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Be with me
Title
Be with me [electronic resource].
Published
New York, NY : Film Movement, 2005.
Physical Description
1 online resource (90 min.).
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Notes
Country of origin: Singapore.
Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 7, 2012).
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2012. (New World Cinema: Independent Features & Shorts, 1990-Present). Available via World Wide Web.
This edition in Mandarin and Cantonese with English subtitles.
Nominated 2005 European Film Awards Screen International Award
Nominated 2005 Ghent International Film Festival Grand Prix Award
Nominated 2006 ar del Plata Film Festival Best Film Award
Won 2005 Ghent International Film Festival Best Screenplay Award
Won 2005 Stockholm Film Festival Best Cinematography Award
Won 2005 Stockholm Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize, Best Film
Won 2005 Tokyo International Film Festival Asian Film Award, Special Mention
Won 2005 Torino International Festival of Young Cinema Best Director, International Feature Film Competition Award
Won 2005 Torino International Festival of Young Cinema Holden Award for the Best Script, Special Mention
Won 2006 Fantasporto Directors' Week Award, Special Jury Prize
Won 2006 Mar del Plata Film Festival Special Mention Award
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Summary
Be With Me is a tapestry of three stories woven around the themes of love, hope, and destiny. Although the main characters come from different backgrounds and lead different lives, they all long to be with their loved one. "Meant To Be" is about an aging provision shopkeeper grappling with loneliness. Just when he is about to give up hope, he chances upon an autobiography which changes his life. The autobiography in this story is real - it is the story of Theresa Chan, who plays herself and shares her remarkable life experience in the film. "So In Love" is the bitter-sweet chronicles of two teenage girls in a love less ordinary. A chain of events spark off a flurry of SMS messages that will drastically rewrite the blueprints of their lives. "Finding Love" follows the mundane life of a middle aged security guard who has two loves in life -- food and a high flying professional who works in the same building he does. The first he indulges in with great passion; the second, alas, he can only admire from afar. He decides to bridge the divide with a letter. Unbeknownst to them, these different souls will share the same stage in a play written by Fate, one which involves the themes of love, tragedy, and redemption. The characters in the movie are fictitious except for Theresa Chan. Deaf and blind since she was 14, Theresa - who is now 61 - is a remarkable woman who has triumphed over her disabilities to live an amazing life. She is the film's beacon, a symbol of strength and hope.
Other formats
Previously released as DVD.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
Chinese
Added to Catalog
January 06, 2014
Series
New world cinema: independent features & shorts, 1990-present
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