Affair of Half a Lifetime (2003)
- Original title
- 半生缘
- Directed by
- Hu Xue Yang
- Cast
- Ruby Lin, Patrick Tam, Jiang Qin Qin, Li Li Qun, Hu Ke, Jerry Chang, Xing Min Shan, Zhang Dan Feng
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Length
- 1 season, 35 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A love story set in 1930s Shanghai follows two sisters and the men in their lives. The series shows their romances and the struggles caused by family and society.
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What happens
Affair of Half a Lifetime (simplified Chinese: 半生缘; traditional Chinese: 半生緣; pinyin: Bànshēng Yuán) is a 2003 Taiwanese drama-romance TV series based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Chinese author Eileen Chang. It stars Ruby Lin, Patrick Tam, Jiang Qinqin, and Li Liqun. The series had the most simultaneous broadcasts on Chinese cable/satellite TVs in 2004. It was filmed in Shanghai and Taiwan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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