Glittering Days
Traditional Chinese萬家燈火
Simplified Chinese万家灯火
Hanyu PinyinWànjiā Dēnghuǒ
Directed byAn Zhanjun
Written byLi Longyun
Niu Fuzhi
Produced byXu Jianhai
Qian Zhongyuan
StarringJin Yaqin
Liu Hua
Xin Baiqing
Liu Lin
Feng Qian
Wu Yue
CinematographyLi Li
Edited byWang Jing
Production
companies
Beijing Forbidden City Film Co., Ltd.
CCTV-6
Distributed byHuaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd.
Release date
  • 1 September 2009 (2009-09-01) (China)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Glittering Days (Chinese: 万家灯火) is a 2009 Chinese comedy-drama film directed by An Jianjun and starring Jin Yaqin, Liu Hua, Xin Baiqing, Feng Qian, Liu Lin, and Wu Yue.[1] It is produced jointly by Beijing Forbidden City Film Co., Ltd. and CCTV-6. It is a remake of the 2002 drama of the same name by Li Longyun. The film tells about the housing dispute between three brothers and their mother in Beijing. The film premiered in China on September 1, 2009 to mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.[2]

Cast

Soundtrack

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Whether or Not (是否)" (Interlude)Jia PengJia PengJia Peng 
2."The Blue Sky (蔚蓝的天空)" (Interlude)Zhao QiangJia PengJia Peng 

Production

An Jianjun was signed to direct the film from a script by Li Longyun and Niu Fuzhi. It is based on the 2002 drama of the same name by Li Longyun.[2][3][4]

Production started on 13 December 2008 and ended in July 2008.[5]

Release

Glittering Days was released on September 1, 2009 in China.

References

  1. ^ 《万家灯火》首映 刘桦等演绎城市居民百态(图). sina (in Chinese). 30 August 2009.
  2. ^ a b 揭秘电影版《万家灯火》 有望延续话剧版辉煌. sina (in Chinese). 25 November 2008.
  3. ^ 《万家灯火》:描摹老北京的温情. sohu (in Chinese). 17 June 2010.
  4. ^ 经典话剧改编电影 《万家灯火》即将上映. Chinanews (in Chinese). 30 August 2009.
  5. ^ 影片《万家灯火》开机 主演刘桦摔话筒被疑炒作. iFeng (in Chinese). 14 October 2008.