Love Education is a 2017 Chinese-Taiwanese drama film directed and co-written by Sylvia Chang. It stars Chang, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Lang Yueting, Song Ningfeng, and Wu Yanshu. It focuses on three generations of women in Henan Province.
The film received critical acclaim, with many praising the screenplay and direction, as well as the performances of Wu, Tian, and Chang.
Plot Love Education is a story of family and love, involving three women of different ages. Weiwei, nearly 30, has reached the age where she is able to marry. Her love life is in danger of her past, with her work causing troubles with her mother, Huiying, unable to understand it fully. Huiying is a middle-aged teacher who is about to retire, and takes on all arrangements after her mother's death, as she and her husband, Xiaoping, depend on each other but the couple suffer from emotional miscommunication. Nana, the 90-year-old grandma who has lived alone for decades, finds her life interrupted Huiying's sudden visit, and brings up the history of a bittersweet love affair. Through the three generations of women who share different views on life and love, they must find a way to connect as they meet together.
Cast Sylvia Chang as Qiu Huiying Tian Zhuangzhuang as Yin Xiaoping Lang Yueting as Weiwei Wu Yanshu as Nana Song Ning as A-da Geng Le as Lu Mingwei Sitar Tan as Zhu Yin Rene Liu Li Xuejian Wang Zhiwen
Production The city and rural scenes were filmed in Zhengzhou and Luoyang, respectively.
Awards and nominations Award Category Recipients Result Ref.25th Beijing College Student Film Festival Best Film Love Education Jury Award Best Actor Tian Zhuangzhuang Best Actress Wu Yanshu Best Screenplay Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying 23rd Huading AwardsBest Director Sylvia Chang Best ActressBest Supporting ActressLang Yueting 9th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best Film Love Equation Best Hong Kong/Taiwan DirectorSylvia Chang Best Actor Tian Zhuangzhuang Best Actress Sylvia Chang Best Screenwriter Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying37th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film Patricia Cheng Best DirectorSylvia Chang Best Screenplay Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying Best Actor Tian Zhuangzhuang Best Actress Sylvia Chang Best Supporting Actress Wu Yanshu Best Cinematography Mark Lee Ping-bing Best Original Film Score Kay Huang Best Original Film Song "Flowers in Blossom"Composer: Kay HuangLyrics: Lam Kwun-fanPerformer: Sitar Tan 12th Asian Film AwardsBest DirectorSylvia Chang Best Actress Best Supporting ActorTian ZhuangzhuangBest Supporting ActressWu YanshuBest ScreenplaySylvia Chang, You Xiaoying54th Golden Horse Awards Best Feature Film Love Education Best DirectorSylvia Chang Best Leading ActorTian Zhuangzhuang Best Leading ActressSylvia Chang Best Supporting ActressWu Yanshu Best Original ScreenplaySylvia Chang and You Xiaoying Best Original Film Song"Flowers in Blossom"Composer: Kay HuangLyrics: Lam Kwun-fanPerformer: Sitar Tan Piaget AwardLove Education
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