Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

Showings

Camera 3 Cinema Fri, Aug 16, 2013 6:30 PM
Party at San Jose Museum of Art, Friday, 8/16 9:00pm
Film Info
Director:Arvin Chen
Year:2013
Language:Korean
Mandarin with English Subtitles

Description

Straitlaced optometrist Weichung is finding the typical married life difficult, as his wife, Feng, unfulfilled by her white-walled office job and spurred on by her mother, pushes him for a second child. Then he bumps into an old friend from his gay past, setting off an unexpected array of dormant emotions. Meanwhile, his sister Mandy flees her sad sack fiancé San-San, coping via comfort food and the fantastical appearance of a soap opera star on her couch. Arvin Chen’s sophomore feature is a fresh and playful comedy about the brave fronts put forward in the search for a satisfying family life and job. Whimsy is never far from this story, both through the appropriately sappy soundtrack and several dream-like touches: not just a soap opera star, but one character whose retirement is symbolized by his magical floating away on an umbrella and a breakout karaoke sequence reinforced by the title Shirelles song. Outstanding performances by Richie Ren and singer Mavis Fan as the central married couple help Chen find a true emotional core, especially in the heartrending moment when Feng realizes the truth about her husband’s dalliances, inspiring a charming look at what happens in a traditional society when you seek a big change. -Arthur Ryel-Lindsey (Tribeca Film Festival 2013)

 



In attendance: Arvin Chen, director

Following the screening of WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW? join the community and celebrate CAAMFest San Jose at the Opening Party at the San Jose Museum of Art. Sample delicious hors d’oeuvres from the South Bay’s best restaurants. View the museum's newest exhibit Questions from the Sky: New Work by Hung Liu.

 

Co-presented by Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA), Shangri-La, TaiwaneseAmerican.org, and TAP-SF (Taiwanese American Professionals)