''The Personals'' is a 1998 Taiwanese

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film directed and co-written by

Chen Kuo-fu Chen Kuo-fu (born 13 May 1958) is a Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer. His film '' The Personals'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Biography Born in 1958 Chen worked as a film ...

, based on

Jade Y. Chen Jade Y. Chen () is a novelist, journalist, theatre director and playwright from Taiwan. She is best known for her book, ''China'', which won the Taiwan Golden Text Award (金典獎) for best novel and the Hong Kong Baptist University’s Dream o ...

's 1992 novel of the same name. The film follows a career woman (

Rene Liu Rene Liu Ruo-ying (; born 1 June, 1969) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actress, director and writer. In the Sinophone world, Liu is widely known by her affectionate nickname "Milk Tea". Her music often focuses on love stories and has built an ...

) as she encounters a diverse bunch of men after placing a

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 adv ...

in the newspaper. It was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

section at the

1999 Cannes Film Festival The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 1999. Canadian filmmaker, actor and author David Cronenberg was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the French–Belgian film ''Rosetta'' by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The festiv ...

. Liu won Best Actress at the 1999

Asia-Pacific Film Festival The Asia-Pacific Film Festival (abbreviated APFF) is an annual film festival hosted by the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific. The festival was first held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1954. History The festival was first held in Tok ...

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as Du Jia-zhen, an ophthalmologist *Lo Pei-an as Lo Pei-an, Du Jia-zhen's former college instructor *

Chen Chao-jung Chen Chao-jung, also known as Aaron Chen, is a Taiwanese actor and businessman. He is known for starring in several of Tsai Ming-liang's films, including '' Rebels of the Neon God'' and '' Vive L'Amour''. He is also considered a household na ...

Wu Bai Wu Chun-lin (; born 14 January 1968), better known by his stage name Wu Bai (), is a Taiwanese rock singer, songwriter and actor. He formed the band Wu Bai & China Blue with Dean Zavolta (drums), Yu Ta-hao (keyboards) and Chu Chien-hui (bass gu ...

Ku Pao-ming Ku Pao-ming (; 8 April 1950 – 19 March 2022) was a Taiwanese actor and comedian. He appeared with the in ''Art'' (2003), alongside Chin Shih-chieh and Lee Li-chun, as well as ''The Apartment'' (2006). Ku also performed in ''Legitimate Crimes'' ...

Chin Shih-chieh Chin Shih-chieh (; born 29 December 1951) is a Taiwanese actor, director and playwright. Chin is known for his work with the , the , and the . By 1980, he was known as a director, leading the performances of ''Ho Chu’s New Match'' for Lanling. H ...

*Shih Yi-nan *Pu Hsueh-liang * Sisy Chen as herself *

Doze Niu Doze Niu (, also known as Niu Chen-zer; born June 22, 1966) is a Taiwanese actor, film director, show host, screenwriter, and producer. As a film director, he is best known for the Taiwanese film '' Monga''. Early life Niu was born in Taipei, ...

as himself

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* * 1998 films 1998 comedy-drama films Taiwanese comedy-drama films Films directed by Chen Kuo-fu Films based on Taiwanese novels Central Motion Picture Corporation films {{Taiwan-film-stub

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