My Fair Son
Director:CuiZi’en
Screenwriter:CuiZi’en
Cast:Wang Junrui, Wang Weiming, Yu Bo, WangGuifeng, LiZiqiang
Producer:None
Cinematographer:YangJin
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Region:China
Year:2007
Language:Chinese
Production Company:None
SYNOPSIS
Xiao Ray left me when he was very little. Before he came back to me at 18, he had stayed with his grandfather. Xiao Ray was rather quiet. Although he did not really care about me, he did care for his looks. He was indeed fair as a blossom. He puzzled me. I was not sure if I should treat him as a son, or a daughter.
The man he loved was Xiao Bo, who was then my assistant. Retiring Xiao Bo from my company, I wanted to be the most important man in Xiao Ray’s life. I failed, however. Xiao Ray left me again. And this time, forever.
Director Biography
Cui Zi'en, a native of Heilongjiang, is a devout Catholic with the baptismal name Peter, born under the sign of Leo. He holds a Master's degree in Literature from the Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and serves as a second-level film screenwriter and associate professor at the Beijing Film Academy. Shaped by his early religious upbringing, Cui's works are infused with Christian elements, such as the Madonna image of Jin Jin Jin cradling a baby in his novel; the protagonist's hymns on the night of awaiting resurrection; speculations about the presence of Jesus on Mars; and the use of Psalms, Proverbs, and the Song of Songs to structure segments in his film "The Old Testament," along with scenes like Xiao Bo holding a Bible to call sinners to repentance... He skillfully resolves the irreconcilable tension between religion and homosexuality through beauty, making a remarkable attempt.
Director's Statement
During the year 2004-2005, we shot the “trilogy of bad moralities”: Withered Lads in a Blooming Season, Refrain, and My Fair Son. In this recent 20 years, China under Mandarin-Speaking and Simplified Characters are making great changes day by day. A nation that used to suffer hard life suddenly became rich, people rush to pleasure and comfort life, divorces and abandoned children seem to be common, this is the background reality of my “trilogy of bad moralities”. “trilogy of bad moralities” reflects my observation of actual morality between people in China: old order breaks down, new morality system is forming up. And my opinion is to throw away old moralities without any hesitation, and set up new relationships between people: that is only love of soul mate, no happiness of ethical relations.

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