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20 30 40

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Three women, each at a different stage in life, struggle to find love within themselves and others. Xiao Jie (Angelica Lee) is 20 years old and pursuing her dream of becoming a singer. She develops a complicated friendship with her partner (Kate Yeung) that threatens to overwhelm them both. Thirty-year-old Xiang (Rene Liu) is a flight attendant with a busy but unfulfilling love life. Recent divorcée Lily (Sylvia Chang) is in her 40s and determined to forge a new life for herself.

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Audience Member Some interesting points in details. But too dramatic & cliched on the whole. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member insanlarin klasik korkularini cok guzel anlatmis... "yarin ne olacak" Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member really like the 40's story! and life is just like this =] Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member A linked string of vignettes, showing life and relationships from the perspectives of women at the respective ages - men get reduced to stereotypes, but the female leads are talented and watchable. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member An excellent film. Definitely Taiwanese film, neither Hong Kong nor mainland Chinese films. Very personal and literature-like, and yet very pop. Very close to works by Edward Yang and early Ang Lee whose films Sylvia Chang is actually in. Chang proves that she is not only a great actor but a great writer and director by this film. She should be taken as one of the most creative and important Asian female filmmakers of today. Each episode is well done, and girls of different ages are really well represented by Chang's direction and actresses. Angelica Lee and Kate Yeung are really cute, and Rene Liu is excellent choice for the role. Performance by Sylvia Chang herself is of course fantastic - very daring and sincere. Actors playing male characters are gorgeous too - Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Anthony Wong, and Ricie Ren, who are the top stars of Hong Kong and Taiwan. Personally, I like the episode of "30" because of its happy conclusion, but "20" and "40" are both brilliant too. How each female character meets each other in film is another highlight of the film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting movie from Taiwanese female director Sylvia Chang. Very good casting. Story suffers from oversimplification and a hint of stereotyping, but an excellent film nonetheless. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Three women, each at a different stage in life, struggle to find love within themselves and others. Xiao Jie (Angelica Lee) is 20 years old and pursuing her dream of becoming a singer. She develops a complicated friendship with her partner (Kate Yeung) that threatens to overwhelm them both. Thirty-year-old Xiang (Rene Liu) is a flight attendant with a busy but unfulfilling love life. Recent divorcée Lily (Sylvia Chang) is in her 40s and determined to forge a new life for herself.
Director
Sylvia Chang
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
Chinese
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital