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This film is more than a tale of romantic love. It tells the story of Cai Yun, a local opera actress of small town fame, who travels to Shanghai in hopes of becoming a film star. She moves in with her childhood friend, Ah Wei, who, unbeknownst to her, is living precariously as a tenant in a “nail house” (a residence whose owners are holding out against demolition plans by refusing to leave) of a Shikumen lane. In the dilapidated building, she discovers Ah Wei’s collection of old Shanghai film reels and becomes enamored with the characters and stories from an unfamiliar period of filmmaking. She grows particularly fond of Huang Zongying’s acting and begin to aspire to her fame and legacy. However, after learning of the hardships Huang endured in both life and love, she comes to see how difficult it is to pursue one’s dreams in Shanghai, regardless of era. Ah Wei, on the other hand, has long been grappling with harsh reality. While working all day to make ends meet, he films for Pan, an independent director who impresses Ah Wei with her idealism. Things begin to shift when a microfilm he makes with Cai Yun goes viral on the internet. Their film attracts the attention of a Hong Kong film producer, who invites Cai Yun to try her luck in Beijing by debuting in one of his films. Cai Yun is thrilled, but when Ah Wei refuses to go with her, their budding romance is put to the test.
Running parallel to Cai Yun and Ah Wei’s story is the story of Huang Zongying and Zhao Dan. Huang left home for Shanghai in 1941 at the age of 16, where she played bit roles in a theater troupe until being scouted for the film Rhapsody of Happiness. She met Zhao Dan on set, fell in love, and started a family with him. Their blissful life was shattered in the 1960s, when Huang discovered Zhao was having an extra-marital affair. She offered to deliver his written confession of the affair to the party herself and cried the whole way. Zhao Dan came under attack during the subsequent period of political turmoil, but Huang remained loyally by his side. At 92, she looks back on her life and says, “My greatest achievement in this life was marrying Zhao Dan. His life was so tumultuous, I often didn’t know what to do. I just held on to him tightly and tried to share his burden.”
The film draws out the resonances between these two love stories and the tireless pursuit of movie-making in the two periods. The stories in both periods feature characters who are trying to find themselves through the love and sacrifice required of filmmaking. Both feature characters who try to find meaning in life through film.

  • Xiaolian Peng 彭小莲
    Director
    Xiaolian Peng is a professional film director and screenwriter. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy, class of ’82, with a concentration in directing. She received an MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1994. In 2001, she completed Manzan Benigaki [Red Persimmons], an unfinished work by the late Japanese documentary film master Ogawa Shinsuke. It was recognized as one of NHK’s top ten documentary features that same year. In 2004, she became the first female director to receive the Golden Rooster Award in the category of Best Director. Her representative works include Me and My Classmates, Once upon a time in Shanghai, Shanghai Women, Shanghai Story, and Shanghai Rumba.
  • Dai Yan 戴妍
    Producer
  • Zhao Erding 赵尔丁
    Producer
  • Huang Zongying 黄宗英
    Key Cast
    "Huang Zongying 黄宗英"
    Huang Zongyin is the wife of the late great actor Zhao Dan. She is a creative cultural worker in the Shanghai Film Studio and a specialized writer of the Chinese Writers Association. Additionally, she serves on the standing committees of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress and the Shanghai CPPCC. Her representative works include Family and Crows and Sparrows.黄宗英，著名演员赵丹妻子。上海制片厂文学部创作员，中国作家协会上海分会专业作家，上海人大常委，上海市政协常委。 代表作品：家、乌鸦与麻雀
  • Jia Yiping 贾一平
    Key Cast
    "A Wei 阿伟"
    Jia Yiping is a stage actor and director in China. In 2002, he joined the cast of the TV series Qianlong Dynasty in the role of Yongyan, the Jiaqing Emperor. In 2013, he established his own studio through a contract with China Sam Group Co., Ltd and began making such acclaimed TV series as, Happiness at Home,, Defending for Happiness and The Battle without Gunpowder Smoke. He landed his first film role in 2014 as the male lead in the comedy A Break-up Expert. In 2015, he received wide-spread praise for his performance as the lead in the stage play Fayuan Temple in Beijing, directed by Tian Qinxin. His representative works include Qianlong Dynasty and Fayuan Temple in Beijing.贾一平，中国国家话剧院演员、导演 。 2002年参演焦晃主演的电视剧《乾隆王朝》饰演嘉庆皇帝。 2013年贾一平与森田传媒集团签约，正式成立贾一平工作室，担任导演,创作了《幸福满屋》、《幸福保卫战》、《没有硝烟的战斗》等优秀作品。 2014年首次亮相大银幕，出演喜剧电影《拆散专家》男一号刘正南。 2015年主演田沁鑫导演的舞台剧《北京法源寺》，贾一平扮演谭嗣同，口碑爆棚，好评如潮。 代表作品： 乾隆王朝、北京法源寺
  • Feng Wenjuan 冯文娟
    Key Cast
    "Cai Yun 彩云"
    Feng Wenjuan landed her first film acting role in Jing Wong’s The Last Tycoon right after graduating from The Central Academy of Drama in 2012. The following year, she played a role in the TV series Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, a martial arts drama adapted from the Tsui Hark film of the same name. She took on the role of female lead in her most recent film, Operation Mekong, which topped the box office in its second weekend with 100 million Yuan in sales. Her representative works include Helios and Operation Mekong.2012年，刚从中戏毕业的冯文娟出演由王晶执导的黑帮电影《大上海》。 2013年，拍摄改编自徐克同名电影的武侠电视剧《龙门飞甲》。 2015年，冯文娟出演的动作片《赤道》上映。 2015年拍摄警匪动作电影《湄公河行动》，担任女一号，票房已经突破10亿！ 代表作品： 赤道、湄公河行动
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    请你记住我
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 35 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    10,000,000 CNY
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • 1st Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Exhibition
    Pingyao
    China
    November 3, 2017
    pingyao
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Distribution Information
  • HangZhou Huanyao Movies And Culture Media Co.,Ltd 杭州寰耀影视文化传媒有限公司
    Country: China
Director Biography - Xiaolian Peng 彭小莲

Xiaolian Peng is a professional film director and screenwriter. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy, class of ’82, with a concentration in directing. She received an MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1994.
In 2001, she completed Manzan Benigaki [Red Persimmons], an unfinished work by the late Japanese documentary film master Ogawa Shinsuke. It was recognized as one of NHK’s top ten documentary features that same year.
In 2004, she became the first female director to receive the Golden Rooster Award in the category of Best Director.
Her representative works include Me and My Classmates, Once upon a time in Shanghai, Shanghai Women, Shanghai Story, and Shanghai Rumba.

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