The Personals is a 1998 Taiwanese comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Chen Kuo-fu, based on Jade Y. Chen's 1992 novel of the same name. The film follows a career woman (Rene Liu) as she encounters a diverse bunch of men after placing a personal advertisement in the newspaper. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Liu won Best Actress at the 1999 Asia-Pacific Film Festival.[2]
| The Personals | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 徵婚啓事 |
| Simplified Chinese | 征婚启事 |
| Literal meaning | Marriage Wanted |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhēng Hūn Qǐ Shì |
| Directed by | Chen Kuo-fu |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | Marriage Wanted by Jade Y. Chen |
| Produced by | Hsu Li-kong |
| Starring | Rene Liu |
| Cinematography | Ho Nan-hong |
| Edited by | Chang Dar-lung |
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Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
Cast
edit- Rene Liu as Du Jia-zhen, an ophthalmologist
- Lo Pei-an as Lo Pei-an, Du Jia-zhen's former college instructor
- Chen Chao-jung
- Wu Bai
- Ku Pao-ming
- Chin Shih-chieh
- Shih Yi-nan
- Pu Hsueh-liang
- Sisy Chen as herself
- Doze Niu as himself
See also
edit- Mr. Right Wanted, a 2014 Taiwanese TV series based on the same novel
References
edit- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Personals". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
- ^ Lee, Daw-ming (2013). Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema. The Scarecrow Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-8108-6792-5.
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