Blue Gate Crossing (Chinese: 藍色大門; pinyin: lánsè dà mén) is a 2002 feature film from Taiwan and France. The film was directed and written by Yee Chin-yen, produced by Peggy Chiao and Hsu Hsiao-ming, and edited by Liao Ching-Song. The film stars Bolin Chen, Gwei Lun-mei and Liang You Lin.
Plot[]
Lin Yuezhen (Liang You Lin) is in love with school swimming star Zhang Shihao (Chen Bolin) but is too shy to approach him. She then convinces her best friend Meng Kerou (Gwei Lun-mei) to act as a go-between. However, Yuezhen always leaves when Shihao arrives leaving him with Kerou. Shihao begins to think that Kerou is using an imaginary friend to court him but Kerou's attention is one someone else.
Cast[]
- Liang You Lin as Lin Yuezhen
- Gwei Lun-mei as Meng Kerou
- Chen Bolin as Zhang Shihao
Production and distribution companies[]
- Production companies
- Arc Light Films
- Pyramide Productions
- Distributors
| Distributor | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Teodora Film | All media | |
| Tri-m Pictures Inc. | All media | |
| Filmfreak Distributie | Netherlands | DVD release |
| Tema Distribuciones | Spain | DVD release |
| trigon-film | Switzerland | Theatrical release |
| Peccadillo Pictures | United Kingdom | Theatrical and DVD release |
| BuyIndies.com Inc. | United States of America | All media |
| Strand Releasing | United States of America | Theatrical release |
Alternate names[]
| Country | Name |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lánsè dà mén |
| France, Spain and world-wide English title | Blue Gate Crossing |
| Italy | Incrocio d'amore |
| Japan | Aiiro natsukoi |
Release dates[]
| Country | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | September 8, 2002 | Toronto International Film Festival |
| Taiwan | September 27, 2002 | |
| France | January 8, 2003 | |
| Thailand | January 10, 2003 | Bangkok International Film Festival |
| Australia | March 1, 2003 | Adelaide International Film Festival |
| Italy | March 21, 2003 | |
| Turkey | April 12, 2003 | Istanbul Film Festival |
| Switzerland | May 15, 2003 | |
| United States of America | June 14, 2003 | San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival |
| Japan | July 26, 2003 | Tokyo |
| Ireland | August 3, 2003 | Dublin Lesbian and Gay Film Festival |
| Belgium | August 27, 2003 | |
| Netherlands | September 9, 2003 | Film by the Sea Film Festival |
| United States of America | October 3, 2003 | Milwaukee LGBT Film and Video Festival |
| United States of America | November 21, 2003 | New York City, New York |
| United Kingdom | July 2, 2004 | |
| Brazil | October 1, 2004 | |
| Belgium | November 4, 2004 | Holebi Gay and Lesbian Film Festival |
| Sweden | April 19, 2010 | TV premiere |