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The Personals

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A successful businesswoman (Rene Liu) goes on dates with men who respond to her personal ad in the newspaper.

Critics Reviews

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Jan Stuart Newsday Through all, Liu is a commanding and ever-changing mask of reactions as a woman who observes her suitors as if looking out from the protective shield of a dark-tinted window. Rated: 3/4 Jan 3, 2018 Full Review Joshua Tanzer Offoffoff A little like a blind date - sometimes charming, sometimes difficult, never revealing too much at once, and always leaving you with plenty to think about afterwards. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 11, 2003 Full Review Mike DeWolfe Apollo Guide Rated: 72/100 Jan 20, 2003 Full Review Cheryl DeWolfe Apollo Guide Rated: 80/100 Jan 20, 2003 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Rene Liu is winsome in this very subtle performance and sympathetic role of a woman suffering from loneliness. Rated: C- Dec 27, 2001 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Deals with a quest for love by a Taiwan eye doctor that forces her to confront her deepest confusions. Apr 6, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Fragmented, with those sit-com punches. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member This show is filmed very artistically and based on simple, unique plot of a woman looking for marriage. In her search, several life questions about love and marriage get thrown up in a somewhat comedic light that makes your mind think. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member a very well acted film starring rene liu and much more complex than the movie description and reviews admit. Comparison to Hal Hartley films are loose. While this film had flashes of comedy, it is better categorized as a drama. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Witty and subtle movie with lots of funny moments. In the same time, this is probably one of the saddest movies I've ever seen. Definitely worth watching. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member the laughable perils of advertising in the personals for a husband. I wonder why & how she could stick with it for so long... and then it makes sense. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Rene Liu is fantastic in this humourous drama. well-acted, well-directed, well-scripted. also features the lovely cameo by Wu Bai... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Chen Kuo-fu

Director

Rene Liu

Dr. Du Jia Zhen

Chao-jung Chen

Actor

Wu Pai

Rock musician candidate

Chin Shi-chieh

Yu Wen

Bao-Ming Ku

Protection devices salesman candidate

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Movie Info

Synopsis A successful businesswoman (Rene Liu) goes on dates with men who respond to her personal ad in the newspaper.
Director
Chen Kuo-fu
Producer
Hsu Li-kong
Screenwriter
Chen Kuo-fu, Chen Shih-chieh
Distributor
First Run
Production Co
Zoom Hunt International, Central Motion Pictures Corporation
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 5, 2001, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 14, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$19.0K
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Surround