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Waiting Alone

Original title: Du zi deng dai
  • 20042004
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Beibi Gong, Bingbing Li, and Yu Xia in Waiting Alone (2004)
Behind the scenes look at one of China's highest-rated romantic-comedies: Waiting Alone.
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The making of Waiting Alone
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.1K
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  • Director
    • Dayyan Eng
  • Writer
    • Dayyan Eng
  • Stars
    • Yu Xia
    • Bingbing Li
    • Beibi Gong
Top credits
  • Director
    • Dayyan Eng
  • Writer
    • Dayyan Eng
  • Stars
    • Yu Xia
    • Bingbing Li
    • Beibi Gong
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations

    Videos1

    The making of Waiting Alone
    Featurette 19:48
    The making of Waiting Alone

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    Bingbing Li and Yu Xia in Waiting Alone (2004)
    Beibi Gong and Yu Xia in Waiting Alone (2004)
    Beibi Gong, Yu Xia, and Yalin Gao in Waiting Alone (2004)
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    Yu Xia
    Yu Xia
    • Chen Wenas Chen Wen
    Bingbing Li
    Bingbing Li
    • Liu Rongas Liu Rong
    Beibi Gong
    Beibi Gong
    • Li Jingas Li Jing
    Qi Gao
    • Haitaoas Haitao
    Chao Wu
    • Sanas San
    Yalin Gao
    • Li Liangas Li Liang
    Songyan Tu
    • Sun Zias Sun Zi
    Dayyan Eng
    • Ianas Ian
    Lihong Li
    • Zhang Linas Zhang Lin
    Xiaopei Song
    • Liu Naas Liu Na
    He Huang
    • Da Mingas Da Ming
    Qing Zhao
    • Library Guardas Library Guard
    Xiaolong Guo
    • San's Friendas San's Friend
    Ting Sun
    • Leonardoas Leonardo
    Xiaoge Feng
    • Wen's Brotheras Wen's Brother
    Fang Fan
    • Rong's Roommateas Rong's Roommate
    Zhongren Liu
    • Publisheras Publisher
    Yufan Chen
    Yufan Chen
    • Yufanas Yufan
    • Director
      • Dayyan Eng
    • Writer
      • Dayyan Eng
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    • Trivia
      First film by a foreign director (Dayyan Eng) to be nominated for a "Best Picture" at the Chinese academy awards (2005).
    • Alternate versions
      Extended festival print
    • Connections
      References Face/Off (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Waiting Alone
      (theme song)

      Performed by Beibi Gong

      Songwriter Yufan Chen

    User reviews6

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Not an ordinary Chinese Movie
    Just saw this movie and I got to say , this is not an ordinary Chinese Movie,or, not an ordinary movie at all.

    s/*************spoiler ahead***************/s

    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).

    s/*************spoiler ends here***************/s

    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.
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    • mikeyan
    • Oct 23, 2005

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    • Release date
      • January 19, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Colordance Pictures (United States)
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • 獨自等待
    • Filming locations
      • Beijing, China
    • Production company
      • Colordance Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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