The Personals

1998 1h 44m ZH

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 18

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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An attractive and successful doctor places a personal ad in a newspaper to try to meet (and eventually marry) Mr. Right. A succession of blind dates ensues, featuring men who are lonely, desperate, dangerous and perverted.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

René Liu
Du Jia-zhen
Wu Bai
Wu Chen-lin
Chen Chao-jung
Chen Wu-shiung
Ku Pao-ming
Yan Zheng
King Shih-chieh
Yu Wen
Eli Shih
Zheng Nan
Lo Pei-an
Professor Luo
Doze Niu Cheng-Tse
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chen Kuofu
Writers: Chen Kuofu, Chen Shih-Chieh
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: Taiwan

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Steve Liu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dar-lung Chang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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René Liu and Wu Bai and Chen Chao-jung carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0212423 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chen Kuofu directs. Steve Liu scores. Dar-lung Chang cuts. Produced in Taiwan. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Steve Liu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Dar-lung Chang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5René Liu and Wu Bai and Chen Chao-jung carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0212423 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.