

烽火芳菲
The Chinese Widow (2017)
Synopsis & Story Arc
Official Logline
It’s 1941 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has destroyed America’s morale. The US President Franklin D. Roosevelt then decides to risk it all by bombing Tokyo and raise more hope for his citizens. After completing its mission, a unit of the US Air Force is forced to make an emergency landing in China. Its commander Jack Turner (Emilie Hirsch) barely survives but gets rescued by Ying (Crystal Liu), a local widow who will stop at nothing to hide him from the Japanese occupant.
Complete Cast & Crew Directory
Directing & Screenplay
Cast & Characters

Liu Yifei
Liu Yifei
as Ying
Emile Hirsch
Emile Hirsch
as Jack Turner
Fangcong Li
Fangcong Li
as Niuniu
Kevin Yan
Kevin Yan
as Kai
Yu Shaoqun
Yu Shaoqun
as Jun
Vincent Riotta
Vincent Riotta
as Jimmy Doolittle
Tsukagoshi Hirotaka
Tsukagoshi Hirotaka
as Shimamoto
Gallen Lo Ka-Leung
Gallen Lo Ka-Leung
as Captain Hsu
Shu Yaoxuan
Shu Yaoxuan
as Leading Cast
Gong Hanlin
Gong Hanlin
as Ying's father-in-law
Tiankuo Gong
Tiankuo Gong
as Lieutenant Sun
Cary Woodworth
Cary Woodworth
as MacCinematography & Large-Format Specifications
Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 97 min |
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Community Reviews & Discussions (3)
The pipe organ composition from Hans Zimmer at the edge of Gargantua is monumental. Nolan masterfully balances the vast coldness of relativistic astrophysics with the intimate, multidimensional bond of family. A transcendent achievement of cinema.
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Michael Caine reciting Dylan Thomas resonates throughout the entire odyssey. Pure cinematic grandeur.
