Spicy Love Soup (1999)
November 8, 1999Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Wang Xuebing
Groom-to-be
Gao Yuanyuan
Schoolgirl
Chief Chao
Bar owner
Xu Jinglei
Perfume demonstrater
Lü Liping
Wife seeking divorce
Pu Cunxin
Husband seeking divorce
Ge Cunzhuang
Calligrapher (segment "Mahjong")
Li Bin
Potion selling granny
Guo Tao
Yu Xiaohui
Xu Fan
Chen Jing
Jonathan Lee
Schoolteacher (cameo)
Shao Bing
Photographer
Emil Chau Wah-Kin
Neighbor
Li Mei
Zhang Pimin
Producer
Zhang Jian
Cinematography
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 8, 1999
Original Name爱情麻辣烫
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Spicy Love Soup (Chinese: 爱情麻辣烫; pinyin: Aìqíng Má Là Tāng) is a 1997 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yang and written by Zhang, Liu Fendou, Cai Shangjun, and Diao Yi'nan based on a story by Zhang and Peter Loehr. Spicy Love Soup was produced by Loehr's Imar Film Company, Xi'an Film Studio, and Taiwanese financing.The film is Zhang's directorial debut and would prove to be a launching pad for those both in front and behind the cameras. Screenwriters Cai Shangjun (The Red Awn) and Diao Yi'nan (Uniform, Night Train) have since gone on to direct their own films, while Liu Fendou has expanded into both directing (Green Hat) and film production (Zhang Yibai's Spring Subway). The cast is also notable for the debuts of two of China's most popular actresses, Gao Yuanyuan and Xu Jinglei.
The film is an anthology of sorts, and tells its story of love and life in modern Beijing through a series of six vignettes.
Spicy Love Soup was, in addition, the first film in mainland China to see a simultaneous release of a soundtrack, consisting largely of contemporary pop songs.