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Chicken Rice War

A Window on Asian Cinema

Love/Romance · Music/Dance · Comedy

  • CountrySingapore
  • Production Year2000
  • Running Time98min
  • Format35mm
  • ColorCOLOR
Program Note
Singapore′s very first romantic comedy, <b>Chicken Rice War</b> is a fusion film, mixing chicken rice with Shakespeare′s <b>Romeo and Juliet</b>. Fenson and Audrey come from two chicken rice-making families who have been rivals for 20 years. While working on the play, <b>Romeo and Juliet</b> in college, the two fall in love. Of course, what follows is not a tragic tale, but a comedy praising the power of love and life. A modern version of the old story, the film relies more on Baz Luhrmann′s film <b>Romeo+Juliet</b> than from Shakespeare′s play. Using stop motion, fast dolly-in, and zooming in, the film is filled with music video-esque images, captured with a handheld camera. When scenes of interviews with the characters enter the film, <b>Chicken Rice War</b> becomes a mixture of music video, performance and semi-documentary. A raucous, lively commercial comedy from Singapore. (Kang So-Won)
Director
Director
Cheek
CheeK′s television and filmmaking experience began in 1989 as producer/director. His love for music made him move to MTV Asia where he oversees the creation and development of new programs that will connect with the young people of today. After making two short films, Married(1994) and Beansprouts and Salted Fish(1997), he directed Click, one part of a three-part film Stories of Love(2000). He made his first full-length feature Chicken Rice War in 2001
Credit
  • Director
    Cheek
  • ProducerCheek
    David Leong
  • CastPierre Png
    Lum May Yee
    Catherine Sng
    Gary Yuen
  • ScreenplayCheek
  • CinematographyDaniel Loh
  • Production DesignNick Ng
  • EditorLawrence Ang
  • Production CompanyRaintree Pictures
  • World SalesSingapore Film Commission
    waileng@sfc.org.sg
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