The Foliage | |
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Traditional | 美人草 |
Simplified | 美人草 |
Mandarin | Meĭrén Cǎo |
Directed by | Lü Yue |
Produced by | Liu Jing Joe Ma |
Written by | Huang Jingjing Frank Shi Wu Yin |
Based on | Frank Shi - My First Love |
Starring |
Liu Ye Shu Qi Fang Bin Qi Huan |
Cinematography | Yao Jianyun Pan Dawei Xie Ze |
Edited by | Zhai Ru |
Distributed by | Nona Film Group |
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Running time
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99 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
The Foliage is a 2003 Chinese romance film directed by Lü Yue and stars Liu Ye, Shu Qi, Fang Bin, and Qi Huan. The film is an adaptation of Chinese-American writer Frank Shi's novel My First Love. It tells the love story of sent-down youth Liu Simeng and Ye Xingyu. The film premiered in China in 2003.
Lü Yue, an Oscar Prize nominee, The Foliage was his second film since he is a photographer turned director.
This film was shot in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan.
Shu Qi plays a village girl in a love triangle with Liu Ye and Fang Bin's characters.
Principal photography started in July 2003 and wrapped in September 2003.