{{short description|1991 film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = The Spring Festival | image = | caption = | director = Huang Jianzhong | producer = | writer = Huang Jianzhong | starring = Li Baotian | cinematography = | editing = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1991}} | runtime = 90 minutes | country = China | language = Mandarin }}
'''''The Spring Festival''''' ({{zh|'''过年'''}}) is a 1991 Chinese drama film directed by Huang Jianzhong.<ref name="BFI">{{cite web |url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7c1e2cb5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118080416/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b7c1e2cb5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 November 2014 |title=The Spring Festival |access-date=19 September 2015 |work=BFI}}</ref> The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.<ref>Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</ref>
==Cast== * Li Baotian as Father * Zhao Lirong as Mother * Ding Jiali as Sister-in-law * Ge You as Son-in-law
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result !Ref. |- | rowspan=2| 1991 |rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| Tokyo International Film Festival | Special Jury Prize | ''The Spring Festival'' | {{won}} | <ref name="TIFF">{{cite web| url=http://history.tiff-jp.net/en/prizes#award_1991| access-date=25 June 2020 |title=List of TIFF Awards| publisher=Tokyo International Film Festival}}</ref> |- | Best Actress | Zhao Lirong | {{won}} | <ref name="TIFF"/> |- | rowspan=6| 1992 | rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" | Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Picture | ''The Spring Festival'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{citation|title=Historical Dictionary of Chinese Cinema|author1=Tan Ye|author2=Yun Zhu|place=Lanham|publisher=The Scarecrow Press|date=2012|page=81}}</ref> |- | Best Actress | Zhao Lirong | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web|url= http://people.chinese.cn/en/article/2009-10/19/content_75784.htm|title=Zhao Lirong, People's Artist|publisher=People's Daily|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311071452/http://people.chinese.cn/en/article/2009-10/19/content_75784.htm|archivedate=11 March 2014}}</ref> |- | Best Supporting Actor | Ge You | {{won}} | <ref>{{citation|title=Historical Dictionary of Chinese Cinema|author1=Tan Ye|author2=Yun Zhu|place=Lanham|publisher=The Scarecrow Press|date=2012|page=63}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2|12th Golden Rooster Awards | Best Actress | Zhao Lirong | {{nom}} | |- | Best Supporting Actress | Ding Jiali | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://yule.sohu.com/17/60/article214256017.shtml|title=第12届电影金鸡奖获奖名单(1992年)|trans-title=The 12th Golden Rooster Award list of winners (1992)|lang=Chinese|date=10 October 2003|publisher=Sohu|access-date=25 June 2020}}</ref> |- | 2nd Shanghai Film Critics Awards | Ten Best Pictures | ''The Spring Festival'' | {{won}} | |}
==See also== * List of submissions to the 64th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|0206313|The Spring Festival}}
{{Chinese submission for Academy Awards}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spring Festival, The}} Category:1991 films Category:1991 drama films Category:Chinese drama films Category:1991 Mandarin-language films {{1990s-drama-film-stub}} {{1990s-China-film-stub}}