The Princess of Nebraska (2007)

Note des utilisateurs:

5.6/10   

Réalisateur:

Wayne Wang

Writers:

Yiyun Li (short story)
Michael Ray (writer)

Release Date:

20 juin 2008 (Spain)

Genre:

Drame

Plot:

The story of a pregnant Chinese girl's life in the U.S. Based on the the short story by Yiyun Li. |

Plot Keywords:

State In Title | Title In Title | Place Name In Title

Avis des utilisateurs:

Not my cup of Chinese tea.

Ensemble

Patrice Banaïas
Patrice Binaisa
Pamelyn Chee
Brian Danforth	...	Boshen
Nanrisa Lee	...	Mary
Li Ling	...	Sasha
Qing Lin	...	May
Jason W. Wong	...	Alvin

Réalisé par
Wayne Wang

Scénaristes (in alphabetical order)
Yiyun Li		short story
Michael Ray		writer

Produit par
Grace Eng	....	line producer
Stephen Gong	....	executive producer
Taro Goto	....	line producer
Ethan Gunning	....	associate producer
Yukie Kito	....	producer
Yasushi Kotani	....	executive producer
Taizo Son	....	executive producer
Donald Young	....	producer

Musique originale
Kent Sparling

Image
Richard Wong

Montage
Deirdre Slevin

Distribution des rôles
Sarah Kliban
Heidi Levitt

Direction artistique
Amy Y. Chan

Directeur de production
Grace Eng	....	production manager
Ethan Gunning	....	post-production supervisor
Chihiro Wimbush	....	production manager

Technicien du son
Jim Choi	....	location sound
Sean England	....	foley recordist
Lora Hirschberg	....	sound re-recording mixer
David C. Hughes	....	sound
Zach Martin	....	sound recordist
Ronald G. Roumas	....	sound re-recordist
Kent Sparling	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kent Sparling	....	sound
Paul James Zahnley	....	adr sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Veanne Cao	....	still photographer
Seng Chen	....	gaffer
John Fong	....	grip
Gen Ito	....	additional grip
Clint Kasparian	....	assistant camera

Casting Department
Lauren Fernandes	....	casting associate
Sarah Kliban	....	extras casting

Divers
Jay Patumanoan	....	production assistant
Nicole Tse	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
• Entertainment Farm (EF)

Distributors

• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Imovision (2008) (Brazil) (all media)
• Magnolia Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Primer Plano Film Group (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Entertainment Farm (EF)  funding

Autre(s) titre(s):

La princesse du Nebraska (France) [fr]

Durée:

USA:77 min | Canada:77 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Mandarin

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Canada:18A | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Oakland, California, USA

Company:

Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)

Not my cup of Chinese tea.

I should have walked out of this film, but I stayed, hoping that it'd get better. It didn't. In fact the longer it went on, the worse it became. The story line (did I say story line?), is as thin as cigarette smoke. The lead character is obnoxious and monosyllabic. Nobody else in the film was either pleasant or of interest. The camera work was hand-held and jerky when it didn't need to be. The shots were so 'tight', the viewer is denied any sense of 'place'. No scene followed logically from the previous one. The ending was so totally incomprehensible, it demonstrated that the director had completely run out of ideas. The moral dilemma at the heart of the film was neither articulated or resolved. Wayne Wang has made some interesting features. "The Princess From Nebraska" is not one of them.