Jasmine Blooms (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Hou Yong
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: This series, through the memories of director Hou Yong, authentically portrays the entire creation process of the film Jasmine Flower. It comprehensively elaborates on aspects such as selecting the novel, script adaptation, casting actors, directorial concepts, filming process, and promotion and distribution. The book also includes the original novel and the adapted storyboard text, providing rich first-hand materials that will make film enthusiasts even more captivated. The film Jasmine Flower tells the story of three generations of women in a small business family in Shanghai, China. It is a film entirely dedicated to women, closely focusing on their lives. It explores themes of life, love, fate, hope, and ideals. In the film, the three characters "Jasmine," "Lily," and "Flower" represent a broad concept of "women," symbolizing the entirety of female life. By juxtaposing and contrasting the three different fates of these three characters, the film tells three seemingly isolated yet interconnected and intricate stories. It conveys the intent of the three characters' mutual influence and progressive self-struggle. This book records the filming process of the film Jasmine Flower, and is divided into sections such as selecting the novel, the script adaptation process, the adaptation of the novel, casting actors, team creation, and the filming process.