My Missing Valentine

2020 Taiwanese film
My Missing Valentine
Film poster
Traditional Chinese消失的情人節
Simplified Chinese消失的情人节
Hanyu PinyinXiāoshī de qíngrén jié
Directed byChen Yu-hsun
Written byChen Yu-hsun
Produced by
  • 18 September 2020 (2020-09-18)
Running time
119 minutes[1]
CountryTaiwan
LanguageMandarin
BudgetNT$40,000,000[2]
Box officeNT$32,120,000[3]

My Missing Valentine (Chinese: 消失的情人節) is a 2020 Taiwanese romantic comedy film written and directed by Chen Yu-hsun, and starring Liu Kuan-ting, Patty Lee. The film was released in Taiwan on September 18, 2020, and it was selected for Open Cinema of the 25th Busan International Film Festival on October 29.[4][5] It received 11 nominations at the 57th Golden Horse Awards, winning Best Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing and Best Director for Chen.[6]

Synopsis

A girl who does things so quickly that she's always one step ahead of others discovers that her Valentine's Day has mysteriously passed when she wakes up the next morning.

Cast

  • Liu Kuan-ting as A Tai, a bus driver
  • Patty Lee as Yang Hsiao-chi, a post officer
  • Duncan Chow as Liu Wen-sen, a dance teacher
  • Joanne Missingham as Ye Pei-wen, a post officer
  • Ayugo Huang as Yang Hsiao-chi's father
  • Heaven Hai as Scam victim

Awards and nominations

Award Category Recipients Result Notes
57th Golden Horse Awards Best Feature Film My Missing Valentine Won [7][8]
Best Original Screenplay Chen Yu Hsun Won
Best Director Chen Yu Hsun Won
Best Leading Actor Liu Kuan-ting Nominated
Best Leading Actress Patty Lee Nominated
Best Cinematography Chou Yi-hsien Nominated
Best Visual Effects Tomi Kuo Won
Best Art Direction Wang Chih-cheng Nominated
Best Sound Effects Book Chien, Tang Shiang-chu Nominated
Best Original Film Song "Lost and Found" Nominated
23rd Far East Film Festival Crystal Mulberry Award (Gelso di Cristallo) My Missing Valentine Won [9]
Black Dragon Award Won
40th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan My Missing Valentine Nominated [10]

Remake

My Missing Valentine was remade in Japan as One Second Ahead, One Second Behind in 2023, with the genders of the protagonists reversed. It was adapted by Kankurō Kudō and directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita.[11]

References

  1. ^ "My Missing Valentine". douban. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "【全文】《消失的情人節》找回市井笑聲 陳玉勳小規模拍出競爭力". Mirror Media. 20 September 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "全國電影票房2021年0111-0117統計資訊" (PDF). TFI. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "MY MISSING VALENTINE selected for the 25th Busan International Film Festival". Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Busan International Film Festival 21-30 October, 2020". Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "金馬獎入圍揭曉 消失的情人節11項大贏家[影] 娛樂 重點新聞 中央社 CNA". Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  7. ^ 王心妤 (2020-11-21). "莫子儀陳淑芳金馬獎稱帝封后 消失的情人節5獎大贏家". 中央通訊社. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  8. ^ 王心妤 (2020-09-30). "金馬獎入圍揭曉 消失的情人節11項大贏家". 中央通訊社. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  9. ^ "MIDNIGHT SWAN (GIAPPONE) VINCE IL FAR EAST FILM FESTIVAL 23!". Far East Film Festival (in Italian). Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  10. ^ Jianne Soriano (February 16, 2022). "Hong Kong Film Awards 2022: Full List of". Tatler Asia. Tatler Asia Limited (Edipresse). Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  11. ^ 台湾映画「1秒先の彼女」日本版リメイクは男女反転！ 岡田将生＆清原果耶ダブル主演の「1秒先の彼」. Eiga.com (in Japanese). September 19, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

External links

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