''Go Lala Go!'' () is a 2010 Chinese
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...
film directed by
Xu Jinglei
Xu Jinglei ( zh, s=徐静蕾, born April 16, 1974) is a Chinese actress and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses in China, Xu rose to fame with television series '' A Sentimental Story'' (1997) and ''Cherish Our Love Forever'' ( ...
. Film producer Patrick S. Cunningham collaborated with Xu Jinglei, and this film is considered one of the most successful collaborations between a Chinese director and American producer.
About
''Go Lala Go!'' was about a Chinese woman in
Beijing
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who learns how to balance a relationship and professional work in a work place.
It was directed by
Xu Jinglei
Xu Jinglei ( zh, s=徐静蕾, born April 16, 1974) is a Chinese actress and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses in China, Xu rose to fame with television series '' A Sentimental Story'' (1997) and ''Cherish Our Love Forever'' ( ...
, who also stars as the title character. The film is based on a novel, ''Du Lala's Promotion'', by
Li Ke. Other actors in the film include
Stanley Huang and
Karen Mok
Karen Joy Morris (; born 2 June 1970), better known as Karen Mok, is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is considered one of the leading East Asian pop singers and actresses with a career spanning three decades. Mok is the first female Hong Kong ...
.
The costumes for ''Go Lala Go!'' were designed by
Patricia Field, which caused the
South China Morning Post
The ''South China Morning Post'' (''SCMP''), with its Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Morning Post'', is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remaine ...
to make comparisons to the American television series, ''
Sex in the City'' which was also costumed by Field.
''Go Lala Go!'' was released to Mainland Chinese audiences on 15 April 2010, where it competed for ticket sales with the American remake, ''
Clash of the Titans''.
After the success of "Go Lala Go!", Xu Jinglei directed another film ''
Dear Enemy'' and co-starred with
Stanley Huang again. The film is said to be like an updated and improved version of "Go Lala Go!"
Reception
Patrick Frater of ''
Variety'' called the film "a precursor to the current wave of Chinese contemporary romance films."
Sequel
A sequel, ''
Go Lala Go 2'', was released on 4 December 2015.
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See also
* Dear Enemy
* Go Lala Go 2
References
External links
*
Go Lala Go!@Sina Entertainment Official Website
*
Review on Twitchfilm.net
Review on beyondhollywood.com
2010 romantic comedy films
2010 films
Chinese romantic comedy films
Films directed by Xu Jinglei
2010s Mandarin-language films
DMG Entertainment films
Films based on Chinese novels
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