Chen Wen, an antique shop worker and aspiring author, who has just met the girl of his dreams. The only problem is that she only wants him as a very close friend, not as a boyfriend.
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Title: Waiting Alone (2004)
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3 wins & 9 nominations.
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| Yu Xia | ... | Chen Wen | |
| Bingbing Li | ... | Liu Rong | |
| Beibi Gong | ... | Li Jing | |
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Qi Gao | ... | Haitao |
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Chao Wu | ... | San |
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Yalin Gao | ... | Li Liang |
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Songyan Tu | ... | Sun Zi |
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Dayyan Eng | ... | Ian |
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Lihong Li | ... | Zhang Lin |
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Xiaopei Song | ... | Liu Na |
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He Huang | ... | Da Ming |
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Qing Zhao | ... | Library Guard |
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Xiaolong Guo | ... | San's Friend |
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Ting Sun | ... | Leonardo |
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Xiaoge Feng | ... | Wen's Brother |
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Set in modern day Bejing, Waiting Alone is a coming-of-age story of Wen (Xia Yu), an antique shop owner and aspiring author who has just met the girl of his dreams. Waiting Alone shows us a China rarely seen in cinema, a China that is contemporary, hip and vibrant. Written by Easternlight Films
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Just saw this movie and I got to say , this is not an ordinary Chinese Movie,or, not an ordinary movie at all.
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At the Beginning , I thought it's just another romance story with the guy gets the perfect girl at the end. As the plot moving forward, I found that's highly unlikely. And then I though the movie would be a guy-found-out-true-lover-is-always-there-but-he-never-knew kinda movie. However, for the second time, I'm still wrong. This guy gets nobody at all. I think this is the main reason why this movie is so different. The story didn't follow any conventional patterns but still feels quite reasonable (at least for me).
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This movie is also very unconventional in its style. I'm a native Chinese who saw lots of American movies. So I can feel this movie's combination of Chinese/American movie styles. The lines are very "BeiJingful", some jokes can only be appreciated by a Chinese(or even Beijinese). But the fast-paced editing style, versatile camera position and utilization of various music are definitely American. I won't say the movie is "best of both worlds", but I think at least Mr.Dayyan Eng, the director, knows what's the essence of Chinese movies and American movies, and he mixed them well. (He is mix-blooded as far as I know)
P.S. There'll be a great surprise waiting for you at the end of the movie, but don't worry, you don't need to watch all the end credit to get that surprise.