Tiny Times
| Tiny Times | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Guo Jingming |
| Produced by |
Li Li An Xiaofen Adam Tsuei Zhou Qiang Angie Chai |
| Written by | Guo Jingming |
| Screenplay by | Guo Jingming |
| Based on |
Tiny Times 1.0 by Guo Jingming |
| Starring |
Yang Mi Ko Chen-tung Amber Kuo Rhydian Vaughan Hayden Kuo Xie Yilin Chen Xuedong |
| Music by | Hou Zhijian |
| Cinematography | Randy Che[1] |
| Edited by | Gu Xiaoyun |
Production company |
He Li Chen Guang Media EE-Media Star Ritz Prods. H&R Century Pictures Beijing Forbidden City Film Le Vision Pictures (Tianjin) Le Vision Pictures Shenzhen Desen Intl. Media Amazing Film Studio Comic Ritz Film & TV Culture Mission Media Investment |
| Distributed by |
China Film Group Cooperation (China) Dasheng International Media (China) Le Vision Pictures Co. (China) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 115 minutes[2] |
| Country | China[3] |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | ¥45 million (estimated)[1] |
| Box office |
¥484 million (US$79.7 million)[4] |
Tiny Times (Chinese: 小时代), also known as Tiny Times 1.0[1] is a 2013 Chinese romance drama film written and directed by Guo Jingming and based on the best-selling novel of the same name also by Guo.[3] The story follows the film's narrator and protagonist Lin Xiao,[5] played by Yang Mi, along with her best friends Gu Li, Nan Xiang, Tang Wanru, as they navigate between relationships, work and friendship in Shanghai.[6][7][8][9]
The film received mostly negative reviews from Chinese film critics, although it was a commercial success. A sequel titled Tiny Times 2, which was filmed together with the first film and based on the second half of the novel, was released on August 8, 2013. Tiny Times 3, the third installment of the Tiny Times franchise was released on July 17, 2014. Tiny Times 4, the fourth and last film of the series, was released on July 9, 2015.
Plot
The film is based on the first half of Tiny Times 1.0, the first novel in Guo's Tiny Times series. It depicts the friendship among four young women (Lin Xiao, Gu Li, Nan Xiang, and Tang Wanru), from Lin Xiao’s perspective, in Shanghai, and illustrates the transformation of their philosophies. The four young women are classmates in high school and roommates in college. On campus, they start their internships and cope with a series of romantic affairs. After graduation, they continue their correspondence, suffused with misunderstanding and jealousy. However, they have all changed significantly.
Cast
- Yang Mi as Lin Xiao
- Kai Ko as Gu Yuan
- Amber Kuo as Gu Li
- Rhydian Vaughan as Gong Ming
- Bea Hayden Kuo as Nan Xiang
- Xie Yilin as Tang Wanru
- Chen Xuedong as Zhang Chongguang
- Li Yueming as Jian Xi
- Shang Kan as Kitty
- Jiang Chao as Xi Cheng
- Calvin Tu as Wei Hai
- Ding Qiaowei as Yuan Yi
- Wang Lin as Ye Chuanping
- Yolanda Yang as Lin Quan
Release and reception
Box office
The film grossed US$79.7 million at the Chinese box office.[4]
Accolades
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Movie Channel Media Awards[10] | Best Feature | Won (tied) | |
| Best New Director | Guo Jingming | Won |
References
- 1 2 3 "Tiny Times 1.0 (2013)". imdb.com. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ↑ "Tiny Times: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- 1 2 "Film Review: 'Tiny Times'". Variety. 2013-07-17.
- 1 2 Ma, Kevin (20 December 2013). "Personal Tailor sets China 2-D opening record". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ "Chinese Coming-of-Age Drama 'Tiny Times' Eyeing Huge Local Debut". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Ying Zhu and Frances Hisgen (2013-07-16). "China's 'Sex and the City' Film Is a Great Leap Backward for Women". The Atlantic.
- ↑ Ying Zhu and Frances Hisgen (2013-07-15). "A Rite of Passage to Nowhere: 'Tiny Times,' Chinese Cinema, and Chinese Women". China File.
- ↑ Tom Brook (2014-08-14). "Tiny Times: China's Sex and the City?". BBC.
- ↑ Sheila Melvin (2013-09-03). "A Film-Fueled Culture Clash Over Values in China: In 'Tiny Times' Movies, Material Girls Have a Nation Tsking". New York Times.
- ↑ "The 16th Shanghai International Film Festival 2013". mtime.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2013-07-30.