A Beautiful New World

A Beautiful New World
Traditional	美麗新世界
Simplified	美丽新世界
Mandarin	Měilí xīn shìjiè
Directed by	Shi Runjiu
Produced by	Peter Loehr
Written by	Shi Runjiu Liu Fendou Wang Yao
Starring	Jiang Wu Tao Hong Chen Ning
Cinematography	Lü Yue
Editing by	Yang Hongyu
Distributed by	Fortissimo Films
Release date(s)	Berlin: February 19, 1999 Hong Kong: October 15, 1999
Running time	97 min.
Language	Mandarin
Budget	$300,000 (estimated)[1]

A Beautiful New World (美丽新世界) is a 1999 film directed by Shi Runjiu. The film, Shi's first (he had previously served as an assistant director for Lu Yue's Mr. Zhao), was co-produced by the Xi'an Film Studio and the independent Imar Film Company. It was Imar Film's second production, after 1997's Spicy Love Soup.^[1]

Plot

A Beautiful New World is a comedy that follows a young man from the country, played by Jiang Wu (the younger brother of actor and director Jiang Wen), and his experiences after moving to the Shanghai metropolis. The film additionally stars several Taiwanese pop-stars, notably Richie Ren and Wu Bai in minor roles.

Cast

• Jiang Wu as Zhang Baogen, a country boy, who upon winning the lottery, heads to Shanghai to claim his prize, a new apartment.
• Tao Hong as Huang Jinfang, Baogen's debt ridden city cousin, who apprehensively offers up her home to her country relative.
• Chen Ning as Chen Minhui, Jinfang's best friend.
• Ren Xianqi as Xiao Bai, Minhui's boyfriend.
• Wu Bai as Liang, a street musician, who befriends Baogen.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Elley, Derek (1999-03-09). "A Beautiful New World Review". Variety. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117491906.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=A+Beautiful+New+World. Retrieved 2008-03-12. 

External links

• A Beautiful New World at the Internet Movie Database
• A Beautiful New World at AllRovi
• A Beautiful New World at the Chines Movie Database