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Lan Yu

Play trailer Poster for Lan Yu R,  2001,  1h 27m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 68% 37 Reviews Tomatometer 83% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
68% Tomatometer 37 Reviews 83% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Beijing, 1988. On the cusp of middle age, Chen Handong (Hu Jun) has known little but success all his life. The eldest son of a senior government bureaucrat, he heads a fast-growing trading company and plays as hard as he works. Few know that Handong's tastes run more to boys than girls. Chen develops a relationship with a young boy named Lan Yu (Ye Liu) that goes farther than he ever wanted it to.
Lan Yu

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Critics Consensus

A well-crafted love story, but it may be too simplistic for some.

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Ryan Gilbey Guardian Sep 11, 2023
5/5
Aches with melancholy. Go to Full Review
David Ansen Newsweek Mar 31, 2008
It's a wise, moving love story--marred only by a rather arbitrary twist of fate at the end--played out with an emotional honesty that would be unusual and adventurous in any language. Go to Full Review
Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer Jan 16, 2003
3/4
Hu and Liu offer natural, matter-of-fact performances that glint with sorrow, longing and love. Go to Full Review
Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse Sep 12, 2021
6.5/10
"Lan Yu" exhibits the usual issues of Kwan's cinema, but the portrayal of the relationship, the acting, and the cinematography are so great, that the faults are barely noticeable in the end, in a rather excellent movie. Go to Full Review
Jason Gorber Film Scouts Jun 21, 2007
B+
This film takes the Tienanmen massacre as its subtle backdrop, so subtle that it all happens though sounds heard off-screen. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Sep 27, 2006
B
A gay love story based on an anonymous Internet novel. Go to Full Review
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Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang

Director

Jun Hu

Chen Handong

Ye Liu

Lan Yu

Su Jin

Lin Jingping

Li Huatong

Liu Zheng

Lu Fang

Yonghong

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Lan Yu

Scene from the film "Lan yu." Liu Ye stars as the lead character, LAN YU in Stanley Kwan's romantic drama set in Beijing, 1988. Hu Jun stars as Chen Handong, the handsome businessman who falls in love with LAN YU. Liu Ye (right) as Lan Yu and Hu Jun (left) as Chen Handong, the lovers in Stanley Kwan's romantic drama, LAN YU. Scene from the film "Lan yu." Scene from the film "Lan yu." Liu Ye (right) as Lan Yu and Hu Jun (left) as Chen Handong, the lovers in Stanley Kwan's romantic drama, LAN YU. Scene from the film "Lan yu." Lan Yu (2001) View more photos

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Synopsis Beijing, 1988. On the cusp of middle age, Chen Handong (Hu Jun) has known little but success all his life. The eldest son of a senior government bureaucrat, he heads a fast-growing trading company and plays as hard as he works. Few know that Handong's tastes run more to boys than girls. Chen develops a relationship with a young boy named Lan Yu (Ye Liu) that goes farther than he ever wanted it to.
Director
Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
Producer
Yongning Zhang
Screenwriter
Jimmy Ngai
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
Yongning Creation Workshop
Rating
R (Strong Sexual Content|Some Language|Nudity)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 22, 2001, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 1, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA)
$116.2K
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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