Little Big Women
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| Traditional Chinese | 孤味 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Gūwèi |
| Hokkien POJ | Ko̍-bī |
| Directed by | Joseph Hsu |
| Written by | Maya Huang Joseph Hsu |
| Based on | Guo Mie (short film) by Joseph Hsu |
| Produced by | Ching-Song Liao Vivian Hsu |
| Starring | Chen Shu-fang Hsieh Ying-xuan Vivian Hsu Sun Ke-fang Ding Ning Buffy Chen |
| Cinematography | Jon Keng |
| Music by | Blaire Ko |
Production company | Each Other Films |
| Distributed by | Vie Vision Pictures (Taiwan; theatrical) Distribution Workshop (International) Netflix (Worldwide; OTT) |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Languages | Taiwanese Hokkien Mandarin |
| Budget | NT$40 million |
| Box office | NT$190 million |
Little Big Women (Chinese: 孤味) is a 2020 Taiwanese drama film directed by Joseph Hsu and produced by Vivian Hsu, adapting from an eponymous 2017 short film. Hsu also stars in a lead role, alongside Chen Shu-fang, Hsieh Ying-xuan, Sun Ke-fang, Ding Ning, and Buffy Chen. The film premiered in October 2020 at the Busan International Film Festival.[1] The film became a box office hit in Taiwan.[2]
Plot
[edit]Lin Xiu-ying (Chen Shu-fang) is a well-known restaurant owner in Tainan. Without the support of her husband, she has single handedly raised three daughters by selling shrimp rolls at a roadside stall. Since then, her daughters have grown up with remarkable achievements. Her eldest daughter A-Qing (Hsieh Ying-xuan) is an international dancer, the second daughter A-Yu (Vivian Hsu) works as a plastic surgeon in Taipei and has a daughter whom she plans to send to study abroad (Buffy Chen), and the youngest daughter Jia-jia (Sun Ke-fang) oversees the restaurant business. On the day of her 70th birthday, Xiu-ying receives news of her husband's passing. While preparing for his funeral, she unexpectedly meets Ms Tsai (Ding Ning) who accompanied her husband through his old age, grappling with a long-buried resentment held over the years.
Cast
[edit]- Chen Shu-fang as Lin Sho-ying (林秀英)
- Sara Yu as young Sho-ying
- Hsieh Ying-xuan as Chen Wan-ching (陳宛青)
- Vivian Hsu as Chen Wan-yu (陳宛瑜)
- Sun Ke-fang as Chen "Jia-jia" Wan-jia (陳宛佳)
- Ding Ning as Tsai Mei-lin (蔡美林)
- Buffy Chen as Clementine Yang Yi-ching (楊奕澄)
Also appearing in the film are Lung Shao-hua as Chen Bo-chiang (陳伯昌), Lin Sho-ying's husband and the father of the Chen siblings; Weber Yang as a younger version of Bo-chiang; and Chang Han as Yang Cheng-hsien (楊政賢), a fellow surgeon and the husband of Chen Wan-yu. Ning Chang cameos as He Ching-mei (何晴眉), the supposed third sister of the Chen siblings who was sent away and raised separately. Chang agreed to make a cameo appearance at the invitation of Vivian Hsu without even reading the script and flew to Taiwan from China to participate in the shoot for one day.[3]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Awards ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
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| 2020 | 57th Golden Horse Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Maya Huang, Joseph Hsu | Nominated | [4] |
| Best New Director | Joseph Hsu | Nominated | |||
| Best Leading Actress | Chen Shu-fang | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Hsieh Ying-xuan | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Film Score | Blaire Ko | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Film Song | Little Big Women | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | 15th Asian Film Awards | Best Actress | Chen Shu-fang | Nominated | [5][6] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hsieh Ying-xuan | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Little Big Women: emotional Taiwanese family drama on Netflix". South China Morning Post. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ Winkelman, Natalia (2021-02-05). "'Little Big Women' Review: Heartbreak is a Family Affair". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ Lee, Eva (6 November 2020). "《孤味》人物介紹＋劇情解析！陳淑芳以台灣母親的堅忍個性，教會我們「放下」的人生課題". Cosmopolitan (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "The 15th Asian Film Awards Nominations Announced". Asian Film Awards Academy. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ Souw, Rebecca; Frater, Patrick (8 October 2021). "'Wife of a Spy' Wins Top Prize at Asian Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 9 October 2021.