Love Education

Love Education
Love Education
	Theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese	相愛相親
Simplified Chinese	相爱相亲
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiāng ài xiāng qīn
Directed by	Sylvia Chang
Written by	Sylvia Chang; You Xiaoying
Produced by	Patricia Cheng
Starring	Sylvia Chang; Tian Zhuangzhuang; Lang Yueting; Song Ningfeng; Wu Yanshu
Cinematography	Mark Lee Ping-bing
Edited by	Matthieu Laclau
Music by	Kay Huang
Production; companies	Beijing Hairun Pictures; Dream Creek Productions
Distributed by	Applause Entertainment (Taiwan)
Release dates	October 21, 2017 (Busan); November 3, 2017 (China); November 17, 2017 (Taiwan);
Running time	120 minutes
Countries	China; Taiwan
Language	Mandarin
Box office	NT$5 million (Taiwan) US$26 million (Mainland China)

Love Education is a 2017 Chinese-Taiwanese drama film directed and co-written by Sylvia Chang. It stars Chang, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Lang Yueting, Song Ningfeng, and Wu Yanshu. It focuses on three generations of women in Henan Province.^[3]^[4]^[5]

The film received critical acclaim, with many praising the screenplay and direction, as well as the performances of Wu, Tian, and Chang.

Plot

Love Education is a story of family and love, involving three women of different ages. Weiwei, nearly 30, has reached the age where she is able to marry. Her love life is in danger of her past, with her work causing troubles with her mother, Huiying, unable to understand it fully. Huiying is a middle-aged teacher who is about to retire, and takes on all arrangements after her mother's death, as she and her husband, Xiaoping, depend on each other but the couple suffer from emotional miscommunication. Nana, the 90-year-old grandma who has lived alone for decades, finds her life interrupted Huiying's sudden visit, and brings up the history of a bittersweet love affair. Through the three generations of women who share different views on life and love, they must find a way to connect as they meet together.

Cast

Sylvia Chang as Qiu Huiying
Tian Zhuangzhuang as Yin Xiaoping
Lang Yueting as Weiwei
Wu Yanshu as Nana
Song Ning as A-da
Geng Le as Lu Mingwei
Sitar Tan as Zhu Yin
Rene Liu
Li Xuejian
Wang Zhiwen

Production

The city and rural scenes were filmed in Zhengzhou and Luoyang, respectively.^[6]

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
25th Beijing College Student Film Festival	Best Film	Love Education	Nominated	^[7]
	Jury Award	Love Education	Nominated
	Best Actor	Tian Zhuangzhuang	Nominated
	Best Actress	Wu Yanshu	Nominated
	Best Screenplay	Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying	Won	^[8]
23rd Huading Awards	Best Director	Sylvia Chang	Nominated	^[9]
	Best Actress	Sylvia Chang	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Lang Yueting	Nominated
9th China Film Director's Guild Awards	Best Film	Love Equation	Nominated	^[10]^[11]
	Best Hong Kong/Taiwan Director	Sylvia Chang	Won
	Best Actor	Tian Zhuangzhuang	Nominated
	Best Actress	Sylvia Chang	Nominated
	Best Screenwriter	Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying	Won
37th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Film	Patricia Cheng	Nominated	^[12]^[13]
	Best Director	Sylvia Chang	Nominated
	Best Screenplay	Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying	Won
	Best Actor	Tian Zhuangzhuang	Nominated
	Best Actress	Sylvia Chang	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Wu Yanshu	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Mark Lee Ping-bing	Nominated
	Best Original Film Score	Kay Huang	Nominated
	Best Original Film Song	"Flowers in Blossom" Composer: Kay Huang Lyrics: Lam Kwun-fan Performer: Sitar Tan	Nominated
12th Asian Film Awards	Best Director	Sylvia Chang	Nominated	^[14]^[15]
	Best Actress	Sylvia Chang	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Tian Zhuangzhuang	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Wu Yanshu	Nominated
	Best Screenplay	Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying	Nominated
54th Golden Horse Awards	Best Feature Film	Love Education	Nominated	^[16]
	Best Director	Sylvia Chang	Nominated
	Best Leading Actor	Tian Zhuangzhuang	Nominated
	Best Leading Actress	Sylvia Chang	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Wu Yanshu	Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay	Sylvia Chang and You Xiaoying	Nominated
	Best Original Film Song	"Flowers in Blossom" Composer: Kay Huang Lyrics: Lam Kwun-fan Performer: Sitar Tan	Nominated
	Piaget Award	Love Education	Won	^[17]

