The Taste of Rice Flower (Chinese: 米花之味; pinyin: Mi Hua Zhi Wei, also known as Left Behind Buddha) is a 2017 Chinese drama film co-written and directed by Pengfei.[1]
| The Taste of Rice Flower | |
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| 米花之味 | |
| Directed by | Pengfei |
| Screenplay by | Pengfei Ze Ying |
| Cinematography | Pen-Jung Liao |
| Music by | Ainan Cha Keiichi Suzuki |
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| Language | Chinese |
The film premiered at the Venice Days section of the 74th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[2][3][4]
Plot
editSingle mother Ye Nan returned to her hometown from the city to start a new life. Working away from home for many years had caused some differences in her lifestyle and way of thinking compared to her family. They needed to reintegrate into each other's lives in a new way, but the process of reconnecting with her daughter was not smooth. One day, her daughter and her friends were arrested for stealing money and flowers from the most sacred temple in the village. The villagers believed that the children were "possessed by demons." To "save" them, the villagers decided to worship a stone Buddha hidden in a 120-million-year-old cave during the Water Splashing Festival.
Cast
edit- Ze Ying as Ye Nan
- Bule Ye as Nan Hang
- Men Ye as Nan Xianglu
- Pin Ye as Ye Pin
References
edit- ^ Kudlac, Martin (12 December 2017). "Pingyao 2017 Review: THE TASTE OF RICE FLOWER Balances an Ethnic Minority's Family and Community Drama". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Kiang, Jessica (15 September 2017). "Venice Film Review: 'The Taste of Rice Flower'". Variety. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Tsui, Clarence (13 September 2017). "'Taste of Rice Flower' ('Mi Hua Zhi Wei'): Film Review - Venice 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Kao, Anthony (7 September 2017). "Review: The Taste of Rice Flower (China, 2017)". Cinema Escapist. Retrieved 11 April 2023.