Night Peacock
Watch TrailerLiu Yifei plays Elso, a reputed French flutist who travels from Paris to Chengdu. Her life is compared to the one of a night peacock, an eternal conflict between life and death, love and time. A night peacock, by Fabre’s definition, is a moth with the life goal of finding their soul mate.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | 夜孔雀 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Country | China |
| Genre | Romance, Drama |
| Director | Dai Sijie |
| Runtime | 85 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.5/10 (6 votes) |
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The film constructs its narrative as a delicate poetic metaphor, using the image of the night peacock moth to explore eternal themes of love, death, and purpose. It relies on a sensual visual aesthetic where every frame is laden with symbolic meaning, and the soundtrack acts as a full-fledged character.
What lingers after viewing is a melancholic and contemplative mood, where plot gives way to the protagonist's internal landscape and fleeting emotions. The experience is one of fragile, almost weightless beauty. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Dai Sijie
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In subdued lighting, without distraction, to absorb every visual motif and musical note.
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