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", by singer-songwriter

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. It was written and directed by first-time filmmaker François Chang, who has taken the essence of the song to create a story focussing on seven lonely individuals whose lives could be transformed after experiencing

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.Bad Romance - Les Mauvais Romans
Publisher: ''JamesWeggReview.org'' Published: 22 May 2011. Retrieved: 15 April 2014. The film premiered at the 27th Annual Boston LGBT Festival on 7 May 2011, and features male full-frontal nudity. The director has subsequently directed two other films: ''Chifumi'' (2013) and ''The Forgiven'' (2015).

Plot

The story follows seven young men and women and their love lives: heterosexual, homosexual and bisexual, across the city of

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. A single mother meets a young student; a city boy meets a guy of his dream; a girl falls into a love game between a male and a female classmate from her French class.Hua Wei Mei (2011)
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Production

''Bad Romance'' was filmed on location in Beijing, and was written, filmed and edited by debut Chinese filmmaker François Chang, with a largely unknown cast, an original music score combined with the popularly known music of singer/songwriter Lady Gaga, and a limited budget. French language and culture feature prominently, with homage paid to

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's ''Six Contes Moraux'', the music of

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and the use of the Beijing Alliance Française as a location, setting the stage for a mixture of Asian and European culture and mores. The French singers are contrasted with Chinese opera where there is substantial variation in the timbre, tone and texture, but with similar messages. Photography and music are used to highlight the plot. The early-scene sun umbrella is intended to remind the viewer of

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's "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," while the minimalist string-rich score provides an accompaniment to the principal characters' contrasting lives.

Main cast

* Nranus Chen ... Xiao Ya * Jason Lau ... Liu Cong * Hayden Leung ... Liang Qing * Will Bay ... Bei Si * Chan Chan ... Yasmine * François Chang ... François * Macha Hsiao ... Loulou * Xiaoguang Chen ... Male Lover / Neighbor * Marie Robin ... Teacher * Yeting Wen ... Kindergarten Teacher * Hao Wu ... Bartender * Jia Zhang ... Female Lover

References

External links

*
Bad Romance at Douban.com (Chinese language site)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bad Romance 2011 films Films set in China Chinese independent films Chinese-language films 2011 drama films Chinese LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films 2011 LGBT-related films Films based on songs Gay-related films 2010s Mandarin-language films

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