Someone to Talk To
{{Infobox film
|name=Someone to Talk To
|image=someonetotalkto.jpg
|native_name={{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none|s={{linktext|一|句|顶|一万|句}}|t={{linktext|一|句|頂|一萬|句}}|p=Yī Jù Dǐng Yīwàn Jù}}
|based_on={{Based on|One Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences|Liu Zhenyun}}
|screenplay=Liu Zhenyun
|director=Liu Yulin
|starring={{unbulleted list|Mao Hai|Li Qian|Liu Bei|Fan Wei}}
|country=China
|language=Mandarin
|producer=William Kong
|cinematography=Wu Di
|studio={{Unbulleted list|Beijing Tugu Culture Communication|Beijing Weiying Shidai Technology Co.|Beijing Yuanshan Culture & Communication|Old Western Village Pictures}}
|music={{Unbulleted list|Gong Tianpeng|Li Jian}}
|editing=Zhong Yijuan
|runtime=107 minutes
|released={{film date|2016|9|19|XI’AN Silk Road International Film Festival|2016|11|4|China}}
}}
Someone to Talk To is a 2016 Chinese drama film directed by Liu Yulin, a student at the Tisch School of the Arts and a silver medalist at the 41st Student Academy Awards,{{cite web|last1=Benedict|first1=Emily|title=The Academy Reveals Medal Placements at 2014 Student Academy Awards|url=http://www.oscars.org/news/academy-reveals-medal-placements-2014-student-academy-awardsr|website=Oscars.org|access-date=26 June 2017}} in her feature film directorial debut.
Liu Zhenyun, Liu Yulin's father, wrote the screenplay based on his award-winning novel, One Sentence Is Ten Thousand Sentences.
Plot
Cobbler Niu Aiguo is in conflict with his wife, while his older sister, street food vendor Niu Aixiang, considers marriage later in life. Both desperately want to communicate with someone, despite their vastly different situations. Aiguo eventually breaks up with his wife and Aixiang marries divorcée Song Jiefang. While searching for his wife, Aiguo runs into his childhood friend Chuhong and strikes up a conversation with her. It turns out that she is also divorced due to communication failure. Meanwhile, it seems Aixiang and Jiefang struggle to get along.{{cite web|title=Someone to Talk to|url=http://www.biff.kr/eng/html/archive/arc_history_tsearch.asp?mode=view&idx=23572&piff_code=2016|website=2016 Busan International Film Festival|access-date=27 June 2017}}
Cast
Release
The movie had its world premiere at the New Currents section at the 21st Busan International Film Festival in October 2016. It was subsequently released in theaters in Mainland China, the United Kingdom, New Zealand,{{cite web|title=Yi ju ding yi wan ju (2016)|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Yi-ju-ding-yi-wan-ju-(China)#tab=summary|website=The-Numbers.com|access-date=26 June 2017}} and the United States{{cite web|title="Someone To Talk To" Playing at AMC Empire 25|url=https://tisch.nyu.edu/grad-film/news/-someone-to-talk-to--playing-at-amc-empire-25|website=NYU Tisch News|access-date=27 June 2017}}{{cite web|title=Someone to Talk to at an AMC Theatre near you|url=https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/someone-to-talk-to|website=AMCTheatres.com|access-date=27 June 2017}} in November 2016. It has also been selected for more than 50 film festivals around the world, including, but not limited to, the New York Asian Film Festival,{{cite web|title=New York Asian Film Festival 2017|url=https://www.filmlinc.org/festivals/new-york-asian-film-festival/#films|website=New York Asian Film Festival|access-date=26 June 2017}} Cairo International Film Festival,{{cite web|title=Someone to Talk to|url=https://ciff.org.eg/en/info/someone-to-talk-to---by-yulin-|website=Cairo International Film Festival|access-date=27 June 2017}} Hong Kong Asian Film Festival,{{cite web|title=Someone to Talk to|url=http://www.hkaff.asia/film_someone_to_talk_to.html|website=Hong Kong Asian Film Festival|access-date=27 June 2017}} and XI’AN Silk Road International Film Festival.{{cite web|title=Inauguration of Film One Sentence Worth Thousand|url=http://www.cnsriff.com/content/2016-09/21/content_14138419.htm|website=XI’AN Silk Road International Film Festival|access-date=27 June 2017}}{{cite web|title="Someone to Talk to" To Competes in Festivals|url=https://tisch.nyu.edu/grad-film/news/-someone-to-talk-to--to-compete-in-festivals|website=NYU Tisch News Release|access-date=27 June 2017}}
Reception
Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that despite "a few missteps, Liu’s first effort is an assured examination of the world right now, and proves she’s one to watch."{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/someone-talk-review-936812|last=Kerr|first=Elizabeth|date=2016-10-11|title='Someone to Talk to': Film Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
Accolades
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite news|title=Liu Zhenyun's Novel Adapted for the Big Screen, to Hit Theatres on Nov, 11|url=http://english.cri.cn/12394/2016/08/30/195s938801.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922134206/http://english.cri.cn/12394/2016/08/30/195s938801.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 22, 2016|date= 2016-08-30|newspaper=China Radio International}}
- {{cite news|title=Filial Piety|last=Scott|first=Matthew|url=https://asiatimes.com/article/filmmaking-filial-piety-talking-someone-talk/|date=2016-10-28|newspaper=Asia Times}}
External links
- {{Imdb title|6128848}}
- {{Hkmdb title|19118}}
- {{YouTube|v_2A55uE3N4|Trailer (w/ English subtitles)}}
Category:Films with screenplays by Liu Zhenyun
Category:2016 directorial debut films