Berlinale candidate movie Apple was officially passed by film censors on Feb. 5, prior to its unveiling at the Film Festival in Germany. However, the extramarital affair from the original cut has now been deleted.
Producer Fang Li expressed his disappointment about the result, saying that the cut has made Apple a total different movie. He says his team had never considered the final version of the movie being like that.
Director Li Yu, and the movie's two main actors, Fan Bingbing and Tong Dawei, will go to Berlin on Feb. 14 to take part in the Film award. Another of its main stars, Hong Kong actor Tony Leung, has not decided whether or not to join the event.
As one of two Chinese movies that enter this year's Berlinale race for Golden and Silver Bears, the movie tells a story about a couple who go to find jobs in the city.
The movie will open in Chinese theaters in May. Berlinale 候选电影“苹果”在德国的电影节开始前,于2月5日官方通过电影审查。但是,有关私通的情节被删除。制片人方力对此很失望,说这样的删除让“苹果”完全变样。他说他的团队完全没有想到电影的最终版是这样。导演李愈说,电影的两个男主角,范冰冰和童大为将于2月14日赴柏林参加颁奖。另外的明星香港演员Tony Leung 还没决定是否去参加这一活动。作为两个中国的电影参加今年的Berlinale金雄和银雄奖的比赛,说的是一对夫妻在城市找工作的故事。电影将在5月在中国电影院公开上映。
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