Blue Gate Crossing
Blue Gate Crossing (Chinese: 藍色大門; pinyin: lánsè dà mén) is a 2002 Taiwanese film by writer-director Yee Chin-yen. It was nominated for Best Asian Film at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards held in 2004.[1]
| Blue Gate Crossing | |
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|  Blue Gate Crossing DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Yee Chin-yen | 
| Written by | Yee Chin-yen | 
| Produced by | Peggy Chiao Wang Toon Hsu Hsiao-ming Hsu Bing-xi Zhang Zhi-wei | 
| Starring | Bolin Chen Gwei Lun-mei Yolin Liang | 
| Cinematography | Qian Xiang | 
| Edited by | Liao Qing-song | 
| Music by | Chris Hou | 
| Distributed by | Arc Light Films Strand Releasing (USA) | 
| Release date | 27 September 2002 (Taiwan) | 
| Running time | 83 minutes | 
| Country | Taiwan | 
| Language | Mandarin | 
Cast
    
- Chen Bolin as Zhang Shihao
- Gwei Lun-mei as Meng Kerou
- Yolin Liang as Lin Yuezhen
- Joanna Chou as Mrs. Meng
Cameo
    
- Jay Shih as Pipi
Reception
    
The film has been well-received critically. Dennis Lim, in a review for the Village Voice, observed the film's "meticulous framing and haunting use of repeated motifs" reflects the influence of Taiwanese New Wave directors Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang.[2] The Portland Mercury described the film as "a modern-day Chinese lesbo twist on the old Cyrano story" that "treads new territory in the teen coming of age drama realm," praising Yee's "haiku-like directorial lyricism."[3]
Events
    
- 2002:Cannes Film Festival "Directors' Fortnight"
- 2002:Toronto International Film Festival
- 2002:Tokyo International Film Festival
- 2002:Busan International Film Festival
- 2002:Seattle International Film Festival Competition
- 2002:Vancouver Film Festival
- 2003:Bangkok Film Festival
- 2003:Adelaide Film Festival
- 2003:Istanbul International Film Festival
- 2003:San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival
- 2003:Dublin LGBT Film Festival
- 2003:Milwaukee LGBT Film & Video Festival
- 2002:Asia Pacific Film Festival
- 2004:Belgium Holebi LGBT film festival
References
    
- (in Chinese) 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards nomination list Retrieved 2011-04-07
- Girl Who Likes Girl Who Likes Boy: Taipei Teens Work It Out Archived October 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine 18 November 2003. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- Seventh Annual PLGFF Retrieved 2011-04-07.
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