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BETELNUT BEAUTY

by Cheng-Sheng Lin

synopsis

The high summer heat is unbearable. A violent storm brings Chungseng and Meiliang together as they both seek shelter. Chungseng, just out of the army, came straight to Taipei without going home. Whereas Meiliang has run away from her family, leaving no trace. An unenthusiastic baker, Chungseng is not satisfied with the money he earns. So he decides to swindle his family.
Meiliang meets Yili in the disco where she works. The two girls become "Betelnut beauties". They sell betel nuts - the effect of which is similar to caffeine - to passersby in the street. They set up shop in a glass booth lit by neon lights. Their competitors use every advantage to attract clients: excessive make-up, mini-skirts, silk clothes...

international title: Betelnut beauty
original title: Ai ni ai wo
country: France, Taiwan
sales agent: Pyramide International
year: 2001
genre: fiction
directed by: Cheng-Sheng Lin
film run: 105'
release date: FR 20/05/2001
screenplay: Cheng-Sheng Lin
cast: Chang Chen, Je Sin, Tsai Chen-Nan, Kao Ming-Chun, Kelly Kuo
cinematography by: Han Yun-Chung
film editing: Ching-Song Liao
art director: Shao-yu Hsia
costumes designer: Wang Yi-Shi
music: A-Ji
producer: Fabienne Vonier
production: Pyramide Productions
distributor: Pyramide Distribution

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