The Pretending Lovers

The Pretending Lovers
The Pretending Lovers
	Film poster
Traditional	假裝情侶
Simplified	假装情侣
Mandarin	Jiǎzhuāng Qínglǚ
Directed by	Liu Fendou
Written by	Liu Fendou; Jiao Huajing
Produced by	Liu Jing; Chen Zhixi
Starring	Huang Bo; Jiang Yiyan
Cinematography	Chen Ying
Edited by	An Dong
Music by	Tian Ge
Production; company	TIK Films
Distributed by	TIK Films; China Film Group Corporation
Release date	24 June 2011 (China);
Running time	93 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

The Pretending Lovers (Chinese: 假装情侣) is a 2011 Chinese romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Liu Fendou. It stars Jiang Yiyan as Shen Lu and Huang Bo as her fake boyfriend.^[1]^[2]^[3] The rest of the cast includes Zhang Mo, Xia Jiawei, Wang Yansu, Li Haibin, Zhang Yuhan, and Gao Yifei. The film premiered in China on June 24, 2011.^[4] It tells a love story between a insurance salesman and a suspiciously psycho girl.^[5]

Plot[]

Shen Lu (Jiang Yiyan) is a suspiciously psycho girl. And Chen Wen (Huang Bo) is a insurance salesman. One day, when they meet in a square, Shen invites him to pretend as her boyfriend and Chen agreed because he is single for long. Every day, Chen goes to the hospital to see Shen and plays games with her. After a considerable period of time, Chen falls in love with Shen. But one day, Shen suddenly lost the news and disappeared. When they meet again, Shen put forward to end this game of pretending lovers.

Cast[]

Huang Bo as Chen Wen, a salesman of an insurance company.
Jiang Yiyan as Shen Lu, a suspiciously psycho girl.
Zhang Mo as the roommate
Xia Jiawei as the boss
Wang Yansu as the nurse
Li Haibin as the doctor
Zhang Yuhan as colleague
Gao Yifei as colleague

Soundtrack[]

No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"An Extra (临时演员)" (Opening theme)	Huang Bo
2.	"So This Is Love (原来这就是爱)" (Interlude)	Sam Lee
3.	"Afraid To Fall In Love With You (害怕爱上你)" (Interlude)	Sitar Tan

Release[]

The Pretending Lovers was released on June 24, 2011 in China.

Reception[]

Douban gave the film 6.0 out of 10.

References[]

^ 《假装情侣》强势上映 “假情侣”为真情侣证婚. 163.com (in Chinese). 2011-06-27.
^ Hu Jianli (2011-06-28). 《假装情侣》：如果黄渤换成周星驰. sina (in Chinese).
^ 《假装情侣》：挺直腰杆的黄渤. 163.com (in Chinese). 2011-06-24.
^ 3分钟独角戏考演技黄渤《假装情侣》成戏精. 163.com (in Chinese). 2011-06-23.
^ 《假装情侣》6月24日公映黄渤被女友虐待. sina (in Chinese). 2011-05-26.

External links[]

The Pretending Lovers at IMDb
The Pretending Lovers at Douban (in Chinese)
The Pretending Lovers at Mtime.com (in Chinese)

[1] 《假装情侣》强势上映 “假情侣”为真情侣证婚. 163.com (in Chinese). 2011-06-27.

[2] Hu Jianli (2011-06-28). 《假装情侣》：如果黄渤换成周星驰. sina (in Chinese).

[3] 《假装情侣》：挺直腰杆的黄渤. 163.com (in Chinese). 2011-06-24.

[4] 3分钟独角戏考演技黄渤《假装情侣》成戏精. 163.com (in Chinese). 2011-06-23.

[5] 《假装情侣》6月24日公映黄渤被女友虐待. sina (in Chinese). 2011-05-26.

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