Starry Starry Night (2011) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Blu-ray Region A
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Based on Jimmy Liao's illustrated book, the fanciful coming-of-age film Starry Starry Night paints in vivid strokes the fears and fantasies of childhood. Winds of September director Tom Lin expands on the original story, while staying true to the sentiments and visuals of the book with splendid CG animation that brings alive Liao's imaginative world. As the teen leads, CJ7's Josie Xu Jiao and newcomer Eric Lin Hui Min take us back to a tender age when life is fragile yet full of wonder. Just like the heroine, audiences won't easily forget that summer back when, and its brightest, loneliest Starry Starry Night.
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Product Title: | Starry Starry Night (2011) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) 星空 (2011) (Blu-ray) (香港版) 星空 (2011) (Blu-ray) (香港版) 星空 (2011) (Blu-ray) (香港版) Starry Starry Night (2011) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) |
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Artist Name(s): | Rene Liu (Actor) | Xu Jiao (Actor) | Harlem Yu (Actor) | Kenneth Tsang | Gwei Lun Mei | Chen Kuo Fu (Actor) | Janel Tsai (Actor) | Stone (Mayday) | Erek Lin (Actor) | Tom Lin 劉若英 (Actor) | 徐嬌 (Actor) | 庾澄慶 (Actor) | 曾 江 | 桂綸鎂 | 陳國富 (Actor) | 蔡 淑臻 (Actor) | 石頭 (五月天) | 林 暉閔 (Actor) | 林 書宇 刘若英 (Actor) | 徐娇 (Actor) | 庾澄庆 (Actor) | 曾 江 | 桂纶镁 | 陈国富 (Actor) | 蔡 淑臻 (Actor) | 石头 (五月天) | 林 晖闵 (Actor) | 林 书宇 劉若英(レネ・リウ) (Actor) | 徐嬌 (シュー・チャオ) (Actor) | 庾澄慶 (ハーレム・ユー) (Actor) | 曾江(ケネス・ツァン) | 桂綸鎂 (グイ・ルンメイ) | チェン・クォフー (Actor) | ジャネル・ツァイ (Actor) | 石頭(シートウ) | 林暉閔(リン・フイミン) (Actor) | 林書宇 (トム・リン) Rene Liu (Actor) | Xu Jiao (Actor) | Harlem Yu (Actor) | Kenneth Tsang | Gwei Lun Mei | Chen Kuo Fu (Actor) | Janel Tsai (Actor) | Stone (Mayday) | Erek Lin (Actor) | Tom Lin |
Director: | Tom Lin 林 書宇 林 书宇 林書宇 (トム・リン) Tom Lin |
Blu-ray Region Code: | A - Americas (North, Central and South except French Guiana), Korea, Japan, South East Asia (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) What is it? |
Release Date: | 2012-01-20 |
Language: | Mandarin |
Subtitles: | English, Traditional Chinese |
Place of Origin: | Taiwan |
Picture Format: | [HD] High Definition What is it? |
Aspect Ratio: | 2.35 : 1, Widescreen |
Sound Information: | Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio |
Disc Format(s): | Blu-ray, 25 GB - Single Layer |
Screen Resolution: | 1080p (1920 x 1080 progressive scan) |
Video Codecs: | AVC (MPEG-4 Part 10) |
Rating: | IIA |
Duration: | 98 (mins) |
Publisher: | Deltamac (HK) |
Package Weight: | 90 (g) |
Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1030245255 |
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Director: Tom Lin Shu-yu
Mei, a 13 year old girl, used to live with her grandparents up in the mountains where the stars were most beautiful. After she was taken back to the city, she has been having a hard time both at home and at school. Her only escape is through her memory of those starry nights.
One day, Mei meets the transfer student, Jay, who seems more detached from the world than she is. Together, they try to face their problems, but things only got worse when Mei's parents announce their divorce and ask her to choose who to live with. Mei and Jay decide to run away from home to see the stars she missed so dearly...
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Awards
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Asian Film Awards 2012
- Best Newcomer Nomination, Erek Lin
- Best Visual Effects Nomination
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Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2012
- Best Screenplay Adaptation Nomination
- Best New Performer Nomination, Erek Lin
- Best Art Direction Nomination
- Best Visual Effects Nomination
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Hong Kong Films Awards 2012
- Best Asian Film Nomination
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The Golden Rooster Award 2013
- Best Children Film Nomination
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Professional Review of "Starry Starry Night (2011) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)"
This professional review refers to Starry Starry Night (2011) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version)
Starry Starry Night is the third of artist Jimmy Liao's works to get the big-screen treatment, and the third time may be the charm. Not that the previous two film adaptations, Sound of Colors and Turn Left, Turn Right are bad movies; both are likable and entertaining, but each used overly-manufactured sitcom devices to flesh out Liao’s picture books into full-length features. The films had felt emotion but also annoying details or a sometimes ill-fitting irony. Starry Starry Night takes Liao seriously, using fantasy and imagination to approach the darker corners of his work, ultimately showing adolescence as painful and also precious. Director Tom Lin (Winds of September - The Taiwan Chapter) does add his own ideas, but they seem to complement and not detract from the sincerity that so characterizes Liao's work.
