Durian Durian
Movie poster for Durian Durian
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese榴槤飄飄
Simplified Chinese榴莲飘飘
Literal meaningDurian fluttering in the wind
Directed byFruit Chan
Written by
Produced byCarrie Wong
Starring
CinematographyLam Wah Chuen
Edited byTin Sam Fat
Music by
  • Chu Hing Cheung
  • Lam Wah Chuen
Release date
16 November 2000
Running time
116 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin
Box officeHKD523,015[1]

Durian Durian (Chinese: 榴槤飄飄) is a 2000 Hong Kong film directed by Fruit Chan. The film portrays the experiences of a young girl, Fan (Mak Wai-Fan), and her sex worker neighbour, Yan (Qin Hailu), in Hong Kong.

Plot

Yan is a prostitute from the mainland in Hong Kong, living near Fan and her family, who is staying in the area illegally. Yan meets Fan in a laneway behind Portland Street and become friends after Yan's pimp is assaulted in front of Fan by an assailant wielding a durian fruit.

Yan services dozens of clients per day and showers compulsively.[2] After her 3-month-stay in Hong Kong, Yan returns to her family and her ex-fiancé in Northeast China to invest what she has earned.[3] Yan remains in contact with Fan, receiving a durian from her as a gift.

Cast

  • Qin Hailu as Qin Yan[4]
  • Mak Wai Fan as Fan
  • Mak Suet Man as Man
  • Yeung Mei Kam as Fan's mother
  • Chang Kin Yung as Policeman

Production

Fan was featured in Little Cheung, a film which also deals with poverty and life as an immigrant. This film also centres upon Portland Street in Kowloon.[5]

Chan became interested in the topic of prostitution while filming Little Cheung in Kowloon, where he met and interviewed various prostitutes.[6] While filming in mainland China, Chan found the public toilets to be terrible and very different. This served as inspiration for his next film Public Toilet (2002).[6]

Reception

In addition to numerous awards, the film has received critical acclaim. Reviews have praised Chan and actresses Qin Hailu and Mak Wai-Fan, and emphasise themes of contrast, urban squalor, youthful optimism, and alienation.[3][7] The film has been called "deliberate and brooding".[8]

Awards

At the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2001, Durian Durian was nominated for the Best Film, Best Director (Fruit Chan), Best Screenplay (Fruit Chan), Best Actress (Qin Hailu), Best New Performer (Qin Hailu) and Best Art Direction (Tin Muk) awards. It won the awards for Best Film and Best New Performer.[9] It was awarded Best Film at the 2001 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards. The film also won the Best Picture award at the 38th Golden Horse Awards, with Qin winning the Best Actress and Best New Performer awards.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Durian, Durian". HKMDB. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
  2. ↑ "World/Independent Film: Durian Durian". about.com. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  3. 1 2 Kraicer, Shelly. "Durian Durian: a Review". chinesecinemas.org. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "Durian, Durian". chibesecinemas.org. 2000. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Zhang 2004
  6. 1 2 Gatto, Robin; Sonatine (May 2002). "Interview Fruit Chan". www.cinemasie.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  7. ↑ Mitchell, Elvis (5 April 2001). "FILM REVIEW; Escaping Hong Kong's Streets, Aided by an 8-Year-Old". movies.nytimes.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  8. ↑ Cowan, Noah. "Durian Durian Review (posted on official site)". Contemporary World Cinema. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  9. ↑ "第二十屆香港電影金像獎得獎名單(Winners of the 20th Hong Kong Film Awards)". Hong Kong Film Awards. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
  10. ↑ "China's filmmakers invade Taiwan". Taipei Times. 9 December 2001. Retrieved 1 November 2007.

Zhang, Yingjin (2004). Chinese National Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-17289-6.

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