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Millennium Mambo
Millennium Mambo
Chinese	千禧曼波
Literal meaning	Mambo at the Year of the Turn of the Millennium
Hanyu Pinyin	qiānxī mànbō
Directed by	Hou Hsiao-hsien
Written by	Chu T’ien-wen
Produced by	Chu T’ien-wen; Gilles Ciment; Eric Heumann; Wen-Ying Huang;
Starring	Shu Qi; Jack Kao; Duan Chun-hao; Yi-Hsuan Chen;
Narrated by	Shu Qi
Cinematography	Mark Lee Ping Bin
Edited by	Ching-Song Liao
Music by	Yoshihiro Hanno; Giong Lim;
Distributed by	Palm Pictures (U.S.)
Release dates	19 May 2001 (Cannes); 17 November 2001 (Taiwan);
Running time	119 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Language	Mandarin

Millennium Mambo (Chinese: 千禧曼波) is a 2001 Taiwanese romantic drama film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, where Tu Duu-chih won Technical Grand Prize.^[1]

Plot

The main character, Vicky (Shu Qi), serves as the principal narrator of this film, revealing to the audience in 2011 details of her life from a decade earlier. She describes her youth and the changes her life undergoes at the beginning of the new millennium. She works as a hostess in a trendy bar. Vicky is torn between two men, Hao-Hao and Jack, and her parallel love affairs showcase her inner life and her attitude towards her fleeting youth.

Cast

Actor	Role
Shu Qi	Vicky
Jack Kao	Jack
Duan Chun-hao	Hao-Hao
Chen Yi-Hsuan	Xuan
Jun Takeuchi	Jun
Doze Niu	Doze
Jenny Tseng Yan Lei
Pauline Chan
Huang Xiao Chu

According to Maggie Cheung, speaking at a press conference for Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love, she and Tony Leung Chiu-wai were initially tapped to play the main roles in Millennium Mambo.^[2]

Reception

Upon release the film received favourable reviews from critics, on Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 84% based on 34 critics, with an average rating of 7.4/10.^[3] On Metacritic the film has a score of 72% based on 12 critics indicating generally favourable reviews.^[4]

Awards and nominations

2001 Cannes Film Festival^[1]
- Won: Technical Grand Prize (Tu Duu-Chih for sound design)
- Nominated: Palme d'Or
Chicago International Film Festival
- Won: Silver Hugo (Hou Hsiao-hsien)
Ghent International Film Festival
- Won: Best Director (Hou Hsiao-hsien)
- Nominated: Grand Prix
Golden Horse Film Festival
- Won: Best Cinematography (Pin Bing Lee)
- Won: Best Original Score (Lim Giong)
- Won: Best Sound Effects (Tu Duu-Chih)

References

^ ^a ^b "MILLENNIUM MAMBO - Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ "In The Mood For Love Press Conference at the TIFF". YouTube. Films Extras. 11 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^ "Millennium Mambo | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
^ "Millennium Mambo". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 19 March 2024.