CJ7's Xu Jiao (now calling herself "Josie Xu") stars as May, the only daughter in a family that’s slowly splintering. Her parents (Rene Liu and Harlem Yu) are obviously not getting along like they used to, their dinners awkward and their shared company nearly nonexistent. As her parents show signs of a permanent split, May becomes interested in and finally befriends new student Jay (Eric Lin Hui-Min), a sullen and troubled loner whose silence hides domestic trauma involving his emotionally-wounded mother (Janel Tsai) and mysteriously missing dad. Together, the kids commiserate, becoming closer through creativity, fantasy and finally an impromptu trip into the woods, where May's grandfather (Kenneth Tsang) keeps a remote cabin. A crisis sends the kids on their trip, but solace and satisfaction can't be found by running away. Growing up teaches you that. Starry Starry Night does nothing particularly new, recycling common tropes about adolescence, coming of age and personal growth. However, in this age of force-fed consumerism, there are few things we've not seen nor heard before. The trick, then, is all in the telling - and Tom Lin and Jimmy Liao do a fine job there. Liao's subjects are commonplace but he uses his artwork to capture his characters' innocence and melancholy. Lin doesn't have Liao's expressive use of color and ink to enchant the audience, but he's got fine art direction, terrific cinematography and some smart use of CGI. The visual effects bring to life fantastic imaginary objects like paper creatures or wooden animals, but they aren’t the spectacle. The point here isn't the visual effects, but their representation of the characters' innocence and emotional connection. In lieu of action or dialogue, this imagery-as-character works wonders. Also effective is the film's look and style. Colors are primary and bright, but with sharp shadows giving detail and edge. Pacing is quite leisurely, perhaps more than necessary, with acute emotion usually reflected with slow motion theatrics. The film is stronger when it employs quiet shifts in mood, like a dance sequence between Rene Liu and Xu Jiao that veers from minor elation into sudden sadness. As the parents, Rene Liu and Harlem Yu are fine; neither is completely sketched, but the portrayals make sense from May's limited and decidedly affected point of view. Newcomer Eric Lin is a bit stiff and uncomfortable as Jay. Lin is fine as a beautiful, idealized bad boy, but he's too soft to handle the character's darker emotions. At the film's heart is Xu Jiao, who makes a solid transition from child to adolescent actor. Her plain yet pretty features make her an easy actress to identify with; May's emotions, while typical of a fictional introspective youth, are easier to buy when the actor carrying them is so genuine-seeming and unpretentious. Starry Starry Night captures youth effectively but not realistically, filtering loneliness, realization and growth through a fantastic and also somber lens. Tom Lin respects the mood and intent of Jimmy Liao’s work, and if any flaw exists in this adaptation it may be due to the translation between mediums and not the work itself. Lin makes small, even cloying additions, like the use of a missing piece from a puzzle of Vincent van Gogh's famous painting Starry Night, which May searches for frantically and perhaps to no avail. The metaphor there is obvious, but it acts as an effective image for a pop-art coming-of-age fantasy, and certainly works better than another cloying moment, an all-encompassing voiceover from May that wraps up everything too neatly. In the context of Tom Lin's super-sincere adaptation of Jimmy Liao's work, these devices are fine ones, as is a final cameo from Taiwan starlet Guey Lun-Mei as a pitch-perfect older version of May. Starry Starry Night attempts cinema magic in its portrayal of moody youth, and the spell it casts is not without flaw. And yet it's also hard to resist. by Kozo - LoveHKFilm |
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This customer review refers to Starry Starry Night (2011) (DVD) (2-Disc Deluxe Edition) (Taiwan Version)
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'Starry Starry Night' tells of 13 year old Mei (Xu Jiao), an introspective girl who finds her world falling apart. Her beloved grandfather (Kenneth Tsang) has become seriously ill and her parents' marriage is on the brink of collapse. To cope, she makes stumbling child-like efforts to keep her parents (Rene Liu and Harlem Yu) together, escapes into a colorful fantasy life, and makes a new friend (Eric Lin) who wrestles with the consequences of his own broken family.
This premise might sound like it would make for a turgid movie, but director Tom Lin has fashioned a heartwarming and visually beautiful tale, which explores the hopes and heartbreaks of childhood honestly. Much of the brilliant success of this film is owed to the splendid performance of young Xu Jiao, who seems never to strike a false note. I was moved to smiles and tears, yet never felt manipulated by this fine, fine movie. Very highly recommended. |
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