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Post by timmyer on Nov 30, 2005 23:33:52 GMT -5
Perhaps Love Premieres in Beijing 2005-11-30 21:16:01 CRI Exclusive CRI Exclusive by Shen Min - One of the high profile Chinese films of the year, Hong Kong director Peter Chan's "Perhaps Love," will premiere in Beijing on Wednesday. Hong Kong's Channel V host, Ke Lan, and Hong Kong veteran star, Eric Tsang(Ôø־ΰ), have been invited to preside at the premiere. Many of the cast are expected to attend, including director Chan, lead actress, Zhou Xun, and leading men Takeshi Kaneshiro, Jacky Cheung and South Korean star Ji Jin-hee. Hong Kong stars Miriam Yeung, Leo Ku and William So will also lend their voices to the premiere. The film premiered in Shanghai on Tuesday, and it will hit China's cinemas on December 1st.  |
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Post by timmyer on Nov 30, 2005 23:38:39 GMT -5
HK musical "Perhaps Love" debutes in Beijing www.chinaview.cn 2005-11-30 17:12:07 BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- The first Chinese musical in four decades opened in theaters in Beijing on Wednesday. "Perhaps Love" is a passionate work by renowned Hong Kong director Peter Chan Ho-sun. The film is framed within a romantic triangle, switching between 1930s and modern China. "It's a traditional Chinese love story, but I try to find a new way to tell it instead of just a straight narrative," said Chan. Chan said he had never expected to stage a come back with a musical after his last project "Comrades, Almost a Love Story" in 1996. "But I thought music is a more powerful way to convey emotions -- happiness, hatred, jealousy and regrets, all of which can be found in 'Perhaps Love'," said Chan. With a budget of 10 million US dollars, this is Chan's first work shot on the Chinese mainland. It brings together some of renowned stars: Hong Kong singer and actor Jacky Cheung, Chinese actress Zhou Xun, Taiwan-born Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Ji Jin-Hee, an actor from the Republic of Korea. "I think the mainland market is very important and such a cast will attract an audience here," said the director. Chosen to close the prestigious Venice Film Festival in September this year, "Perhaps Love" was also designated to represent Hong Kong in the hope of receiving an Oscar nomination for best foreign film. Chan made his name familiar to mainland movie goers with his breakout film "Comrades, Almost a Love Story", also a romance. It won nine awards at the 1996 Hong Kong Film Awards, including best picture and best director. Enditem |
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Post by timmyer on Nov 30, 2005 23:59:58 GMT -5
Hong Kong star Jackie Cheung is planning to adapt the film Perhaps Love into a musical.  The veteran singer and actor said that the music and dance scenes in the film by director Peter Chan would be easy to translate for stage. Cheung, who starred in Perhaps Love as one of the leading actors, believes that the film should be adapted with respect to the development of the story. Though this will be his first time as a director, Cheung is confident, saying that he has gained a lot of experience from his sold-out musical "Snow, Wolf, Lake". Perhaps Love is bidding for a nomination of the 78th Academy Awards and will premiere in China on December 2nd. en.chinabroadcast.cn/349/2005/11/29/44@33358.htmthanks to daomisyel of tsinoy.com |
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Post by timmyer on Dec 2, 2005 22:20:52 GMT -5
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Post by timmyer on Dec 2, 2005 22:24:09 GMT -5
The first Chinese musical in four decades opened in theaters in Beijing on Wednesday.  "Perhaps Love" is a passionate work by renowned Hong Kong director Peter Chan. The film is framed within a romantic triangle, switching between 1930s and modern China. "It's a traditional Chinese love story, but I try to find a new way to tell it instead of just a straight narrative," said Chan. Chan said he had never expected to stage a come back with a musical after his last project"Comrades, Almost a Love Story" in 1996. "But I thought music is a more powerful way to convey emotions-- happiness, hatred, jealousy and regrets, all of which can be found in'Perhaps Love'," said Chan. With a budget of 10 million US dollars, this is Chan's first work shot on the Chinese mainland. It brings together some of renowned stars: Hong Kong singer and actor Jacky Cheung, Chinese actress Zhou Xun, Taiwan-born Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Ji Jin-Hee, an actor from the Republic of Korea. "I think the mainland market is very important and such a cast will attract an audience here," said the director. Chosen to close the prestigious Venice Film Festival in September this year,"Perhaps Love" was also designated to represent Hong Kong in the hope of receiving an Oscar nomination for best foreign film. Chan made his name familiar to mainland movie goers with his breakout film"Comrades, Almost a Love Story", also a romance. It won nine awards at the 1996 Hong Kong Film Awards, including best picture and best director. en.chinabroadcast.cn/entertainment/picture.htmthanks to daomisyel of tsinoy.com |
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Post by timmyer on Dec 2, 2005 22:28:12 GMT -5
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Post by thatonechick on Dec 4, 2005 10:28:41 GMT -5
Thanks Timmy for all the awesome information and pics! :-)
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Post by timmyer on Dec 5, 2005 21:54:55 GMT -5
wehehe no problem thatonechick! ;D
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Post by timmyer on Dec 5, 2005 21:56:11 GMT -5
"Perhaps Love" Draws Crowds
2005-12-05 09:07:29 Shenzhen Daily
NO doubt about it. "Perhaps Love," said to be China¡¯s first musical film in 30 years, is definitely a crowd pleaser.
