Butter Lamp
| Butter Lamp | |
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 Film poster for Butter Lamp | |
| Directed by | Hu Wei |
| Written by | Hu Wei |
| Produced by | Yangxu Zhou Julien Féret |
| Edited by | Hu Wei |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
| Countries | China France |
| Language | Tibetan |
Butter Lamp (simplified Chinese: 酥油灯; traditional Chinese: 酥油燈; pinyin: Sūyóu Dēng; French: La lampe au beurre de yak) is a 2013 Chinese-French short drama film directed by Hu Wei. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 87th Academy Awards.[1][2][3] The film was shot in a single location and with an entire cast of non-professional actors.[4]
Cast
- Genden Punstock
- Soepha
- Sonam Gonpo
- Wangmo Tso
- Kalsang Dolma
- Zirang Lhamo
- Gangrong Dorjee
- Leung Tso
- Sonam Tashi
- Yang Tso
References
- ^ "Oscars 2015: Nominations list". BBC News. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ Hachard, Tomas (30 January 2015). "To See Visual Dazzle In Oscar-Nominated Films, Go Short". NPR. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ Poon, Linda (22 February 2015). "Tibetan Villagers Pose Before Backdrops, Earn Oscar Nomination". NPR. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ Aguilar, Carlos (9 February 2015). "Oscars: "Butter Lamp" Director Hu Wei on Tradition and Modernity in Today's World". IndieWire. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
External links
- Butter Lamp at IMDb