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scoop up water and the moon in one's hand

The 33rd Golden Rooster Award for Chinese Movies
Best Documentary | Science Fiction

《scoop up water and the moon in one's hand》

影片简介

The Water and the Moon in Your Hand records the legendary life of Ye Jiaying (1924- ), a master of classical Chinese poetry. After a lifetime of war, political persecution, and overseas wanderings, she returned to the reform and opening-up of China in her later years, continuing to create and teach, and restoring the lifeblood of classical Chinese poetry that had been interrupted by the Cultural Revolution. The film intertwines Ye Jiaying's personal life with a thousand years of classical Chinese poetry, showing the trajectory of her search for the meaning of her existence in the river of poetry. The film is a metaphor for the tumultuous years that Mr. Ye experienced, and invites musician Toshiaki Sato to create a film score based on the eight poems of , combining elegant and modern music to bring new life to Du Fu's poetry.

获奖评语

Documenting the legendary life of Ye Jiaying, a master of classical Chinese poetry, the film intertwines her personal life with a thousand years of classical Chinese poetry, showing her pursuit of the value of life in the river of poetry. The director integrates narrative, aspiration, and writing to express Ye Jiaying's life and her spiritual world in a poetic context. It is a work that promotes traditional Chinese culture and combines artistic, literary and ideological values. The Best Documentary | Science Film Award is hereby given.

影片简介

director (film etc)

Chen Chuanxing

类型:

Documentary | Biography

主演:

Ye Jiaying | Bai Xianyong | Ximurong

国家/地区:

Mainland China

语言:

Mandarin Chinese (common language)

时长:

120 minutes