Lulu is a 1996 Canadian drama film directed by Srinivas Krishna.[1] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Lulu
Directed bySrinivas Krishna
Written bySrinivas Krishna
Robert Armstrong
Produced byRobert Bergman
Srinivas Krishna
StarringKim Lieu
CinematographyPaul Sarossy
Edited byMike Munn
Music byLeslie Winston
Production
companies
Divani Films
Lightshow Communications
Distributed byAlliance Communications
Release date
  • May 1996 (1996-05)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film stars Kim Lieu as Khuyen, a Vietnamese woman who comes to Canada as a mail-order bride, marrying Lucky (Michael Rhoades) with the intention of gaining Canadian citizenship so that she can sponsor her parents to come to Canada and escape Vietnam's oppressive government, only to get mixed up in organized crime when she meets Clive (Clark Johnson), a hustler on the run from local crime boss Kingsley (Saeed Jaffrey).[3]

The film was Lieu's first ever acting role; Krishna cast her in the film after discovering her working at a corner store in Kensington Market.[4]

Following its premiere at Cannes, the film was subsequently screened at the 1996 Montreal World Film Festival,[5] and at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]

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  1. ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 133.
  2. ^ Judy Gerstel, "Torontonian director exposes his philosophy at Cannes". Toronto Star, May 11, 1996.
  3. ^ Peter Goddard, "Arid still-life sells Lulu short". Toronto Star, October 11, 1996.
  4. ^ Judy Gerstel, "Lieu finds own refugee past in Lulu". Toronto Star, October 11, 1996.
  5. ^ John Griffin, "Montreal festival to present 400 films, videos". Montreal Gazette, August 9, 1996.
  6. ^ "Canadians a highlight at Toronto Film Festival". Canadian Press, September 4, 1996.
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