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The Personals (other)
The Personals can refer to: * Personal advertisement A personal advertisement, sometimes called a contact ad, is a form of classified advertising in which a person seeks to find another person for friendship, romance, marriage, or sexual activity. In British English, it is commonly known as an adve ..., personal classified advertisement used to find romance or friendship * ''The Personals'' (1982 film), an American film directed by Peter Markle * ''The Personals'' (1998 American film), a short documentary film directed by Keiko Ibi * ''The Personals'' (1998 Taiwanese film), a film directed by Chen Kuo-fu See also * Personal (other) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Advertisement
A personal advertisement, sometimes called a contact ad, is a form of classified advertising in which a person seeks to find another person for friendship, romance, marriage, or sexual activity. In British English, it is commonly known as an advert in a lonely hearts column. In India, it is a dating ad or matrimonial ad. The earliest personal ads were placed in newspapers among other classified ads, and typically had matrimony as the objective. As interest in personal ads grew, newspapers provided personals sections specifically for those ads. Later, newspapers and magazines for the sole purpose of personal ads were published. Lonely hearts clubs were organized in the 20th century to provide listings of ads to their fee-paying members. With the advent of the Internet, personal ads began to appear on online sites as well, eventually turning into profiles on dating sites and apps. Personal ads have been described by a researcher as "a valuable way of finding potential mates for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Personals (1982 Film)
''The Personals'' is a 1982 romantic comedy written and directed by Peter Markle. It was shot in Minneapolis. The film was picked up for distribution by Roger Corman's New World Pictures. Production Writer/director Peter Markle's first feature film, it was made with a SAG cast recruited from the Guthrie Theater and a nonunion crew. Principal photography was May–September 1980, with additional takes and pickups through December and continuing into August 1981. It was shot on 16 mm, and blown up to 35 mm for theater screenings. It was filmed in and around Minneapolis, including such landmarks as the Lake of the Isles, Bde Maka Ska, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. As a low budget, independent film, the homes of director Markle, writer Wells, and actor Schoppert were used as filming locations as well. Plot A man whose wife has left him starts dating again by placing ads in newspaper personal columns. He gets some letters and he dates around the Minnesota area. Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Personals (1998 American Film)
''The Personals'' (also known as ''The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years'') is a 1998 American short documentary film directed by about a Jewish senior citizens' theatre group in New York City. In 1999, it won an Oscar at the 71st Academy Awards The 71st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best of 1998 in film and took place on March 21, 1999, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p ... for Documentary Short Subject. Cast * Gloria Bobrofsky as Performer * Abram Calderon as Performer * Deborah Ehrlich as Performer * Seth Glassman as Performer * Harold Gordon as Performer * Harold Krinsky as Performer * Ruth Krinsky as Performer * Moe Kronberg as Performer * Fred Schechter as Performer * Rose Straub as Performer * Shirley Tavel as Performer * Selma Wernick as Performer References External links''The Personals''at Fanlight Productions''The Person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Personals (1998 Taiwanese Film)
''The Personals'' is a 1998 Taiwanese comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Chen Kuo-fu, based on Jade Y. Chen's 1992 novel of the same name. The film follows a career woman ( Rene Liu) as she encounters a diverse bunch of men after placing a personal advertisement in the newspaper. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Liu won Best Actress at the 1999 Asia-Pacific Film Festival. Cast * Rene Liu as Du Jia-zhen, an ophthalmologist *Lo Pei-an as Lo Pei-an, Du Jia-zhen's former college instructor *Chen Chao-jung * Wu Bai *Ku Pao-ming * Chin Shih-chieh *Shih Yi-nan *Pu Hsueh-liang *Sisy Chen Sisy Chen or Chen Wen-hsien (; born 25 March 1958) is a Taiwanese journalist, television commentator, writer and former politician. She hosts ''Sisy's World News'', a weekly newscast at the Chung T'ien Television and ''UFO Dinner'', a daily radi ... as herself * Doze Niu as himself See also *'' Mr. Right Wanted'', a 2014 Taiwanese TV seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
