Turn Left, Turn Right

Turn Left, Turn Right (2003)

向左走．向右走

An aspiring violinist and a professional translator live parallel lives and appear to be perfect for each other, but somehow fate seems to keep them apart. Living in different units of the same apartment building, they never meet, because when they leave, one turns left, and one turns right.

Date of release
2003-08-11
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (38)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Wai Ka-fai, Johnnie To

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Turn Left, Turn Right
  • Filmed in: Taipei
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Turn Left, Turn Right is a 2003 romantic drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai. Filmed in Taipei, the film stars Takeshi Kaneshiro and Gigi Leung. The story is based on the illustrated book A Chance of Sunshine by Taiwanese author Jimmy Liao, who makes a cameo appearance with his wife and daughter in the film. It is also the first Chinese-language Asian film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Production

The poem recited by the main female protagonist of this film is "Love at First Sight" ("Miłość od pierwszego wejrzenia") by famous Polish poet, essayist and translator Wisława Szymborska, who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996. The film used the translation of Walter Whipple. Another popular translation of the poem is by Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh.

Turn Left, Turn Right was filmed entirely in Taipei, Taiwan. The apartment buildings that John and Eve lived at are located in Fujing Street in the Songshan District of Taipei.

Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store, Taipei

Fat Angelo's Italian Restaurant – Ximending

Fan Guan Er Korean Restaurant Daan District

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