A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2008)
Synopsis:
Mr. Shi is a retired widower from Beijing. When his daughter Yilan, who lives in the US, divorces, he decides to visit her in the small town where she works as a librarian. His intention is to stay with her until he helps her recover from the trauma. Mr. Shi likes to tell the people he meets in America that he’s a “rocket scientist”, enjoying their attention. But Yilan is less enthusiastic about his showing off, nor is she interested in his plan to rescue her marriage and reconstruct her life. When Mr. Shi insists on finding out the reason for the divorce, Yilan starts to avoid him.
| Theatrical Release | |
| 9/19/2008 |
| Director | Credit |
| Wayne Wang | Director |
| Cast | Credit |
| Henry O | Mr. Shi |
| Rick Ehrenstrasser | - Cast |
| Pavel Lychnikoff | Boris |
| Yu Feihong | - Cast |
| Vida Ghahremani | Madame |
| Wes Deitrick | Antique Store Owner |
| Lonny Waddle | - Cast |
| Faye Yu | Yilan |
| Production Credits | Credit |
| Rich Cowan | Producer |
| Yasushi Kotani | Executive Producer |
| Yukie Kito | Producer |
| Lee Joo-ick | Executive Producer |
| Taizo Son | Executive Producer |
| Wayne Wang | Producer |
| Production Companies | Credit |
| North By Northwest Productions | Production Company |
| Entertainment Farm | Production Company |
| Boram Entertainment | Production Company |
| Good Prayers | Production Company |
| Distribution Companies | Credit |
| KarmaFilms (Spain) | Foreign Theatrical Distributor |
| Mikado Film | Foreign Theatrical Distributor (Italy) |
| Magnolia Pictures | Domestic Theatrical Distributor |
| Locations | |
| Spokane, Washington, USA | |
| Writer | Credit |
| Yiyun Li | Screenplay |
| Yiyun Li | Source Material |
| Art Department | Credit |
| Dan Beyer | Set Decorator |
| Amber Grunte | Set Dresser |
| Vincent DeFelice | Production Designer |
| Casting | Credit |
| Todd Thaler | Casting Director |
| Philip Huffman | Casting Director |
| Film Camera | Credit |
| Patrick Lindenmaier | Director of Photography |
| Film Sales Financing | Credit |
| The Match Factory GmbH | Distribution Sales International Sales |
| Music | Credit |
| Deva Anderson | Music Supervisor |
| Lesley Barber | Music |
| Delphine Robertson | Music Supervisor |
| Production Management | Credit |
| Rich Cowan | Assistant Director |
| Cheryl Cowan | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Credit |
| Tom Taylor | Sound Mixer |
| Lewis Goldstein | Rerecording Mixer |
| Lewis Goldstein | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Wardrobe Hair Makeup | Credit |
| Lisa Caryl | Costume Designer |
| Trista Jordan | Makeup Artist |
| Traci Van Leuven | Makeup Artist |
Review & Summary :
Mr. Shi is a retired widower from Beijing. When his daughter Yilan, who lives in the US, divorces, he decides to visit her in the small town where she works as a librarian. His intention is to stay with her until he helps her recover from the trauma. Mr. Shi likes to tell the people he meets in America that he’s a “rocket scientist,” enjoying their attention. But Yilan is less enthusiastic about his showing off, nor is she interested in his plan to rescue her marriage and reconstruct her life. When Mr. Shi insists on finding out the reason for the divorce, Yilan starts to avoid him.
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