Filles du botaniste, Les (2006)

Director:

Sijie Dai

Writers:

Sijie Dai (writer)
Nadine Perront (writer)

Release Date:

26 April 2006 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Chinese Food | Forbidden Love | Trial | Marriage | Lesbian Kiss

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Mylène Jampanoï	...	Min Li
Xiao Ran Li	...	Cheng An
Ling Dong Fu	...	Mr. Chen
Wei-chang Wang	...	Dan
Nhu Quynh Nguyen	...	Headmistress
Nguyen Van Quang	...	Master Wang
Linh Thj Bich Thu	...	The Kitchen Lady
Phuong-Thanh	...	The Newspaper Seller
Tuo Jilin	...	The Judge
Dinh Xuang Tung	...	Police Officer #1
Vuong Trach Vu	...	Police Officer #3
Drieu Van Chau	...	Waitress
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chu Hung	...	Man Cage
Yang Jun	...	Bird-catcher
Lê Tung Linh	...	Man Dormitory

Also Known As:

Filles du botaniste chinois, Les (France) (working title)
The Chinese Botanist's Daughters (International: English title)

Runtime:

France:105 min

Country:

France | Canada

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Netherlands:6 | Japan:PG-12

Filming Locations:

Hanoi, Vietnam

Company:

Fayolle et Sotela Films

cheesy and bad film

I'm from an Asian background and I love Asian cinema and was intrigued by the beauty of the film. But after the first few minutes I realized I was in for some utter crap. The film tries to be erotic, but somehow fails. Very flimsy storyline with loads of bizarre discontinuity, black and white characters with no depth, i.e. good (the girls) versus bad (the guys). Lack of any sort of interesting dialogue, and altogether poor screenplay. Even the cinematography, which benefits from beautiful locations, is just plain tacky (oh, pretty reflections in the water!)

This film was a total drag. I cannot vouch for its authenticity, but in terms of human interest or an engaging storyline, it really suffers.