Millennium Mambo directed by Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

ese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Hou Hsiao-Hsien is an award-winning film director and a leading figure of Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement.-Biography:...

, is a 2001

2001 in film

The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...

 film.

Synopsis

The main character, Vicky, portrayed by actress Shu Qi

Shu Qi

Shu Qi is the stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-Hui . Her stage name is occasionally romanized as Hsu Chi or Shu Kei . Her name is sometimes seen in the Western order as Qi Shu.-Early life:...

 narrates from 2011 about her life 10 years earlier. She describes her youth and story of her changing life at the beginning of the new Millennium. She works as a hostess in a trendy bar. Vicky is torn between two men, Hao-Hao and Jack, and her journeys display the parallel journey of the psyche and how one girl deals with her fleeting youth.

Cast

Actor	Role
Qi Shu Shu Qi Shu Qi is the stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-Hui . Her stage name is occasionally romanized as Hsu Chi or Shu Kei . Her name is sometimes seen in the Western order as Qi Shu.-Early life:...	Vicky
Jack Kao Jack Kao Jack Kao is a Taiwanese actor. He began his career in the late 1980s films of Hou Hsiao-Hsien.-Filmography:*Daughter of the Nile *Rouge of The North *A City of Sadness *Island of Fire *Dust of Angels...	Jack
Tuan Chun-hao	Hao-Hao
Chen Yi-Hsuan	Xuan
Jun Takeuchi Jun Takeuchi is a Japanese video game director and producer. He graduated from the Division of Graphics at the Sozosha College of Design and joined the game development company Capcom in 1991. He served as the producer for Onimusha 3 and Lost Planet and chief producer for Resident Evil 5...	Jun
Doze Niu Doze Niu "Doze" Niu Chen-Zer is a Taiwanese actor, film director, show host, screenwriter and producer. As a film director, he is best known for the Taiwanese film Monga.-Life and career:...	Doze
Jenny Tseng Yan Lei
Pauline Chan Pauline Chan Pauline Chan Bo-Lin is a deceased Hong Kong adult movie actress who aroused significant attraction and controversies in the Greater China Area during her active years in the 1990s.-Career:Born in Shanghai, Chan's parents divorced when she was very young and she immigrated to Hong Kong with her...
Huang Xiao Chu

Awards and nominations

• 2001 Cannes Film Festival
  2001 Cannes Film Festival
  The 2001 Cannes Film Festival started on May 14 and ran until May 25. The Palme d'Or went to the Italian film The Son's Room by Nanni Moretti.-Jury:* Liv Ullmann, President * Mimmo Calopresti * Charlotte Gainsbourg...
  
  
  • Won: Technical Grand Prize (Du-Che Tu)
  • Nominated: Palme d'Or
    Palme d'Or
    The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...
    
    

• Chicago International Film Festival
  Chicago International Film Festival
  The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America....
  
  
  • Won: Silver Hugo (Hou Hsiao-Hsien)

• Ghent International Film Festival
  • Won: Best Director (Hou Hsiao-Hsien)
  • Nominated: Grand Prix

• Golden Horse Film Festival
  • Won: Best Cinematography (Pin Bing Lee
    Pin Bing Lee
    Mark Lee Ping Bin , also known Mark Lee, Ping Bing Lee , is a critically acclaimed Taiwanese cinematographer with over 40 films and 9 international awards to his credit....
    
    )
  • Won: Best Original Score (Lim Giong
    Lim Giong
    Lim Giong is a musician, artist, DJ, composer, songwriter, music producer, music director and also an actor.Now, he is a leading figure on the Taiwanese experimental electronic music scene....
    
    )
  • Won: Best Sound Effects (Du-Che Tu)

External links

• HK cinemagic entry