And the Spring Comes

And the Spring Comes
Directed by	Gu Changwei
Produced by	Gu Changwei Er Yong
Written by	Li Qiang
Starring	Jiang Wenli Wu Guohua Li Guangjie Dong Xuan Jiao Gang Zhang Yao
Music by	Dou Peng
Cinematography	Wang Lei
Edited by	Yang Hongyu
Release dates	24 October 2007 (2007-10-24) (Rome Film Festival) 11 April 2008 (2008-04-11) (China)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

And the Spring Comes (Chinese: 立春; pinyin: lì chūn) is a 2007 film directed by Gu Changwei, written by Li Qiang. This is Gu's second feature following his acclaimed feature debut Peacock. The film premiered at the 2007 Rome Film Festival, and the lead actress Jiang Wenli, also Gu Changwei's wife, won the Best Actress award.

Synopsis

Set in a small town near Baotou, Wang Cailing is a vocal teacher who has a magnificent voice and a big dream—to be an opera (Italian Opera) singer at the National Opera House. She is not dreaming alone: There's a young man who wants to be China's Vincent van Gogh She also meets a gay ballet dancer who is past his prime. She falls in with a few other bohemian artists. All of them struggle not only to realize their dreams, but more pressingly, to get accepted and understood by the society.

Critical reception

Lead actress Jiang Wenli (who played Wang Cailing) won Best Actress from the Rome Film Festival for her performance.

External links

• And the Spring Comes at IMDb
• And the Spring Comes at the Chinese Movie Database