A Time to Love (film)

A Time to Love (simplified Chinese: 情人结; traditional Chinese: 情人結; pinyin: Qĺngrén jié) is a 2005 film directed by Huo Jianqi. It stars Zhao Wei and Lu Yi. The film is based on a true story.

A Time to Love
Directed by	Huo Jianqi
Written by	Si Wu Zhang Renjie
Produced by	He Ping Han Sanping (e.p.) Yang Buting (e.p.)
Starring	Zhao Wei Lu Yi
Cinematography	Ming Sun
Edited by	Yang Tao
Music by	Wang Xaofeng
Distributed by	China Film Group Tokyo Theaters Company (Japan)
Release dates	January 18, 2005 (2005-01-18) (Changchun Film Festival) February 13, 2005 (2005-02-13) (China)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

Cast

• Zhao Wei ... Qu Ran
• Lu Yi ... Hou Jia
• Song Xiaoying ... Hou Jia's mother
• Zhang Qian... Quran's father

Reception

Variety called the film "fairly standard Asian romantic fare". Heroic-Cinema.com were more positive and praised the imagery and cinematography of the film, as well as the performance of both Vicki Zhao Wei and Lu Yi. The reviewer for Beyond Hollywood saw Vicki Zhao as the star with Lu Yi playing an "average" role, and criticised the screenwriters for making the secondary characters one-dimensional and uninteresting.

Awards and nominations

Awards
Award	Category	Name	Outcome
Shanghai International Film Festival	Golden Goblet		Nominated
	Best Actress	Zhao Wei	Won
Huabiao Awards	Outstanding Film		Nominated
	Outstanding Actress	Zhao Wei	Won
Golden Rooster Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Song Xiaoying	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Sun Ming	Nominated
	Best Art Direction	Cui Ren	Nominated
Changchun Film Festival	Best Film		Nominated
	Best Director	Huo Jianqi	Nominated
	Best Actress	Zhao Wei	Won
	Best Actor	Lu Yi	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Song Xiaoying	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Qian Zhang	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Sun Ming	Nominated

External links

• A Time to Love at IMDb