Lilting (film)
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| Directed by | Hong Khaou |
| Produced by | Dominic Buchanan |
| Written by | Hong Khaou |
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Ben Whishaw Cheng Pei-pei Andrew Leung Morven Christie Naomi Christie Peter Bowles |
| Music by | Stuart Earl |
| Cinematography | Urszula Pontikos |
| Edited by | Mark Towns |
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91 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £120,000 |
| Box office | $197,588 |
Lilting is a 2014 British drama film written and directed by Cambodian-born British director Hong Khaou, whose short film, Spring, was selected for Sundance and Berlinale film festival 2011. It is produced by Dominic Buchanan, whose debut film Gimme The Loot had its World Premiere at SXSW in March 2012 and went on to win the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature.
The film had its world premiere on 16 January 2014, on Day One of the Sundance Film Festival, at which it competed in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition. It won the Cinematography Award: World Cinema Dramatic at the festival. The film had a theatrical release in UK on 8 August 2014 and released on 26 September 2014 in United States.
Lilting tells the story of a mother’s attempt at understanding who her son was after his untimely death. Her world is suddenly disrupted by the presence of his lover. Together, they attempt to overcome their grief whilst struggling against not having a shared language.
The script, original titled Lilting the Past, won third spot in the 2011 Brit List, a list of the best unproduced British screenplays.
The film was one of three films greenlit by Microwave in early 2012. A casting call was later released for the three of the lead roles, later filled by Cheng Pei-pei and Andrew Leung.
Filming began in November 2012 and completed principal photography in December 2012. Director Khaou has said the film will be visually inspired by Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love.
During production, as part of the Microwave scheme, Michael Winterbottom mentored writer/director Khaou, while producer Buchanan was mentored by Ken Marshall, producer of London to Brighton, Filth and Song for Marion. As with all Microwave films, the budget was £120,000. It is the first bilingual film to be made under the Microwave scheme.
Lilting was met with positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 81% of 47 film critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6.9 out of 10. The Sites consensus said:"Skillfully weaving multiple delicate tonal strands into a quietly affecting whole, Lilting serves as a thoroughly compelling calling card for writer-director Hong Khaou." On Metacritic the film has 61 rating from 23 reviews.
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