{{Short description|2000 film directed by Chang Huakun and Chen Yi-wen}} {{Italic title}} {{other uses|Cabbie (disambiguation)}} '''''The Cabbie''''' ({{zh|c=運轉手之戀}}) is a 2000 Taiwanese film directed by Chang Huakun and Chen Yi-wen. It was Taiwan's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.<ref name="51Submissions">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2001/01.11.19.html |title=51 Countries In Race For Oscar |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |date=2001-11-19 |accessdate=2008-08-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704083351/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2001/01.11.19.html |archivedate=July 4, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="74thNomineesWinners">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/74academyawards/nomswins.html|title=74th Academy Awards - Nominees and Winners|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|accessdate=2008-08-07 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080622045915/http://www.oscars.org/74academyawards/nomswins.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-06-22}}</ref>
==Cast== *Rie Miyazawa *Chung-Heng Chu *Tai Bo *Joyce H. Cheng *Tsai Tsan-te *Chao-Bin Su *Tsung Sheng Tang *Leon Dai *Hsin-Ling Chung *Wei-Ming Wang *Hsin Shao *Duan Chun-hao *Chuan Wang *I-Chen Ko *Shao-Wen Yang *Chen-Nan Tsai *Yueh-Hsun Tsai *Phoenix Chang *Li-Chun Lee *You-Ning Lee *Feng-Ying Lin
==Reception== Derek Elley of ''Variety'' praised the film's structure and cinematography, calling it an "entertaining movie that straddles the deep divide between commercial and high-art fare."<ref>{{cite web|first1=Derek|last1=Elley|website=Variety|access-date=2023-11-28|title=The Cabbie|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/the-cabbie-1200468537/|date=6 May 2001}}</ref> ''Time Out'' stated: "Wise, worldly and put together with unfailing dark wit, this is an absolute joy."<ref>{{cite web|author=TR|access-date=2023-11-28|title=The Cabbie|url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/the-cabbie|date=10 September 2012|website=Time Out Worldwide}}</ref>
The film is considered Rie's comeback after a stagnant period in her career.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharp |first=Jasper |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oAYsyZRRqzcC&dq=The+Cabbie+2000+taiwan&pg=PA169 |title=Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema |date=2011-10-13 |page=169 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7541-8 |language=en}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Film}} *Cinema of Taiwan *List of submissions to the 74th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0265107|title=The Cabbie}} {{Taiwanese submissions for the Academy Award}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabbie, The}} Category:2000 films Category:2000 Mandarin-language films Category:2000 comedy films Category:Taiwanese comedy films
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