Bai Ta Zhi Guang

The Shadowless Tower | Der schattenlose Turm
Gu Wentong is a divorced food critic with a daughter whom he has arranged to be brought up by his sister. Thanks to an incident that destroyed the family, he has not had any contact with his father since he was a child. One day, he learns that his father lives alone in Beidaihe, a coastal town 300 kilometres north-east of Beijing. Still bearing a large grudge, Wentong is reluctant to visit his “disgraced” father. In the meantime, he begins a relationship with a younger colleague, the photographer Ouyang Wenhui, who is also from Beidaihe. They often meet in the area near the White Pagoda and visit local restaurants together. Wentong then begins to reconsider his roles in life as a father, son and lover.
In this romantic and enchanting film, Zhang Lu explores the possibility of recovering all the emotional and spiritual fragments that are lost during the course of our lives to prevent them from being forgotten. People come closer to each other, and move away again, but the images and sounds remain to bear witness to their passage.
by Zhang Lu
with Xin Baiqing, Huang Yao, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Nan Ji, Wang Hongwei
People’s Republic of China 2022 Mandarin,  Subtitles: English,  German 144’ Colour World premiere

With

  • Xin Baiqing (Gu Wentong)
  • Huang Yao (Ouyang Wenhui)
  • Tian Zhuangzhuang (Gu Yunlai)
  • Nan Ji (Nan Ji)
  • Wang Hongwei (Li Jun)
  • Li Qinqin (Gu Wenhui)
  • Wang Yiwen (Xiao Xiao)

Crew

DirectorZhang Lu
ScreenplayZhang Lu
CinematographyPiao Songri
EditingLiu Xinzhu
MusicXiao He
Sound DesignWang Ran
SoundWang Ran
Production DesignZheng Yican
CostumesBai Yun
Make-UpSun Yong
Assistant DirectorsLi Siyang, Lei Xiayong
CastingLiao Yanlong
Production ManagerCui Hong
ProducersXu Jiahan, Peng Jin, Zhang Jian, Huang Yue, Lu Sheng
Executive ProducerLiu Wenli

Produced by

Lu Films

Beijing, People’s Republic of China

Emei Film Investment

Chengdu, People’s Republic of China

Great Luck Films

Beijing, People’s Republic of China

La Fonte

Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

KO Media

Beijing, People’s Republic of China

Zhang Lu

Born in Yanbian, China in 1962, he made his directing debut in 2004 with Tang Poetry which screened at the Locarno Film Festival. He directs films in both Chinese and Korean and has completed over ten features so far. His films Desert Dream, Dooman River and Fukuoka all premiered at the Berlinale.

Filmography

2001 Shi yi sui (Eleven); short film 2004 Tang shi (Tang Poetry) 2005 Mang Zhong (Grain in Ear) 2007 Hyazgar (Desert Dream) 2008 Chongqing 2010 Dooman River 2013 Pung gyeong (Scenery) 2014 Gyeongju 2015 Pil-re-um si-dae sa-rang (Love and…) 2016 Chun-mong (A Quiet Dream) 2018 Gunsan (Ode to the Goose) 2019 Fukuoka 2021 Yanagawa 2022 Bai Ta Zhi Guang (The Shadowless Tower)

Dates

Sat Feb 18 15:30

Berlinale Palast

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Sun Feb 19 09:30

Zoo Palast 1

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Sun Feb 19 16:45

Haus der Berliner Festspiele

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Wed Feb 22 13:15

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Wed Feb 22 13:15

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