The Pretending Lovers (Chinese: 假装情侣) is a 2011 Chinese romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Liu Fendou. It stars Jiang Yiyan as Shen Lu and Huang Bo as her fake boyfriend.[1][2][3] The rest of the cast includes Zhang Mo, Xia Jiawei, Wang Yansu, Li Haibin, Zhang Yuhan, and Gao Yifei. The film premiered in China on June 24, 2011.[4] It tells a love story between a insurance salesman and a suspiciously psycho girl.[5]
| The Pretending Lovers | |
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 Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 假裝情侶 |
| Simplified Chinese | 假装情侣 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiǎzhuāng Qínglǚ |
| Directed by | Liu Fendou |
| Written by | Liu Fendou Jiao Huajing |
| Produced by | Liu Jing Chen Zhixi |
| Starring | Huang Bo Jiang Yiyan |
| Cinematography | Chen Ying |
| Edited by | An Dong |
| Music by | Tian Ge |
Production company | TIK Films |
| Distributed by | TIK Films China Film Group Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
Plot
editShen Lu (Jiang Yiyan) is a suspiciously psycho girl. And Chen Wen (Huang Bo) is a insurance salesman. One day, when they meet in a square, Shen invites him to pretend as her boyfriend and Chen agreed because he is single for long. Every day, Chen goes to the hospital to see Shen and plays games with her. After a considerable period of time, Chen falls in love with Shen. But one day, Shen suddenly lost the news and disappeared. When they meet again, Shen put forward to end this game of pretending lovers.
Cast
edit- Huang Bo as Chen Wen, a salesman of an insurance company.
- Jiang Yiyan as Shen Lu, a suspiciously psycho girl.
- Zhang Mo as the roommate
- Xia Jiawei as the boss
- Wang Yansu as the nurse
- Li Haibin as the doctor
- Zhang Yuhan as colleague
- Gao Yifei as colleague
Soundtrack
editRelease
editThe Pretending Lovers was released on June 24, 2011 in China.
Reception
editDouban gave the film 6.0 out of 10.
References
edit- ^ 《假装情侣》强势上映 “假情侣”为真情侣证婚. 163.com (in Chinese). 2011-06-27.
- ^ Hu Jianli (2011-06-28). 《假装情侣》：如果黄渤换成周星驰. sina (in Chinese).
- ^ 《假装情侣》：挺直腰杆的黄渤. 163.com (in Chinese). 2011-06-24.
- ^ 3分钟独角戏考演技 黄渤《假装情侣》成戏精. 163.com (in Chinese). 2011-06-23.
- ^ 《假装情侣》6月24日公映 黄渤被女友虐待. sina (in Chinese). 2011-05-26.
External links
edit- The Pretending Lovers at IMDb
- The Pretending Lovers at Douban (in Chinese)
- The Pretending Lovers at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)