Send Me to the Clouds (Chinese: 送我上青云) is a 2019 Chinese drama film directed and written by Teng Congcong, and starring Yao Chen, Justin Yuan and Li Jiuxiao. It was screened at the 22nd Shanghai International Film Festival.[3][4] The film had four nominations and won Best Supporting Actress award for Wu Yufang at the 32nd Golden Rooster Awards.[5]
| Send Me to the Clouds | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 送我上青雲 |
| Simplified Chinese | 送我上青云 |
| Literal meaning | send me to blue clouds |
| Hanyu Pinyin | sòng wǒ shàng qīngyún |
| Directed by | Teng Congcong |
| Written by | Teng Congcong |
| Produced by | Dun Hei Zhang Lei |
| Starring | Yao Chen Justin Yuan |
| Cinematography | Jong Lin |
| Music by | Wen Zi |
| Distributed by | Cheng Cheng Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 99 minutes[2] |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
Plot
editSheng Nan (Yao Chen), an over-30 single woman, learns that she has ovarian cancer and decides to find a new job to raise money for surgery, and to explore sexual experiences before the illness makes such encounters impossible. She finds work ghostwriting the biography of an elderly and flirtatious millionaire, while trying to start a relationship with a single man closer to her own age.[6] In the words of Variety, the film addresses the unique perspectives of unmarried women that have been categorized as "leftover women" in Chinese society, and "The film’s most powerful message... is that women should be able to seek sex without shame."[7]
Cast
edit- Yao Chen as Sheng Nan
- Justin Yuan as Liu Guangming
- Li Jiuxiao as Mao Cui
- Liang Guanhua as Li Ping
- Yang Xinming as Li Ping's father - Lao Li
- Wu Yufang as Liang Meizhi
- Shi Qiang as Sheng Nan's father
References
edit- ^ 电影《送我上青云》宣布改档至8月16日上映
- ^ "送我上青云 (豆瓣)". douban.com. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ 《送我上青云》首映 姚晨喻恩泰惊喜同框
- ^ 电影《送我上青云》宣布改档至8月16日上映
- ^ 第32届中国电影金鸡奖 (2019) [32nd Golden Rooster Awards nominees]. movie.douban.com (in Chinese). 2019-10-23.
- ^ 送我上青云
- ^ Kuipers, Richard (2019-09-17). "Film Review: 'Send Me to the Clouds'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-02-20.