Mr. Zhao
| Mr. Zhao | |
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| Traditional | 趙先生 |
| Simplified | 赵先生 |
| Mandarin | Zhào Xiānshēng |
| Directed by | Lü Yue |
| Produced by | Yang Hongguang, Liu Xiaodian |
| Written by | Lü Yue Shu Ping |
| Starring |
Shi Jingming Chen Yinan Zhang Zhihua |
| Music by | Wu Gang |
| Cinematography | Wang Tianlin |
| Edited by | Zhai Rui |
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Release date
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Template:Fil mdate |
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Running time
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89 minutes |
| Language | Mandarin |
Mr. Zhao (simplified Chinese: 赵先生; traditional Chinese: 趙先生; pinyin: Zhào Xiānshēng) is a 1998 Chinese dark comedy film. It is the directorial debut of Lü Yue, already a well-established cinematographer for director Zhang Yimou.
Mr. Zhao tells the story of a philandering doctor living in Shanghai. His infidelity gets the best of him, however, when his mistress Tian Jing (Chen Yinan) announces she is pregnant, while his wife learns of his affair but refuses to grant a divorce.
Mr. Zhao won the 1998 Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland.
The film was also entered into competition at the 1999 Hong Kong International Film Festival and the 1998 AFI Fest in Los Angeles.
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