Underplayed Gems

Spring Fever (2009)

Spring Fever poster
Original title
春风沉醉的夜晚
Directed by
Lou Ye
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
People's Republic of China, France
Runtime
1h 56m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 49 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young threesome in Nanjing navigate their erotic desires and emotional connections. The film follows their relationships as they confront longing and transgression.

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What happens

Spring Fever is a 2009 film directed by Lou Ye. A Hong Kong-French co-production, the film's creation is in defiance of a five-year ban on filmmaking imposed by China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) for his previous film, Summer Palace. Filmed in Nanjing, the film was described to be about a young threesome overcome with erotic longings. By the time of the film's premiere at the Cannes Festival on 13 May 2009, it was known that Lou had circumvented the five-year ban imposed upon him after Summer Palace by having Spring Fever registered as a Hong Kong/French co-production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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