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 Promotional poster for Peacock |
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| Directed by | Gu Changwei |
| Written by | Li Qiang |
| Music by | Dou Peng |
| Cinematography | Yang Shu |
| Release date(s) | 18 February, 2005 (China) |
| Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Language | Mandarin |
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Peacock (Chinese: 孔雀; pinyin: kǒng què) is a 2005 film directed by Gu Changwei, written by Li Qiang. This is Gu's first time as director, after a lengthy career as a cinematographer for some of China's top directors. The film premiered simultaneously in both China, and in competition at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival, and later received the Jury Grand Prix - Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Grim and nearly silent, the film is set in northern China in the 1970s and follows the difficult experiences of three siblings, one of whom has a learning disability. When the characters actually do speak, they speak Standard Chinese with an almost incomprehensible Wu accent. Original runtime was over four hours, but was reduced to 144 minutes for theatrical release.
Cast
- Zhang Jingchu as Gao Weihong, sister; a young woman who wishes to join the local paratrooper unit of the People's Liberation Army.
- Feng Li as Gao Weiguo, elder brother.
- Lu Yulai as Gao Weigiang, younger brother.
- Huang Meiying as mother of the Gao family.
- Zhao Yiwei as father of the Gao family.
- Liu Lei as Guo Zi
- Wang Lan as Jin Zhi, the wife of Weiguo in an arranged marriage.
- Yu Xiaowei as Paratrooper, a soldier who lands one day in a field near the Gao family's home.
- Shi Junhui as Xiaowang, the driver for a local official who married Weihong.
- An Jing as Zhang Lina, a singer and wife of the youngest sibling, Weigiang
- Liu Guonan as Zhang Xi
- Wang Yingjie as Godfather, an accordian player who strikes up a friendship with Weihong.
- Zong Ping as a teacher
- Yang Meng as Tao Meiling
- Gu Changwei as a blind man
External links
- Peacock at the Internet Movie Database
- Peacock at All Movie Guide
- Peacock at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival
- Peacock at the Chinese Movie Database
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