Cast member Joan Chen poses
at the 64th Venice International Film Festival, promoting the film
"The Sun Also Rises," September 3, 2007. Joan Chen is working on a
new low-budget Chinese film called "Seventeen."
Coming back to China from the Venice International Film
Festival, actress Joan Chen heads back to her unfinished work
filming for a low-budget film called "Seventeen."
The actress in "Lust, Caution" and "The Sun Also Rises," both of
which were in competition for the Golden Lion award in Venice, has
joined a cast of new faces to portray a rural mother of a
17-year-old.
Even the film's director, Ji Cheng, is a new-comer in
film-making.
Shooting has not been going smoothly. On location in the
mountain area in eastern Zhejiang province, the cast has been
frequented by mosquitoes and fleas, even a venomous snake.
Joan Chen, however, says she enjoys filming since her role
reminds her of her own daughters.
She said at a Tuesday interview that her busy career has been
keeping her away from her family. The mother of two hopes to spend
less time with the camera and more time with her young daughters
after filming wraps up later this month.
(CRI.cn September 13, 2007)
