red (1985)
* Wild Mountains (1986)
* Dr. Sun Yat-sen (1987)
* Hibiscus Town (1987)
* Red Sorghum (1988)
* Old Well (1988)

1990s|

* Founding Ceremony (1990)
* Jiao Yulu (1991)
* Decisive Engagement: The Liaoxi-Shenyang Campaign (1992)
* The Story of Qiu Ju (1993)
* Country Teachers (1994)
* The Accused Uncle Shangang (1995)
* Red Cherry (1996)
* The Opium War (1997)
* Live in Peace (1998)
* Postmen in the Mountains (1999)

2000s|

* The Road Home (2000)
* Roaring Across the Horizon (2000)
* Fatal Decision (2000)
* Mao Zedong, 1925 (2001)
* Pretty Big Feet (2002)
* Charging Out Amazon (2002)
* The River Wild (2003)
* Nuan (2003)
* Shanghai Story (2004)
* On the Mountain of Tai Hang (2005)
* Mountain Patrol: Kekexili (2005)
* The Knot (2007)
* Assembly (2009)
* Forever Enthralled (2009)

2010s|

* Shenzhou 11 (2011)
* American Dreams in China (2013)
* The Story of Zhou Enlai (2013)
* Wolf Totem (2015)
* Operation Mekong (2017)
* The Wandering Earth (2019)

2020s|

* Leap (2020)
* Island Keeper (2021)
* The Battle at Lake Changjin (2022)
* Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023)

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Works of Mo Yan

Novels|

* Red Sorghum (1986)
* The Garlic Ballads (1988)
* Thirteen Steps (1989)
* The Herbivorous Family (1993)
* The Republic of Wine (1993)
* Big Breasts and Wide Hips (1995)
* Red Forest (1999)
* Shifu, You'll Do Anything for a Laugh (2001)
* Sandalwood Death (2001)
* Pow! (2003)
* Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out (2006)
* Frog (2009)

Collections|

* The Woman with Flowers (2012)

Essays|

* The Wall Can Sing

Screenplay|

The Sun Has Ears (1996)

Adaptations|

* Red Sorghum (1988)
* Happy Times (2000)
* Nuan (2003)
* Red Sorghum (2014)

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