Song of Spring, a (wide) praised movie which won famous Wu Yanshu the best actress award at the 12th Beijing International Film Festival last month, opened across Chinese mainland on Sept. 10.
As the latest directorial movie of female filmmaker Yang Lina, who shot to fame from the documentary Old Men, the new movie tells a touching story about an 85-year-old mother taking care of her 65-yerold daughter, who lives with Alzheimer's disease. Wu, 84 (star) the mother, while Xi Meijuan, also among admired (actress), plays the daughter.
The movie was first shown in Beijing's China Film Archive on Sept. 5, with all the major creators (attend) an online video talk to share the behind-the-scenes stories.
Actress Xi recalled that she (invite) to join the project when she was at the announcing ceremony of the Plum Performance Award, the country's (high) honor for stage performers, in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province.
Regarding the age of 60 a turning point year for female actors, Xi, who turned 67 earlier this year, said she had become more careful and particular about selecting plays, but it was the complex charm of the character, a retired professor of physics, attracted her to join the project.
A total of 12new movies, (produce) by Chinese companies, competed during the Mid-Autumn Festival, has shaped a great box office now.
