Love Story (2006 Singaporean film)
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| Traditional Chinese | 愛情故事 |
| Simplified Chinese | 爱情故事 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Àiqíng gùshì |
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| Cinematography | Chiu Wai-yin |
| Edited by | Derek Ho |
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| Distributed by | Golden Village Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
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| Budget | US$500,000[1] |
Love Story (Chinese: 爱情故事) is a 2006 Hong Kong and Singaporean romantic drama film directed by Kelvin Tong. The film follows a romance novelist and his four different muses, and stars Allen Lin, Erica Lee, Evelyn Tan, Tracy Tan and Amanda Ling.[2][3][4] Funded by Andy Lau's production company Focus Films as part of its Focus: First Cuts projects which was set up to encourage the region's promising directors, the film won Tong the Best Director award at the 2006 Singapore International Film Festival.[5][6][7]
Cast
[edit]- Allen Lin as Jiang Qin
- Erica Lee as PC 136
- Evelyn Tan as Librarian
- Tracy Tan as Theatre usher
- Amanda Ling as Punk rocker
- Benjamin Heng as The actor
- Ben Yeung
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2006 | Singapore International Film Festival | Silver Screen Award for Best Director | Kelvin Tong | Won | [5] |
| 2006 | Locarno Film Festival | Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present | Kelvin Tong | Nominated | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kelvin Tong's back in love". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 62. Today. 26 November 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "登大银幕 陈毓芸扮丑小鸭 李之晴变性感女警". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 17. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 26 November 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Kelvin Tong has a new love". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 12. The Straits Times. 29 November 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "LOVE STORY (2006)". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 39. Today. 18 March 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ a b "S'pore film-maker is Siff's Best Director". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 50. Today. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "《爱情故事》（LoveStory）". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 68. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 28 April 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "爱情故事LoveStory". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 32. 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao). 8 July 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Locarno International Film Festival - 2006 Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Love Story at IMDb
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