The musical romance, directed by Peter Chan, brought in 300,000 yuan (US$37,000) in box-office receipts during its first weekend at Shenzhen¡¯s Golden Harvest cinema. ¡¡¡¡
The love triangle¡¯s international cast stars Hong Kong ¡°song god¡± Jacky Cheung, South Korean actor Ji Jin-hee, Taiwanese-Japanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro and Chinese actress Zhou Xun. ¡¡¡¡
The US$10-million film¡¯s handsome photography and lavish costuming for 1930s Shanghai create the atmosphere for the love triangle played by Cheung, Kaneshiro and Zhou. ¡¡¡¡
While the characters break into song and dance at dramatic moments, moviegoers leary of musicals needn¡¯t worry. One fortysomething moviegoer said: ¡°The film gave me a bit of Broadway-style musical, but it has a clear structure and well-narrated story.¡± ¡¡¡¡
Although all the stars are successful pop singers, Chan said in an earlier interview that the cast was selected for their resemblance to the characters rather than their singing abilities. Chan told Hong Kong newspapers that the film is ¡°all about a love story,¡± not just a plotless musical. ¡¡
In September, ¡°Perhaps Love¡± edged out Jackie Chan¡¯s ¡°The Myth¡± and Stanley Kwan¡¯s ¡°Everlasting Love¡± as Hong Kong¡¯s Academy Award entry for best foreign film Oscar. Earlier this year, ¡°Perhaps Love¡± was the closing film at the Venice Film Festival.
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Post by glaucia on Dec 6, 2005 0:33:46 GMT -5
Thanks for the pics!
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Post by timmyer on Dec 6, 2005 23:12:46 GMT -5
Perhaps Love" Pockets 18 Million Yuan at Box Office CRI Exclusive by Chen Ying---The first Chinese musical in four decades, "Perhaps Love" has received 18 million Yuan in box office earnings since it opened in cinemas across China on the 1st of December.  The number makes a new record for domestic cinema of the romance genre in recent years. Shanghai cinemas top the box office, boasting 2.7 million in ticket sales during the first weekend. The film has drawn all ages of audiences and enjoyed wide recognition both from audiences and film critics. The love triangle's international cast stars Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung, South Korean actor Ji Jin-hee, Taiwanese-Japanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro and Chinese actress Zhou Xun. Photo: sina.com en.chinabroadcast.cn/349/2005/12/06/60@34682.htm |
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Post by timmyer on Dec 8, 2005 21:23:28 GMT -5
Prima donna or painfully shy?
By Wendy Teo
Electric New Paper
Publication Date: December 07, 2005
NO personal questions allowed, no photographs except during the photo call and no autographs.
These are the rules that come with meeting Takeshi Kaneshiro.
The 32-year-old Japanese-Taiwanese actor is known for the protective minders around him who take their duty of cocooning Takeshi very seriously.
He was in town yesterday with director Peter Chan and Chinese actress Zhou Xun to promote the movie Perhaps Love.
The movie stars Takeshi as actor Jiandong, who gets into a love triangle involving his actress ex-lover Sun Na (Zhou Xun) and her director boyfriend Nie Wen (Jacky Cheung).
Before the media conference at the Oriental Hotel yesterday afternoon, the emcee repeatedly reminded journalists not to take photographs until after the event.
