Learn Chinese through Chinese Movie- Feb. 2012
-失恋33天 " Love is not Blind"
" Love is not Blind"失恋33天( in pinyin: shīliàn sānshí sān tiān
English translation: Love is not Blind)
Love Is Not Blind (Chinese: 失恋33天) is a Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Teng Huatao. The movie is adapted from a novel online written by Bao Jingjing which has been popular among cyber friends since its appearance. Considering the popularity, Teng changed the novel to a movie, which was said to be prepared specially for Nov.11--the Singles' Day in China.It was reported that the movie had made a profit amounting to 200,000,000 yuan after its being on for only one week. Now Teng is considering adapting the novel into TV play.
Directed by ：Teng Huatao
Movie star: Wen Zhang，Bai Baihe，Zhang Jiayi
Release date(s) November 8, 2011
Genre: Comedy
Country ：China
Language ：Mandarin
In the film, the main character, Huang Xiaoxian, is a 27-year-old woman who dreams of marriage. She has been in love with her boyfriend for 7 years. But she finally breaks up with him after she sees her boyfriend going shopping with her best friend intimately. Xiaoxian starts recovering from depression as the movie begins. During that period, her partner, Wang Xiaojian, helps her a lot. In the end, Xiaoxian is deeply touched by Xiaojian and falls in love with him. She finds the one who will always keep her company within 1 metre.
"Love is Not Blind" is based on a popular online novel that tells the story of a young wedding planner who is happy in love until she catches her boyfriend with her best friend. She begins writing a diary about being unlucky in love.Released on November 11th, known as Singles Day in China, the break-up themed flick resonated with many cinema goers that day. And the perfect timing is only one factor behind its unexpected success.
Zhang Wenbo, film promoter, said "This is a movie made especially for a young audience. The storyline is a familiar one that young people can't get enough of. And its spicy language is also well received. The most important thing is, the movie reflects on young people's life and psychology in a way that those in their twenties would feel very close to the movie."
What "Love" has achieved could be the envy of other local productions, including "Kora".Depicting a Taiwan young man's cycling journey to Tibet, the movie has grabbed attentionat this year's Tokyo International Film Festival and took home the "Best Artistic Contribution" award. But that honor failed to translate into a box office triumph.
Experts would blame weak marketing for its lukewarm reception in the cinema. It seems that a big investment and prize-winning tag is no longer a box office guarantee at the Chinese cinema.
