Inspired by Van Gogh

Top director Dai Sijie's Night Peacock, seen as the finale of his 'female trilogy', is set to be premiered on Friday. Here the director speaks of the messages he wants to convey by using a beautiful moth. Xu Fan reports.

Unlike most top directors who prefer to give interviews in rooms surrounded by guards, Dai Sijie insists on moving to a bar.

Before he starts chatting with China Daily about his upcoming film Night Peacock, the Golden Globe-nominated director downs a bottle of beer.