台中補助電影《揭大歡喜》 首映會 盧市長站台力挺 Premiere of Taichung Film Subsidy Production “As We Like It”, Mayor Lu Shiow-Yen Shows Support
獲台中市政府補助及協拍，由台灣知名導演陳宏一及劇場權威導演魏瑛娟共同執導的電影《揭大歡喜》，風光成為台灣今年唯一入圍荷蘭第50屆鹿特丹影展電影，全片主要角色都由女性演員演出，今(10)晚在台中大遠百威秀影城舉行首映會，市長盧秀燕到場站台，邀請全國民眾走進戲院力挺「女力」國片，預祝締造票房佳績。
今晚首映，導演陳宏一與魏瑛娟率領演員曹蘭、涵冷娜與影迷相見歡，分享到台中拍片的心得，演員曹蘭更現場模仿盧市長宣布台中捷運將試營運的喜訊，盧市長則稱讚曹蘭是模仿天后，氣氛熱烈。
盧市長表示，台中全力發展影視產業，長期提供劇組拍片補助及協拍服務，《揭大歡喜》是部很有趣的電影，電影重要角色皆由女性擔綱，卻能演出各種不同類型的角色，讓人驚艷，希望全國民眾走進戲院支持國片，也歡迎其他劇組多來台中拍攝。
導演陳宏一指出，之前曾跟廣告團隊來台中工作，對台中風光明媚的好天氣印象深刻，這次拍攝電影想走出台北以外的城市，第一個就想到台中，到不同的地方取景都能感受到台中市民的熱情，感謝台中市政府新聞局以及台中市影視發展基金會的大力支持。
導演魏瑛娟也說，《揭大歡喜》是部強調女性綻放的電影，感謝盧市長身為女性首長前來大力支持，在台中拍片十分愉快，讓人心情放鬆，對於拍片工作者來說是件非常幸福的事。
演員曹蘭提到，此次劇組到台中拍攝，感謝市府大力支持，台中是個美食之都，平常在空檔時後走訪台中，認為台中是個文青、美食多、交通便利的幸福城市。
新聞局表示，《揭大歡喜》由圈內知名夫妻檔導演陳宏一及魏瑛娟共同執導，也是魏瑛娟首部執導電影長片，片中幾乎所有男性角色都由女演員演出，電影中許多魔幻場景都取景台中，包含台中公園、中區植光花園酒店、西屯區潛能劍道館、親家雲硯、豐原區紅不讓撞球館、北屯區百利舊書坊等場地。
《揭大歡喜》改編自莎士比亞喜劇，電影講述四對戀人的愛情遊戲與兩代之間的愛恨交織故事，全片色彩斑斕、活力四射，童話般的環境，神奇的相遇，神秘的訊號，大量音樂和玩偶般的設計，創造一齣充滿愛的奇觀，是今年白色情人節最受矚目的話題之作。電影集結人氣演員郭雪芙、謝沛恩、黃瀞怡(小薫)、陸明君、夏朧、曹蘭、鍾欣凌、涵冷娜等華麗卡司陣容，將於3月12日上映，期待延續台灣電影熱潮，締造票房佳績。
“As We Like It” received subsidies and film assistance from the Taichung City Government, and was co-directed by Taiwan’s renowned director Chen Hung-I and theater director Muni Wei. It was the only film from Taiwan to be selected for the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Netherlands this year. The main roles of the film are played by only actresses, and the premiere of the film was held at the Vie Show Cinemas at Top City in Taichung this evening (10th). Mayor Lu Shiow-Yen arrived on site to show her support in person, and she invited the whole country to go to a cinema to support the “woman power” of this locally produced film. She anticipated that the film would create box office success.
At the premiere tonight, directors Chen Hung-I and Muni Wei led actors Tsao Lan and Helena Hsu to meet with fans and share their experience of making the film in Taichung. Actress Tsao Lan even mimicked Mayor Lu announcing the good news of Taichung MRT’s trial operation, and Mayor Lu praised Tsao Lan as the “Queen of Mimicry” at this laughter-filled event.
Mayor Lu said that Taichung is fully committed to the development of the film and television industry and has been providing subsidies and production services to film production crews for a long time. “As We Like It” is a very interesting film, with all the main roles played by women, but they were still able to create a wide variety of characters, which was quite an impressive feat. She hoped that everyone will go to movie theaters to support locally-produced films and welcomed more film production companies to come to Taichung.
Director Chen Hung-I pointed out that he had come to Taichung to work with an advertising team in the past and was impressed by the wonderful weather in Taichung. This time, he wanted to shoot the film in a city other than Taipei, and Taichung was the first place that came to mind. He could feel the warmth of the people of Taichung when they went to different places to shoot the film. He would also like to thank the Information Bureau of the Taichung City Government and Taichung Film Development Foundation for their support.
Director Muni Wei also said that “As We Like It” is a film that emphasizes the blossoming of women, and thanked Mayor Lu for coming to show her support as a female government leader. Filming in Taichung was a very pleasant and relaxing experience, which is a great thing for filmmakers.
Actress Tsao Lan mentioned that it was thanks to the city government’s strong support that the crew came to Taichung to shoot the film. Taichung is a foodies paradise, whenever she visited Taichung in her spare time, she could see that Taichung is a happy city full of culture, good food, and convenient transportation.
The Information Bureau said that “As We Like It” was co-directed by the well-known husband and wife directorial team Chen Hung-I and Muni Wei, and it was also Muni Wei’s first feature film, where almost all the male characters in the film are performed by actresses. Many of the fantasy scenes in the film are set in Taichung, including Taichung Park, SOF Hotel in Central District, Potential Kendo Association and Chingjia Yunyan Building in Xitun District, Homerun Billiards in Fengyuan District, and Baili Used Bookstore in Beitun District.
“As We Like It” is based on a Shakespearean comedy and tells the story of four lovers’ games of romance and the intertwining of love and hate between two generations. The entire film is vibrantly colorful and energetic, with a fairy-tale setting, magical encounters, mysterious signals, lots of music, and a puppet theater-like design, creating a love-filled extravaganza. The film was the most talked-about topic for this year’s White Day (reciprocal gifting day for Valentine’s Day). The film features a gorgeous cast of popular actresses, such as Puff Kuo, Aggie Hsieh, Esther Huang, Joelle Lu, Camille Chalons, Tsao Lan, Chung Hsin-Ling, and Helena Hsu. The movie will be released on March 12 and is expected to continue the Taiwanese film craze and create box office success.
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