Butter Lamp

This article is about the film. For the kind of lamp, see Butter lamp.

Butter Lamp
Film poster for Butter Lamp
Directed byHu Wei
Written byHu Wei
Produced byYangxu Zhou
Julien Féret
Edited byHu Wei
Release date
  • 20 May 2013 (2013-05-20) (Cannes)
Running time
15 minutes
CountriesChina
France
LanguageTibetan

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

  1. ^ "Oscars 2015: Nominations list". BBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  2. ^ Hachard, Tomas (30 January 2015). "To See Visual Dazzle In Oscar-Nominated Films, Go Short". NPR. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. ^ Poon, Linda (22 February 2015). "Tibetan Villagers Pose Before Backdrops, Earn Oscar Nomination". NPR. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. ^ Aguilar, Carlos (9 February 2015). "Oscars: "Butter Lamp" Director Hu Wei on Tradition and Modernity in Today's World". IndieWire. Retrieved 1 October 2016.


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