Big shot's funeral (Da wan)
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Movie propaganda
Don Tyler (Donald Sutherland) is a well-known film director whose work has bought him to Beijing. Yo Yo (Ge You) is a down-on-his-luck Chinese cameraman who's been hired by Tyler's long time assistant Lucy (Rosamund Kwan) to shoot footage of Tyler directing his new film. The two begin a wildly off-kilter dialogue that ends with a severe cultural mis-communication. Tyler becomes obsessed with the idea that the Chinese mark a person's death with a "comedy funeral" as a joyful celebration of a life well lived. With the pressure of filming taking its toll, Tyler unexpectedly slips into a coma. But not before he makes his last request - he wants his own grand
"comedy funeral"!
Persons of interest
- Donald Sutherland .... Don Tyler
- Ge You .... Yo Yo
- Rosamund Kwan .... Lucy
- Paul Mazursky
- Ying Da .... Louis
- Li Xiaoming .... Screenwriter
- Shi Kang .... Screenwriter
- Feng Xiaogang .... Screenwriter
- Feng Xiaogang .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Big shot's funeral (Da wan) official movie site
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- NB: English and Mandarin languages with English language subtitles
- Studios and distributors:
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
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Media intelligence (DVD)
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound
- Languages: English, French, Mandarin
- Picture: Widescreen (1.85:1/16:9 enhanced)
- Special features:
- Picture disc
- Trailers: Theatrical, bonus
- Subtitles: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English captions, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish
Security censorship classification
M (Adult themes)
Surveillance time
100 minutes (1:40 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 24 October 2002 - Melbourne, Sydney
Film: 14 November 2002 - Adelaide, Perth
DVD rental: 6 August 2003
VHS rental: 6 August 2003
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