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Taiwan's 'Cape No. 7' approved for mainland screens
By Wang Xiang and Lydia Chen |
January 14, 2009, Wednesday
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THE biggest box-office hit in Taiwan this year is expected to be released on the mainland on Valentine's Day despite previous reports saying the film could be blocked due to its pro-Japanese theme.
"Cape No. 7," a love story that earned nearly 100 million yuan at the box office (US$14.63 million) in Taiwan last year, will be shown across the mainland starting on February 14, Weng Li, spokesperson of the state-owned China Film Group confirmed yesterday, Shanghai Morning Post reported today.
Subtitles will be added to help mainland audiences better understand the film as some dialogue is in a southern Taiwan dialect, Wen added.
Previous reports said the film, written and directed by Taiwan native Wei Te-sheng, would probably not be screened on the mainland market because it was set in the period when the island was a Japanese colony between 1895 and 1945.
"Cape No.7" tells the story of a Taiwanese rock musician who returns to his hometown and is forced to play in a hastily assembled amateur band that will open for a Japanese pop star.
He falls in love with a Japanese publicist overseeing the show.
Another thread portrays the romance between a Japanese teacher and a Taiwanese woman.
Costing NT$50 million (US$1.5 million) to make, the movie became a big hit in Taiwan after debuting in August. By October, it had taken in more than NT$400 million at the box office, second only to the worldwide blockbuster "Titanic" in Taiwan's cinematic history.
"Cape No. 7" has won six awards, including Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year at the 2008 Golden Horse Awards, a much coveted Chinese-language film prize.
The movie will also compete for an Oscar in the best foreign language film category at the 81st Academy Awards this year.
"Cape No. 7," a love story that earned nearly 100 million yuan at the box office (US$14.63 million) in Taiwan last year, will be shown across the mainland starting on February 14, Weng Li, spokesperson of the state-owned China Film Group confirmed yesterday, Shanghai Morning Post reported today.
Subtitles will be added to help mainland audiences better understand the film as some dialogue is in a southern Taiwan dialect, Wen added.
Previous reports said the film, written and directed by Taiwan native Wei Te-sheng, would probably not be screened on the mainland market because it was set in the period when the island was a Japanese colony between 1895 and 1945.
"Cape No.7" tells the story of a Taiwanese rock musician who returns to his hometown and is forced to play in a hastily assembled amateur band that will open for a Japanese pop star.
He falls in love with a Japanese publicist overseeing the show.
Another thread portrays the romance between a Japanese teacher and a Taiwanese woman.
Costing NT$50 million (US$1.5 million) to make, the movie became a big hit in Taiwan after debuting in August. By October, it had taken in more than NT$400 million at the box office, second only to the worldwide blockbuster "Titanic" in Taiwan's cinematic history.
"Cape No. 7" has won six awards, including Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year at the 2008 Golden Horse Awards, a much coveted Chinese-language film prize.
The movie will also compete for an Oscar in the best foreign language film category at the 81st Academy Awards this year.
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