In the Heat of the Sun (1994)
- Original title
- 阳光灿烂的日子
- Directed by
- Jiang Wen
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Rated
- IIB
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 143 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenage boy and his friends spend their summers in Beijing during the Cultural Revolution getting into fights and chasing after a girl. The film looks back on those days with a mix of warmth and hazy memory.
nostalgicenergeticmischievousdreamlikeintimateemotionalsun-drenchedbittersweet
What happens
In the Heat of the Sun (阳光灿烂的日子) is a 1994 Chinese coming-of-age film written and directed by Jiang Wen, marking his directorial debut. Loosely adapted from Wang Shuo's novel Wild Beast, the film offers a nostalgic lens of life during the Cultural Revolution – one not defined by political trauma, but by adolescent mischief, desire, and memory. The film's original title, which roughly translates to "Bright Sunny Days" was changed to "In the Heat of the Sun" for international audiences during a film festival in Taiwan. The new title was chosen to minimize association with the Cultural Revolution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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