The trappings of a standard-issue romantic comedy are made delightful by delicate direction in filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien's first feature. Fleeing an arranged marriage, an attractive urbanite (played by singer Feng Fei-fei) meets a rural surveyor (pop star Kenny Bee), who falls in love with the glamorous, restless out-of-towner. When her fiancé arrives on the scene, misunderstandings mount, setting up Hou's close observation of social types and behaviors.
Producer: Yeh Chen-feng, Lu Ta-chuan. Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien. Screenwriter: Hou Hsiao-hsien. Cinematography: Chen Kun-ho. Editor: Liao Ching-sung. Cast: Kenny Bee, Feng Fei-fei, Anthony Chan. 35mm, color, in Mandarin with English subtitles, 90 min.
