Starry Starry Night
Xing kong
Taiwan, China, Hong Kong
2011
120 Min
Color
2.35:1
Mandarin
Synopsis
12-year-old Mei grew up with her grandparents in the mountains, but now lives with her parents in the city. Her parents constantly fight and she ignored at home. Mei withdraws into her own world and imagination. One day Mei meets transfer student Lee. Mei takes a liking to Lee who seems as withdrawn to the world as Mei. After Mei saves Lee from bullies their friendship becomes real. As Mei home life worsens and her parents announce their announce, Mei turns to Lee and plan their escape.
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Carlos Filipe Freitas
24Dec12
Between resolute silences and nostalgic musical compositions, this was a revitalizing film, although denoting some avoidable sentimentality in its final moments. Full Review and Rating at: http://alwayswatchgoodmovies.blogspot.com/
sea-of-ether
27Nov12
it's such a beautiful film, from the cinematography to the use of music (thanks to world's end girlfriend). Her close friendship with Jie, is sweet yet heartbreaking. They feel like they only have each other, since their lives are so chaotic. Xu Jiao, who plays Mei really carries the whole film.
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NYAFF 2012 Review: STARRY STARRY NIGHT, A Beautiful Portrait of Youth
By Twitchfilm.com on July 2, 2012
With its New York premiere happening Tuesday, July 3rd as part of the 2012 New York Asian Film Festival, we now revisit Niels Matthijs review from earlier in the year.Tom Lin’s latest endeavor may be his
North American Trailer For Tom Lin's STARRY STARRY NIGHT
By Twitchfilm.com on May 21, 2012
Check out the North American trailer for Tom Lin’s Starry Starry Night. The film has been playing this weekend (19th, 20th and 22nd) at the Seattle Film Festival, then at the New York Asian Film Festival
Behold the beauty of Tom Lin's STARRY STARRY NIGHT
By Twitchfilm.com on March 1, 2012
For his second feature, Taiwanese writer-director Tom Lin tells the story of a young girl, Mei, who escapes the misery of her family life by escaping into a fantasy world of her own making. When she meets
English-subbed Teaser And Official Trailer For Taiwan's STARRY STARRY NIGHT
By Twitchfilm.com on March 1, 2012
STARRY STARRY NIGHT is an adaptation of one of Taiwan’s most famous illustrators, Jimmy Liao’s beloved illustrated novel of the same name. In 2003, Liao’s other popular novels, COLOUR OF SOUND and TURN
HKAFF 2011: STARRY STARRY NIGHT Review
By Twitchfilm.com on March 1, 2012
Writer-director Tom Lin conjures up a visual feast in his sophomore effort, STARRY STARRY NIGHT, a big screen adaptation of Jimmy Liao’s popular children’s book. Young Josie Xu (familiar to many from Stephen
STARRY STARRY NIGHT Review
By Twitchfilm.com on March 1, 2012
Tom Lin’s latest endeavor may be his definite ticket to international recognition, if Starry Starry Night makes it out of Taiwan (always somewhat of a gamble). It’s a film with enough potential to appeal
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