Ahead of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Neon has nabbed North American rights to Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s “One Second.”
The film, written by Zhang and Zou Jingzhi and starring Wei Fan and Xiaochuan Li, is adapted from a novel about a man who escapes a labor camp for a glimpse of his daughter. Zhang had called “One Second,” set during China’s 1966-76 Cultural Revolution, his personal tribute to cinema. It’s scheduled as TIFF’s closing night film.
“One Second” debuted last November in China, where it grossed $12 million at the box office. The film arrived on the big screen after being plagued by censorship problems. It was yanked from competition at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival due to “technical reasons,” though many speculated its removal from the lineup was politically motivated.
The Academy Award-nominated Zhang, one of China’s most recognizable filmmakers,...
The film, written by Zhang and Zou Jingzhi and starring Wei Fan and Xiaochuan Li, is adapted from a novel about a man who escapes a labor camp for a glimpse of his daughter. Zhang had called “One Second,” set during China’s 1966-76 Cultural Revolution, his personal tribute to cinema. It’s scheduled as TIFF’s closing night film.
“One Second” debuted last November in China, where it grossed $12 million at the box office. The film arrived on the big screen after being plagued by censorship problems. It was yanked from competition at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival due to “technical reasons,” though many speculated its removal from the lineup was politically motivated.
The Academy Award-nominated Zhang, one of China’s most recognizable filmmakers,...
- 7/20/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Neon has taken North American rights to Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s One Second, which was just announced as the closing-night film for this year’s Toronto Film Festival.
Described by the filmmaker as his “love letter to cinema,” the pic, based on the novel by Yan Geling, stars Zhang Yi, Liu Haocun and Fan Wei in the story of a rural Chinese village coming together to restore a destroyed film reel.
One Second has had a bumpy journey to its North American premiere. The pic was originally scheduled to premiere at the Berlin Film Festival back in 2019 but was pulled at the last second, with “technical reasons” cited.
Speculation suggested that the film was actually pulled on request by Chinese authorities. It then went through reshoots before it was eventually cleared for release in China in November last year, grossing $10 million — a disappointing result for a high-profile movie that...
Described by the filmmaker as his “love letter to cinema,” the pic, based on the novel by Yan Geling, stars Zhang Yi, Liu Haocun and Fan Wei in the story of a rural Chinese village coming together to restore a destroyed film reel.
One Second has had a bumpy journey to its North American premiere. The pic was originally scheduled to premiere at the Berlin Film Festival back in 2019 but was pulled at the last second, with “technical reasons” cited.
Speculation suggested that the film was actually pulled on request by Chinese authorities. It then went through reshoots before it was eventually cleared for release in China in November last year, grossing $10 million — a disappointing result for a high-profile movie that...
- 7/20/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Neon has swooped in to acquire the North American distribution rights to “One Second,” the latest film from Chinese auteur Zhang Yimou.
“One Second” was just announced on Tuesday to be the closing night film at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, where it will make its North American premiere. The movie already was released in China on November 27 last year.
“One Second” is considered a love letter to cinema and tells the story of a film projectionist and an escaped prisoner who form a bond through the movies. The film is set in a rural Chinese village as they come together to restore a destroyed film reel, all as another young vagabond plots to steal the reel away once repaired.
Yimou co-wrote “One Second” along with Zou Jingzhi based on a novel by Yan Geling. The film stars Zhang Yi, Liu Haocun and Fan Wei. The film was...
“One Second” was just announced on Tuesday to be the closing night film at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, where it will make its North American premiere. The movie already was released in China on November 27 last year.
“One Second” is considered a love letter to cinema and tells the story of a film projectionist and an escaped prisoner who form a bond through the movies. The film is set in a rural Chinese village as they come together to restore a destroyed film reel, all as another young vagabond plots to steal the reel away once repaired.
Yimou co-wrote “One Second” along with Zou Jingzhi based on a novel by Yan Geling. The film stars Zhang Yi, Liu Haocun and Fan Wei. The film was...
- 7/20/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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