{{Short description|2017 film directed by Sylvia Chang}} {{Infobox film | name = Love Education | image = Love Education (相愛相親).jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none | t = 相愛相親 | s = 相爱相亲 | p = Xiāng ài xiāng qīn | j = }} | director = Sylvia Chang | producer = Patricia Cheng | writer = Sylvia Chang<br>You Xiaoying | screenplay = | based_on = | starring = Sylvia Chang<br>Tian Zhuangzhuang<br>Lang Yueting<br>Song Ningfeng<br>Wu Yanshu | narrator = | music = Kay Huang | cinematography = Mark Lee Ping-bing | editing = Matthieu Laclau | studio = Beijing Hairun Pictures<br>Dream Creek Productions | distributor = Applause Entertainment {{small|(Taiwan)}} | released = {{film date|2017|10|21|Busan|2017|11|03|China|2017|11|17|Taiwan}} | runtime = 120 minutes | country = China<br>Taiwan | language = Mandarin | budget = | gross = NT$5 million <small>(Taiwan)</small><ref>{{cite web|title=TFI-國家電影中心 Taiwan Film Institute - 電影票房資訊-每週票房公告|url=http://www.tfi.org.tw/about-publicinfo05.asp|website=www.tfi.org.tw|accessdate=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208122614/http://www.tfi.org.tw/about-publicinfo05.asp|archive-date=December 8, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{USD|2,6 million}} <small>(Mainland China)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.entgroup.cn/644033/boxoffice/ |title=Love Education (2017) China Box Office|publisher=entgroup|accessdate=13 July 2018}}</ref> }}
'''''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com.tw/mobile/Movie/content-36625.html|title=張艾嘉獻給所有女人的情書，《相親相愛》拍出三代動人愛情|website=Vogue.com.tw|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20170831/1194454/|title=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|website=Appledaily.com.tw|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/love-education-busan-review/5123537.article|title='Love Education': Busan Review|website=Screendaily.com|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/asia/love-education-review-1202585481/|title=Busan Film Review: ‘Love Education’|first=Maggie|last=Lee|date=16 October 2017|website=Variety.com|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref>
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Award ! Category ! Recipients ! Result ! Ref. |- | rowspan=5|25th Beijing College Student Film Festival || Best Film || rowspan=2|''Love Education'' || {{nom}} || rowspan=4| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://edu.qq.com/a/20180507/044543.htm|title=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|date=May 7, 2018|website=Tencent|language=zh}}</ref> |- | Jury Award ||{{nom}} |- | Best Actor || Tian Zhuangzhuang || {{nom}} |- | Best Actress || Wu Yanshu ||{{nom}} |- | Best Screenplay || Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying ||{{won}} ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2018-05-06/doc-ihacuuvu1401846.shtml|title=大影节冯小刚获最佳导演 杨幂拿下最受欢迎女演员|date=May 6, 2018|website=Sina|language=zh}}</ref> |- | rowspan=3|23rd Huading Awards |Best Director |rowspan=2|Sylvia Chang |{{nom}} |rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eladies.sina.com.cn/news/star/2018-03-20/1336/doc-ifyskeuc6757543.shtml|title=第23届华鼎奖提名：《战狼2》、《芳华》双雄逐鹿|date=March 20, 2018|website=Sina|language=zh}}</ref> |- |Best Actress |{{nom}} |- |Best Supporting Actress |Lang Yueting |{{nom}} |- | rowspan=5|9th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Film | ''Love Equation'' | {{nom}} | rowspan=5|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.ifeng.com/a/20180227/43031359_0.shtml|title=电影导演协会2017年度入围名单揭晓 吴京入围最佳导演|date=February 27, 2018|work=ifeng|language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2018-04-22/doc-ifznefkh4788182.shtml|title=导演协会年度表彰《嘉年华》《芳华》 周冬雨影后|date=April 22, 2018|website=Sina|language=zh}}</ref> |- |Best Hong Kong/Taiwan Director |Sylvia Chang |{{won}} |- | Best Actor | Tian Zhuangzhuang |{{nom}} |- | Best Actress | Sylvia Chang |{{nom}} |- | Best Screenwriter | Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying |{{won}} |- | rowspan=9|37th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film | Patricia Cheng | {{nom}} |rowspan=9|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hong Kong Film Awards: 'Our Time Will Come' Leads Noms With 11|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hong-kong-film-awards-time-will-come-leads-nominations-11-1082138|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2141806/fans-and-stars-gear-hong-kong-film-awards-our-time-will|title=Our Time Will Come wins five awards, including best film, at star-studded Hong Kong Film Awards|date=April 15, 2018 |website= South China Morning Post}}</ref> |- | Best Director |Sylvia Chang | {{nom}} |- | Best Screenplay ||Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying ||{{won}} |- | Best Actor ||Tian Zhuangzhuang || {{nom}} |- |Best Actress ||Sylvia Chang || {{nom}} |- |Best Supporting Actress ||Wu Yanshu || {{nom}} |- |Best Cinematography ||Mark Lee Ping-bing || {{nom}} |- |Best Original Film Score ||Kay Huang || {{nom}} |- |Best Original Film Song ||"Flowers in Blossom"<br>Composer: Kay Huang<br>Lyrics: Lam Kwun-fan<br>Performer: Sitar Tan || {{nom}} |- | rowspan=5|12th Asian Film Awards |Best Director |rowspan=2|Sylvia Chang |{{nom}} |rowspan=5|<ref>{{cite web|title='Legend Of The Demon Cat' leads Asian Film Awards nominations|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/legend-of-the-demon-cat-leads-asian-film-awards-nominations/5125476.article|website=Screen Daily}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/asian-film-awards-2018-winners-1202729462/|title=Asian Film Awards: ‘Youth’ Wins Top Prize From ‘Demon Cat’|date=March 17, 2018|website=Variety}}</ref> |- | Best Actress | {{won}} |- |Best Supporting Actor |Tian Zhuangzhuang |{{nom}} |- |Best Supporting Actress |Wu Yanshu |{{nom}} |- |Best Screenplay |Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying |{{nom}} |- | rowspan=8|54th Golden Horse Awards | Best Feature Film | ''Love Education'' | {{nom}} |rowspan=7|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/awards/nw/?serach_type=award&sc=8&search_regist_year=2017&ins=46&r=en|title=台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival|website=Goldenhorse.org.tw|accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> |- |Best Director |Sylvia Chang |{{nom}} |- | Best Leading Actor |Tian Zhuangzhuang |{{nom}} |- | Best Leading Actress |Sylvia Chang |{{nom}} |- | Best Supporting Actress |Wu Yanshu | {{nom}} |- | Best Original Screenplay |Sylvia Chang and You Xiaoying | {{nom}} |- |Best Original Film Song |"Flowers in Blossom"<br>Composer: Kay Huang<br>Lyrics: Lam Kwun-fan<br>Performer: Sitar Tan | {{nom}} |- |Piaget Award |''Love Education'' | {{won}} |<ref>{{cite web|title=惠英紅主演電影先拔頭籌奪「金馬獎」|url=http://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/entertainment/20171124/bkn-20171124193841525-1124_00862_001.html|website=on.cc東網|language=zh-hk}}</ref> |- |}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|7479718}} *{{mtime|233498|Love Education}}
{{Sylvia Chang}}
Category:2017 films Category:2017 drama films Category:Chinese drama films Category:Taiwanese drama films Category:Films directed by Sylvia Chang Category:Films set in Henan Category:Films shot in Henan Category:2017 Mandarin-language films Category:2017 Chinese films Category:2017 Taiwanese films