與愛別離 (Revenge Of The Factory Woman) is being released in Taipei this coming Friday, May 13, 2011. The film stars Peggy Tseng, Chou Heng-Yin, and Yin Chao-te.
The english title of this film is a strange one. But maybe they're going there to get some shock value. Another name that could get used is "A Departure from Love". But the story follows two female best friends. The first gets married and gets pregnant. But the best friend and husband start an affair and she gets prego too! Scandalous! But to add that top, the best friends have their babies and the wife demands a swap. Drama! I am in!
消失打看 (Honey Pupu) is a 2011 film out of Taiwan. The movie stars Peggy Tseng, Prince, Lin Chen-Shi, Chiu Shen-Yi, Lin Po-shen, and Hsieh Hsin-Ying. It's set for general release in Taipei this Friday, April 29, 2011.
From the looks of the trailer and short bits from the profiles, this movie is artsy to the max. Made by designer by trade, Chen Hong-I, you can expect great visuals. As for the story, seems compelling in searching for a boyfriend. But since I haven't seen it, I will have to reserve judgment for a later date.
停車 (Parking) is a 2008 film out of Taiwan. The movie stars Chang Chen. The rest of the supporting cast include Kwai Lun-mei, Jack Kao, Leon Dai, Peggy Tseng and Chapman To.
The movie revolves around Chang Chen and his parked car. While buying a cake, someone double parks next to him, preventing him from leaving. Because of this, Chen gets involved with the happens of Chengde road, where his car is park. Chen patiently waits from late afternoon to sundown. The first is a one hand barber next to his car. The barber is played by Jack Kao and tells him that the car probably belongs to the people on floor 3. Chen goes up and finds an elderly couple with their granddaughter Nini. The grandfather calls him Xiao Ma, the nickname of their deceased son. Chen goes along with it and ends up having dinner with them. When he's done with dinner, the double parked car is gone. About to leave, Chen receives a phone call. Distracted by the phone call, he sits on the cake he bought. Now Chen's butt is covered in frosting and he goes back to the barber to clean up. After cleaning up, he finds that another parked car has blocked him via double parking. Chen goes to a nearby tailor store to ask for help. Chapman To is that tailor and doesn't help him. Chen calls the towing company to get the car towed. The towing company is busy from it being Mother's Day and a Sunday. The towing company tells him to take a cab. Chen finds a cab but the cabby refuses to take him to his destination. Leaving the car angered, he kicks the double parked car. The car is not empty and filled with triad members. Just as they are going to do something bad to Chen, To runs out being chased by triad members. The barber steps out and tells the triad head to let them go. The barber and triad boss are old buddies and chat about a little history and their current situation. Chen's car is still double parked, but by a different car now. Chen heads to the fourth floor to ask if its their car. Chen than gets into an argument with them and is beaten up and thrown into a park ditch.
The movie is a trip as there are many small subplots along the way. I didn't even bring up Peggy Tseng's character. One of the subplots revolves around Chang Chen and Kwai Lun-mei as his wife. There's also the subplot of tha barber that gets somewhat explored.
This was a slow moving movie, but for a purpose. The slowness in the beginning turns into lots and lots of things going on in the second half of the film. Peggy Tseng makes her movie debut. I've not seen Peggy before because she's in Taiwan commercials and appeared in a few MVs, two things I see very little to none of here in LA. I think she gives a breakout performance.
