2021/04/25 21:12 (Calendar Studios photo) (Calendar Studios photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) One month after its release, Taiwanese blockbuster Man In Love reached NT$300,000,000 (US$10.7 million) at the box office Sunday (April 25). First screened on April 1, the box office of Man In Love in Taiwan has surpassed South Korean sci-fi film Seobok and Godzilla vs. Kong. Additionally, this is director Yin Chen-hao s (殷振豪) first feature film. Starring Taiwanese actors Roy Chiu (邱澤) and Ann Hsu (許瑋甯), Man In Love was adapted from the South Korean film of the same name released in 2014. Set in typical Taiwanese settings, the movie tries to capture the struggles of ordinary people.
Combining comedy and drama has proven a task almost impossible a number of times in cinema, since the balance is very thin and needs a very steady directorial hand to handle it. Lee Seung-won-I, director of the rather extreme for an art-house film Communication and Lies , tries his hand in this combination, in a film that has already garnered attention due to Moon So-ri s presence in the protagonist role.
The thought of being able to meet your young self and giving advice for the mistakes made is something many people frequent consider, in a line of thinking occasionally deriving from guilt and a need for second chances. Choi Jin-young-III, in her debut, deals with this concept through a rather unusual narrative.