My Love Sinema Explained

My Love Sinema
Starring:
Studio:FLY Entertainment
Director:Tan Ai Leng
Producer:Irene Ang
Runtime:92 minutes
Country:Singapore
Language:Mandarin
Budget:$1.5 million

My Love Sinema, is a 2016 Singaporean drama film directed by Tan Ai Leng.[1] [2] [3] The film is set in the 1950s, and later transitions to modern day.[4] [5]

Plot

Twenty-year-old Kheong moves from a Malay kampung to Singapore to train as a film projectionist. There, he meets Wei, a young Chinese teacher and a leftist radical. He soon falls in love with her.

Cast

Release

The film was originally meant to be released on 29 August 2016.[9] The film released in theatres in Singapore on 8 September.[10] It was also screened in Japan on 8 September.[11] The film was released in theatres in Japan on 8 September.[12]

Reception

John Lui of The Straits Times rated the film two-and-a-half stars out of five, praising the part of the film set in the 1950s, while criticising the third act, writing "In a third-act blunder, the movie lurches forward in time to a mind-numbingly hysterical set of events in the present day, filled with silly coincidences and overstuffed bits in which as many actors as possible say as many lines as possible."[13] Luo Yingling rated the film two stars out of five, criticising the acting.[14]

Notes and References

  1. News: 陈韵红. 25 November 2015. 台湾打天下辛苦坎坷 王建复羡慕本地艺人. Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.
  2. News: 陈韵红. 13 September 2016. 本地电影 《放映爱》5天票房8万. Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.
  3. News: 陈韵红. 4 August 2016. 本土片《放映·爱》 洪爱玲 掏尽35万积蓄拍文艺片. Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.
  4. News: 罗瑱玲. 8 November 2015. 拍新片《放映·爱》 张智扬首当男主角 阳刚汉变温柔男. Shin Min Daily News. Singapore.
  5. News: 李亦筠. 9 November 2015. 洪爱玲新片《放映·爱》 摩登张智扬变迷糊甘榜仔. Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
  6. News: Lee. Gwendolyn. 24 August 2016. My Love Sinema stars Tosh and Cheryl Wee find a common love ... for food. today. Singapore. 24 June 2022.
  7. News: 陈韵红. 17 August 2016. 张智扬为《放》哭成泪人. My Paper. Singapore.
  8. News: 3 September 2016. 张智扬自称非浪漫型. Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
  9. News: 陈韵红. 5 August 2016. 掏老本拍文艺电影 洪爱玲只盼不亏钱. My Paper. Singapore.
  10. News: Low. Tracy. 3 September 2016. Unplanned kiss just felt right. The New Paper. Singapore.
  11. News: 6 August 2016. 《放映爱》电影海报 浓浓'古早味'. Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.
  12. News: 李亦筠. 3 September 2016. 洪爱玲加入 "为电影卖房子"行列. Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
  13. News: Lui. John. 8 September 2016. Kampung boy meets city girl in awkward romance. The Straits Times. Singapore.
  14. News: 罗瑱玲. 8 September 2016. 甘榜小子恋上才女. My Paper. Singapore.