And of course, there was the usual refrain: No personal questions, stick to the movie. (beh buti nga sa inyo tsismoso kasi kayong mga chinese reporters eh!nyahahaa!)
When Takeshi and gang were in China earlier to promote the movie, those restrictions had not gone down too well with the media there.
He was accused of prima donna behaviour, which was also what some publications here had alleged when he was in town in 2003 to promote the movie, Turn Left Turn Right.
But during the media conference, Takeshi's jovial mood bore no whiff of a super ego.
He answered questions politely, and responded good-naturedly to ribbing from director Peter.
DIRECTOR IMPRESSED
When Peter teased him about holing himself up in his room during filming, Takeshi joked that he had been busy preparing for some underwater scenes - 'I practised by sticking my head in the bathtub!'
Peter also told reporters that he had been very touched by Takeshi's acting as a lovelorn man.
'I'd never believe that anyone as good-looking as Takeshi could have done the heartbreak scenes so convincingly. He expressed even more pain than a person who's not good-looking!'
So could someone as gorgeous as Takeshi have experienced such heartbreak, we asked.
It was a question that was definitely in the 'forbidden' territory, one that would have raised alarm bells with his minders.
But the sky didn't fall.
Takeshi looked uncomfortable, but replied: 'Everyone must have had such an experience at some point in his life. Being good-looking doesn't help. There are many pretty women who go for average-looking men.'
The media restrictions got tighter during the small group interviews afterwards.
His unfriendly minder warned us at the door: 'Please do not ask any personal questions or you will have to leave the room immediately.'
Apparently, the previous interview had gone badly.
Takeshi was also not as cheerful now.
Nevertheless, he remained unfaultingly polite.
An early scene in Perhaps Love has Sun Na, Jiandong and Nie Wen at a press conference for their movie.
At one point, Jiandong grabs the mike and says: 'If you do not have intelligent questions for us, then we will end the press conference right now.'
It was a scene that could very well have been replayed in real life.
So was it a catharsis of his true feelings towards the media?
Takeshi was tickled by the suggestion and broke into hearty laughter.
'When we were doing the scene, we did ask the director whether we should do the same for our press conferences!'
On a more serious note, he added: 'Making the movie, then doing the publicity to let people know about our film, that's part and parcel of being an actor. I don't have to let people know about my personal life, that's not something I want to expose to the media.
'The focus should be on the movie. It's a form of respect to the actors, the director and the movie.'
So what does he think of all the restrictions his minders set in his name?
Isn't he worried that they make him seem very difficult?
Takeshi replied: 'Our perspectives are different. Why do I have to do all these things? If the flash bulbs go off in my face while I'm speaking, I get distracted. I just want to concentrate on the questions being asked.
'And as for autographs, I don't even sign my name that much in my daily life. I guess it's all in one's mentality, I don't think I'm putting on airs.'
In a separate interview with The New Paper, Peter spoke in Takeshi's defence.
The 43-year-old director admitted that he initially had apprehensions about working with him because of his shy nature.
But he stressed that Takeshi was no prima donna.
'He's just afraid of strangers. He doesn't pretend to be friendly, he's very sincere that way. And he's definitely not unfriendly. He's one of the more polite actors around. But it's just that on a personal level, he doesn't like crowds, he gets very nervous.'
Perhaps it just takes a while for Takeshi to warm up to people.
As our interview progressed, the actor seemed to relax.
On his kissing scenes with co-star Zhou Xun, Takeshi said bashfully: 'We both tried to be as professional as we could. It helped that we were not familiar with each other. Otherwise it would have been even more awkward for me!'
He also told us how he and Zhou Xun had a few retakes because their heads kept knocking into each other.
'We failed to discuss the technicality of whose head should angle which way during the kiss!' he chuckled.
After the interview, as he prepared to leave, Takeshi, the supposed prima donna, did the unexpected.
Folding his lanky self in a polite Japanese bow, he mouthed us a 'thank you', before breaking out into a wide boyish grin and giving us a tiny wave.
What prima donna?
thanks to daomisyel of tsinoy.com
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Post by timmyer on Dec 8, 2005 21:39:15 GMT -5
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Post by kris on Mar 18, 2006 3:58:42 GMT -5
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Post by lisab on Mar 18, 2006 12:24:23 GMT -5
Those are utterly gorgeous. I so want to see this, but I can't find it anywhere.  |
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