Butter Lamp

This article is about the film. For the kind of lamp, see Butter lamp.
Butter Lamp

Film poster for Butter Lamp
Directed by Hu Wei
Produced by Yangxu Zhou
Julien Féret
Written by Hu Wei
Edited by Hu Wei
Release dates
  • 20 May 2013 (2013-05-20) (Cannes)
Running time
15 minutes
Country China
France
Language Tibetan

Butter Lamp (simplified Chinese: 酥油灯; traditional Chinese: 酥油燈; pinyin: Sūyóu Dēng; French: La lampe au beurre de yak) is a 2013 Chinese-French short drama film directed by Hu Wei. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 87th Academy Awards.[1][2][3] The film was shot in a single location and with an entire cast of non-professional actors.[4]

Cast

References

  1. "Oscars 2015: Nominations list". BBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  2. Hachard, Tomas (30 January 2015). "To See Visual Dazzle In Oscar-Nominated Films, Go Short". NPR. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. Poon, Linda (22 February 2015). "Tibetan Villagers Pose Before Backdrops, Earn Oscar Nomination". NPR. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. Aguilar, Carlos (9 February 2015). "Oscars: "Butter Lamp" Director Hu Wei on Tradition and Modernity in Today's World". IndieWire. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

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