A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.8/10   

Réalisateur:

Wayne Wang

Writers:

Yiyun Li (novel) and
Yiyun Li (stories)
(suite)

Release Date:

10 avril 2008 (Germany)

Genre:

Drame | Romance

Plot:

The book is a collection of stories about life in modern China and the United States.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Number In Title

Awards:

4 wins

Avis des utilisateurs:

More like ten thousand

Ensemble

Henry O	...	Mr. Shi
Pavel Lychnikoff	...	Boris
Feihong Yu	...	Yilan
Vida Ghahremani	...	Madam
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Megan Albertus	...	Forensics Girl
Wes Deitrick	...	Antique Owner
Angela Dierdorff Petro	...	Maggie
Liz Mathews	...	Business Woman
Ryan Sanson	...	Plane Passenger
Tracy Schornick	...	Troy
Trent Sweeney	...	Boy
Patrick Treadway	...	Homeless Man
Lonny W. Waddle	...	City Bus Passenger
Jared Wagner	...	Airport Greeter

Réalisé par
Wayne Wang

Scénaristes
Yiyun Li		(novel)
Yiyun Li		stories
Michael Ray		script consultant

Produit par
Rich Cowan	....	producer
Lee Joo-Ick	....	executive producer
Yukie Kito	....	producer
Yasushi Kotani	....	executive producer
Juan A. Mas	....	supervising producer
Taizo Son	....	executive producer
Wayne Wang	....	producer

Musique originale
Lesley Barber

Image
Patrick Lindenmaier

Montage
Deirdre Slevin

Distribution des rôles
Nike Imoru
Todd M. Thaler

Création des décors
Vincent DeFelice

Décorateur de plateau
Dan Beyer

Création des costumes
Lisa Caryl

Maquillage
Trista Jordan	....	key makeup artist
Mike Meyers	....	hair stylist
Taci Van Leuven	....	assistant makeup artist

Assistant réalisateur
Rich Cowan	....	first assistant director
Lynn Wegenka	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Amber Grunte	....	set dresser
Pete Moroz	....	on-set dresser

Technicien du son
Ryan Collison	....	foley engineer
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lewis Goldstein	....	supervising sound editor
Heather Gross	....	sound effects editor
Allen Lau	....	assistant sound editor
Cate Montana	....	adr editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Jac Rubenstein	....	dialogue editor
Tom Taylor	....	sound mixer
Rusty Dunn	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Clifford	....	second assistant camera
Brianne Cronkhite	....	second assistant camera
Philipp Koller	....	first assistant camera
Jeremy Mackie	....	electrician
Dan Misner	....	dolly grip
Mike Vukas	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Philip Huffman	....	casting associate
Colin Johnson	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rebecca Cook	....	set costumer
Hilary Winkworth	....	key set costumer

Editorial Department
Jason Mckee	....	assistant editor
Renannah Weinstein	....	assistant editor
Jason A. Payne	....	additional editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Deva Anderson	....	music supervisor
Lesley Barber	....	conductor
Lesley Barber	....	orchestrator
Neil Parfitt	....	scoring music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Philip Allister Anderson	....	picture car coordinator
Adam C. Boyd	....	driver: cast
John Petty	....	transportation captain

Divers
Craig Binkley	....	location manager
Adam C. Boyd	....	production assistant
Cheryl Cowan	....	script supervisor
Thomas Dineen	....	assistant production coordinator
Mollie Mraz	....	production assistant
Gretchen Oyster	....	key set production assistant
Travis Pell	....	production assistant
Frederic Perrin	....	caterer
Kurt Wetherill	....	production assistant
Ryan Sanson	....	production intern (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Boram Entertainment (uncredited)
• Entertainment Farm (EF)
• North by Northwest Entertainment

Distributors

• EDKO Film (2009) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Imovision (2008) (Brazil) (all media)
• Magnolia Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Mikado (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Pandora Filmproduktion (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Primer Plano Film Group (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Creative Artists Agency (CAA)  domestic sales
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities

Autre(s) titre(s):

Un millier d'années de bonnes prières (France) [fr]

Durée:

Germany:83 min | Canada:83 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:83 min | Argentina:83 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Mandarin | Persian | Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Canada:PG | Hong Kong:I | Germany:o.Al. | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | USA:Unrated | Argentina:Atp

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA

Company:

Boram Entertainment

Guillemet:

Mr. Shi: [tries to explain] Communist no bad.
[sentence in Chinese]
Mr. Shi: Communist in bad hand.

Soundtrack:

Katioucha

More like ten thousand

This movie felt like it lasted over 1,000 years. A really bad soap opera masquerading as a meaningful family "drama" exploring generational and cultural barriers. There is not one genuine moment in its bloated running length. An anamorphic screen image can't disguise what an amateurish production this is – the acting is especially laughable. Story in a nutshell: elderly Chinese man comes to The States to visit his daughter. The father is hoping (and pushing) to become a grandfather. Pathos and a lot of moping ensue. Yawn. The void between father & daughter is played out in interminable dinner scenes. The only thing more boring are the excruciating park bench pidgin English dialogue scenes between the father and an Iranian woman he befriends. Daughter's Russian boyfriend is a cardboard cutout of a joke – like everyone in this epic. And oh yeah, the most unintentionally hilarious line of the movie, "You were never a rocket scientist."