My Love Sinema (Chinese: 放映爱), is a 2016 Singaporean drama film directed by Tan Ai Leng.[1][2][3] The film is set in the 1950s, and later transitions to modern day.[4][5]
| My Love Sinema | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tan Ai Leng |
| Produced by | Irene Ang |
| Starring | |
Production company | FLY Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
Plot
editTwenty-year-old Kheong moves from a Malay kampung to Singapore to train as a film projectionist. There, he meets Wei, a young Chinese teacher and a leftist radical. He soon falls in love with her.
Cast
edit- Tosh Zhang as Kheong[6][7]
- Cheryl Wee as Wei[6][7]
- Jeff Wang as Brother Lee[6]
- Zen Chong[8]
- Nora Miao
- Cherry Ngan
Release
editThe film was originally meant to be released on 29 August 2016.[9] The film released in theatres in Singapore on 8 September.[10] It was also screened in Japan on 8 September.[11] The film was released in theatres in Japan on 8 September.[12]
Reception
editJohn Lui of The Straits Times rated the film two-and-a-half stars out of five, praising the part of the film set in the 1950s, while criticising the third act, writing "In a third-act blunder, the movie lurches forward in time to a mind-numbingly hysterical set of events in the present day, filled with silly coincidences and overstuffed bits in which as many actors as possible say as many lines as possible."[13] Luo Yingling rated the film two stars out of five, criticising the acting.[14]
References
edit- ^ 陈韵红 (25 November 2015). "台湾打天下辛苦坎坷 王建复羡慕本地艺人". Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.
- ^ 陈韵红 (13 September 2016). "本地电影 《放映爱》5天票房8万". Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.
- ^ 陈韵红 (4 August 2016). "本土片《放映·爱》 洪爱玲 掏尽35万积蓄拍文艺片". Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.
- ^ 罗瑱玲 (8 November 2015). "拍新片《放映·爱》 张智扬首当男主角 阳刚汉变温柔男". Shin Min Daily News. Singapore.
- ^ 李亦筠 (9 November 2015). "洪爱玲新片《放映·爱》 摩登张智扬变迷糊甘榜仔". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- ^ a b c Lee, Gwendolyn (24 August 2016). "My Love Sinema stars Tosh and Cheryl Wee find a common love ... for food". today. Singapore. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ a b 陈韵红 (17 August 2016). "张智扬为《放》哭成泪人". My Paper. Singapore.
- ^ "张智扬自称非浪漫型". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore. 3 September 2016.
- ^ 陈韵红 (5 August 2016). "掏老本拍文艺电影 洪爱玲只盼不亏钱". My Paper. Singapore.
- ^ Low, Tracy (3 September 2016). "Unplanned kiss just felt right". The New Paper. Singapore.
- ^ "《放映爱》电影海报 浓浓'古早味'". Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore. 6 August 2016.
- ^ 李亦筠 (3 September 2016). "洪爱玲加入 "为电影卖房子"行列". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- ^ Lui, John (8 September 2016). "Kampung boy meets city girl in awkward romance". The Straits Times. Singapore.
- ^ 罗瑱玲 (8 September 2016). "甘榜小子恋上才女". My Paper. Singapore.