References

^ "TFI-國家電影中心 Taiwan Film Institute - 電影票房資訊-每週票房公告". www.tfi.org.tw. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
^ "Love Education (2017) China Box Office". entgroup. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
^ "張艾嘉獻給所有女人的情書，《相親相愛》拍出三代動人愛情". Vogue.com.tw. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ "張艾嘉耗時4年自導自演　《相愛相親》陣容堅強 - 即時新聞 - 20170831 - 蘋果日報". Appledaily.com.tw. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ "'Love Education': Busan Review". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ Lee, Maggie (16 October 2017). "Busan Film Review: 'Love Education'". Variety.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ "第二十五届北京大学生电影节闭幕式暨颁奖典礼圆满落幕". Tencent (in Chinese). May 7, 2018.
^ "大影节冯小刚获最佳导演杨幂拿下最受欢迎女演员". Sina (in Chinese). May 6, 2018.
^ "第23届华鼎奖提名：《战狼2》、《芳华》双雄逐鹿". Sina (in Chinese). March 20, 2018.
^ "电影导演协会2017年度入围名单揭晓吴京入围最佳导演". ifeng (in Chinese). February 27, 2018.
^ "导演协会年度表彰《嘉年华》《芳华》周冬雨影后". Sina (in Chinese). April 22, 2018.
^ "Hong Kong Film Awards: 'Our Time Will Come' Leads Noms With 11". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ "Our Time Will Come wins five awards, including best film, at star-studded Hong Kong Film Awards". South China Morning Post. April 15, 2018.
^ "'Legend Of The Demon Cat' leads Asian Film Awards nominations". Screen Daily.
^ "Asian Film Awards: 'Youth' Wins Top Prize From 'Demon Cat'". Variety. March 17, 2018.
^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". Goldenhorse.org.tw. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ "惠英紅主演電影先拔頭籌奪「金馬獎」". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)).

External links

Love Education at IMDb
Love Education at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)

[1] "TFI-國家電影中心 Taiwan Film Institute - 電影票房資訊-每週票房公告". www.tfi.org.tw. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

[2] "Love Education (2017) China Box Office". entgroup. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

[3] "張艾嘉獻給所有女人的情書，《相親相愛》拍出三代動人愛情". Vogue.com.tw. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

[4] "張艾嘉耗時4年自導自演　《相愛相親》陣容堅強 - 即時新聞 - 20170831 - 蘋果日報". Appledaily.com.tw. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

[5] "'Love Education': Busan Review". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

[6] Lee, Maggie (16 October 2017). "Busan Film Review: 'Love Education'". Variety.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

[7] "第二十五届北京大学生电影节闭幕式暨颁奖典礼圆满落幕". Tencent (in Chinese). May 7, 2018.

[8] "大影节冯小刚获最佳导演杨幂拿下最受欢迎女演员". Sina (in Chinese). May 6, 2018.

[9] "第23届华鼎奖提名：《战狼2》、《芳华》双雄逐鹿". Sina (in Chinese). March 20, 2018.

[10] "电影导演协会2017年度入围名单揭晓吴京入围最佳导演". ifeng (in Chinese). February 27, 2018.

[11] "导演协会年度表彰《嘉年华》《芳华》周冬雨影后". Sina (in Chinese). April 22, 2018.

[12] "Hong Kong Film Awards: 'Our Time Will Come' Leads Noms With 11". The Hollywood Reporter.

[13] "Our Time Will Come wins five awards, including best film, at star-studded Hong Kong Film Awards". South China Morning Post. April 15, 2018.

[14] "'Legend Of The Demon Cat' leads Asian Film Awards nominations". Screen Daily.

[15] "Asian Film Awards: 'Youth' Wins Top Prize From 'Demon Cat'". Variety. March 17, 2018.

[16] "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". Goldenhorse.org.tw. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

[17] "惠英紅主演電影先拔頭籌奪「金馬獎」". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)).

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