‘The Great Skull’ Director, Cast on Shanghai Dialect Cinema and Portraying Grief

By Jenny S. Li

Jenny S. Li

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“The Great Skull,” a Shanghai dialect tragicomedy, opened the main competition showcase of the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival on June 12. Director Liu Xiaoyang, screenwriter Zhang Xiaoying and lead cast members Wen Qi, Ni Hongjie and Yu Entai attended the press conference.

Set in Shanghai, the film is a tragicomedy about a mother and daughter grieving their loss while trying to act normal. Shanghainese scriptwriter Zhang interwove her personal experience into the script, with more than 50% of the dialogue spoken in the Shanghai dialect.

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