Myth of Love

Myth of Love
Myth of Love
Traditional Chinese	愛情あいじょう神話しんわ
Simplified Chinese	爱情神しん话
Hanyu Pinyin	Àiqíng shénhuà
Shanghainese; Romanization	5e-zhin 6zen-gho
Directed by	Shao Yihui
Written by	Shao Yihui
Produced by	Xu Zheng
Release date	December 24, 2021;
Running time	112 minutes
Country	China
Languages	Shanghainese; Mandarin;

Myth of Love (Chinese: 爱情神しん话), also released as B for Busy,^[1] is a 2021 Chinese romantic comedy drama film,^[2] written and directed by Shao Yihui, produced by Xu Zheng, and starring Xu, Ma Yili, Wu Yue, Ni Hongjie [zh], and Zhou Yemang [zh].

The film was released in China on December 24, 2021. It attracted local attention because of its subject matter, a romantic comedy with middle aged adults as protagonists, and because of its rarity as a contemporary Shanghainese-language film.

Plot

The film tells the story of three women in Shanghai, Miss Li (played by Ma Yili), Beibei (played by Wu Yue), Gloria (played by Ni Hongjie) and their relationship with Lao Bai (played by Xu Zheng).^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Reception

The film was praised for its unique story and characterization, depiction of Shanghai life and culture, and its subversion of gender stereotypes.^[7]^[8]^[9]

References

^ Frater, Patrick (3 October 2022). "EST Studios Partners with China's Hugoeast for Eight Film Slate (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 2024-02-29.
^ "用よう沪语讲的《爱情神しん话》，有ゆう现实题材难得的てき超脱ちょうだつ感かん-新しん华网". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-31.
^ "徐じょ峥谈新片しんかた《爱情神しん话》：市し场不应该只ただ有ゆう大だい片かた". China News Service (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
^ "《爱情神しん话》：中年ちゅうねん人的じんてき爱情，你品，你细品ひん……". The Paper (in Chinese).
^ "《爱情神しん话》：放ひ诞欢愉的笔触勾勒出で一幅城市风情画". Wen Wei Po (in Chinese).
^ ""三个女人一台戏"，马伊琍吴越えつ倪虹洁共写うつし《爱情神しん话》". Xinmin Evening News (in Chinese).
^ Qin, Xiqing (2022-05-25). "B for Busy : A Rose with Thorns in the Post-Feminist Era". Journal of Chinese Film Studies. 2 (1): 179–187. doi:10.1515/jcfs-2022-0010. ISSN 2702-2277.
^ Tamagno, Beatrice (11 February 2022). "'B for Busy' challenges the male gaze, wins Chinese audiences". Retrieved 2024-02-29.
^ "Giving an A for Shanghai's quality life after viewing 'B for Busy'". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

External links

Myth of Love at Douban (in Chinese)
Myth of Love at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)
Myth of Love at IMDb

[1] Frater, Patrick (3 October 2022). "EST Studios Partners with China's Hugoeast for Eight Film Slate (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved 2024-02-29.

[2] "用よう沪语讲的《爱情神しん话》，有ゆう现实题材难得的てき超脱ちょうだつ感かん-新しん华网". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-31.

[3] "徐じょ峥谈新片しんかた《爱情神しん话》：市し场不应该只ただ有ゆう大だい片かた". China News Service (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

[4] "《爱情神しん话》：中年ちゅうねん人的じんてき爱情，你品，你细品ひん……". The Paper (in Chinese).

[5] "《爱情神しん话》：放ひ诞欢愉的笔触勾勒出で一幅城市风情画". Wen Wei Po (in Chinese).

[6] ""三个女人一台戏"，马伊琍吴越えつ倪虹洁共写うつし《爱情神しん话》". Xinmin Evening News (in Chinese).

[7] Qin, Xiqing (2022-05-25). "B for Busy : A Rose with Thorns in the Post-Feminist Era". Journal of Chinese Film Studies. 2 (1): 179–187. doi:10.1515/jcfs-2022-0010. ISSN 2702-2277.

[8] Tamagno, Beatrice (11 February 2022). "'B for Busy' challenges the male gaze, wins Chinese audiences". Retrieved 2024-02-29.

[9] "Giving an A for Shanghai's quality life after viewing 'B for Busy'". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

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