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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
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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