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My Beloved (1988)

My Beloved poster
Original title
媽媽再愛我一次
Directed by
Chu Huang Chen
Cast
Yang Tong Shu, Hu Ya Jie, Yan Zhi Cheng, He Zhong Hua, Zhan Wei Hua, Liu Jing
Genre
drama film, family film
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother faces tragic circumstances after being separated from her young son. The story follows her emotional struggle and the son's longing for her.

melancholicsentimentaltear-jerkingslow-pacedfamily-centeredheartfeltemotionallow-key

What happens

《妈妈再爱我一次》(英語:My Beloved)是1988年發行上映的台灣電影,由陈朱煌执导,改编自台湾的民间故事《疯女十八年》。此片是低成本伦理悲剧片,在台灣公映時并沒有得到觀眾重視,放映幾天就下片;不過1990年時影片意外在中國大陆因觀眾口碑造成轟動,首先是在武漢熱起來,接下來是上海,全國聯映是在同年9月份,當時造成萬人空巷的觀影盛況。到1990年底,共發行397個拷貝,觀眾人數超過2億,票房上億人民幣,若換算為今日票價,約100億人民幣的驚人總票房。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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