Qiu Xi - Beijing Premiere

Jiang Yiyan

Guo Xiaodong

Qin Hailu - scenes reduced

Sun Chun, director Sun Zhou's younger brother

Director Sun Zhou

 Sun Zhou would not reveal whether Jiang Yiyan appeared naked or a body double was substituted in order to maintain 'suspense'. (Sina.com)

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Guo Xiaodong

Guo Xiaodong, Jiang Yiyan - Qiu Xi/Happy Autumn (cri.cn)

Hangzhou preview audience reaction to the spy drama is that it's not as big as The Message but still very positive. (cri.cn)

Qiu Xi - Promotion Photos

Sun Chun, Jiang Yiyan, Guo Xiaodong

Jiang Yiyan, Guo Xiaodong

Sun Chun, Guo Xiaodong

Qiu Xi, Happy Autumn/Autumn Happiness spy drama begins publicity tour. (Sina.com)

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Slide shows

Qiu Xi cast

Guo Xiaodong, Jiang Yiyan, Sun Chun

Qui Xi stills

Yao Di (Three Smiles)

Qiu Xi - Posters

(cri.cn)

Jiang Yiyan (City of Life and Death)

New Spy Thriller 'Qiuxi' [previously 'Happy Autumn' here]
Check out the stills from the Chinese espionage film "Qiuxi", directed by Sun Zhou...

Jiang Yiyan, Guo Xiaodong

Related cast photos

The romantic spy thriller "Qiu Xi" by director Sun Zhou will hit cinemas on the mainland in mid-October, according to sina.com reports.

The story takes place in wartime Guangzhou before the country's liberation by the Communist Party of China in 1949. A young woman named Qiu Xi is a "boat person", or Tanka, living in the coastal area of Guangdong Province.

Qiu Xi, played by actress Jiang Yiyan, becomes a servant to Yan Haiqing, played by actor Guo Xiaodong. She finds herself falling for the undercover communist agent who works with the Kuomintang regime that ruled China until 1949. The story unfolds as the two fall for each other but are kept at distance because of the wartime situation.

"Qiu Xi" is what the Tankas used to call their daughters before they got married. It literally means "the joy of autumn," and in the film it suggests the impending success of the liberation in October 1949.

The 45-million-yuan (US $6.5 mln) film comes several years after Sun Zhou's widely acclaimed movies "Zhou Yu's Train" in 2002 and "Breaking the Silence" in 2000, both starring actress Gong Li. Although Zhou is not a prolific director, his films are known for their exploration of humanity and the genuinely virtuous nature of people.

"Qiu Xi" is slated for a public release on October 14, 2009. (cri.cn)

Chow Yun-Fat has high praise for Confucius costar Zhou Xun at Beijing press conference.

http://ent.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/2/1/1/326401/1.html

http://news.xinhuanet.com/ent/2009-09/03/content_11987046.htm

Zhang Ziyi was interviewed on TV recently. After 10 years in the movie industry, she would prefer to wait for a good movie, star in a good supporting role, but not star in a bad role. Independence is Zhang's only ambition.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/ent/2009-09/03/content_11987380.htm

New spy film, Qiu Xi - Happy Autumn/Autumn Love(?) in October 14. Features Guo Xiaodong, Sun Chun, Jiang Yiyan and Qin Hailu. Directed by Sun Zhou, the story takes place in 1949 on the eve of the liberation of Guangzhou.
http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2009-09-02/22462681128.shtml


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