My Missing Valentine
My Missing Valentine (Chinese: 消失的情人节) is a 2020 Taiwanese romantic comedy film written and directed by Chen Yu-hsun, and starring Liu Kuan-ting, Patty Lee. The film was released in Taiwan on September 18, 2020, and it also had been selected for Open Cinema of the 25th Busan International Film Festival on October 29.[4][5] It received 11 nominations at the 57th Golden Horse Awards, winning Best Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing and Best Director for Chen.[6]
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Simplified | 消失的情人节 |
Mandarin | Xiāoshī de qíngrén jié |
Directed by | Chen Yu-hsun |
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Written by | Chen Yu-hsun |
Starring | Liu Kuan-ting Patty Lee |
Cinematography | Patrick Chou |
Edited by | Lai Hsiu-hsiung |
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Running time | 119 minutes[1] |
Country | Taiwan |
Language | Mandarin |
Budget | NT$40,000,000[2] |
Box office | NT$32,120,000[3] |
Synopsis
Hsiao-chi (Patty Lee) does everything so quickly that she's always one step ahead of others. She works in the post office and a bus driver comes to post a letter every day. Hsiao Chi is turning thirty soon and longs for love. Finally, on the eve of Valentine's Day, a hot guy asks her out, but to her astonishment, she wakes up the next morning and finds that the Valentine's Day has mysteriously passed.
Cast
- Liu Kuan-ting as A Tai, a taxi driver
- Patty Lee as Yang Hsiao-chi, a post officers
- Duncan Chow as Liu Wen-sen, a dance teacher
- Joanne Missingham as Ye Pei-wen, a post officers
- Ayugo Huang as Yang Hsiao-chi's father
Awards and nominations
Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Notes |
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57th Golden Horse Awards | Best Feature Film | "My Missing Valentine" | Won | [7][8] |
Best Original Screenplay | Chen Yu Hsun | Won | ||
Best Director | Chen Yu Hsun | Won | ||
Best Leading Actor | Liu Kuan-ting | Nominated | ||
Best Leading Actress | Patty Lee | Nominated | ||
Best Cinematography | Chou Yi-hsien | Nominated | ||
Best Visual Effects | Tomi Kuo | Won | ||
Best Art Direction | Wang Chih-cheng | Nominated | ||
Best Sound Effects | Book Chien, Tang Shiang-chu | Nominated | ||
Best Original Film Song | "Lost and Found" | Nominated | ||
References
- "My Missing Valentine". douban. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- "【全文】《消失的情人節》找回市井笑聲 陳玉勳小規模拍出競爭力". Mirror Media. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- "全國電影票房2021年0111-0117統計資訊" (PDF). TFI. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- "MY MISSING VALENTINE selected for the 25th Busan International Film Festival". Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- "Busan International Film Festival 21-30 October, 2020". Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- "金馬獎入圍揭曉 消失的情人節11項大贏家[影] 娛樂 重點新聞 中央社 CNA". Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- 王心妤 (2020-11-21). "莫子儀陳淑芳金馬獎稱帝封后 消失的情人節5獎大贏家". 中央通訊社. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- 王心妤 (2020-09-30). "金馬獎入圍揭曉 消失的情人節11項大贏家". 中央通訊社. Retrieved 2020-09-30.