Floating Life
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Cast
- Annette Shun Wah as Yen Chan
- Annie Yip as Bing Chan
- Anthony Wong as Gar Ming
- Edwin Pang as Mr. Chan
- Cecilia Fong Sing Lee as Mrs. Chan
- Toby Wong as Yue
- Toby Chan as Chau
- Julian Pulvermacher as Michael, Yen's husband
- Bruce Poon as Cheung, Bing's husband
- Celia Ireland
- Darren Yap
- Nina Liu as Apple
Awards
- 1996: Locarno International Film Festival Silver Leopard (Clara Law)
- 1996: Golden Horse Film Festival Golden Horse Award (Best Original Score: Davood A. Tabrizi)
- 1996: Gijón International Film Festival Best Director (Clara Law)
- 1996: Gijón International Film Festival Grand Prix Asturias (Best Feature: Clara Law)
- 1997: Créteil International Women's Film Festival Grand Prix (Clara Law)
Availability
The film was released on videocassette by Cineplex Odeon and Universal in Canada.[3] The film was released on DVD in 2006 by Kanopy for limited Australian institutional use.[4]
Box office
Floating Life grossed $141,398 at the box office in Australia.[5]
See also
- Cinema of Australia
- List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Australian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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External links
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- Floating Life at Oz Movies
- Floating Life at the National Film and Sound Archive
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