If I Were for Real

If I Were for Real
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Directed by	Wang Toon
Screenplay by	Chang Yung-hsiang (張永祥)
Based on	The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol
Starring	Kuan-Chen Hu Alan Tam
Cinematography	Lin Hung-chung (林鴻鐘)
Release dates	21 August 1981
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Language	Mandarin

If I Were for Real (Chinese: 假如我是真的; pinyin: jiǎrú wǒ shì zhēn de) is a 1981 Taiwanese drama film directed by Wang Toon.^[1] It is an adaptation of Russian writer Nikolai Gogol's 1836 play The Government Inspector, with the setting moved to China during the Cultural Revolution of the late 1960s.

The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2] It won Golden Horse Awards in 1981 for Best Feature Film,^[3][4] Best Actor (Alan Tam), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Chang Yung-hsiang; 張永祥).^[4] It was also nominated for Golden Horse Awards for Best Cinematography (Lin Hung-chung; 林鴻鐘) and Best Art Direction (Wang Tung; 王童).^[4]

Cast

• Kuan-Chen Hu (as Nancy Hu Guan Zhen)
• Alan Tam as The Impostor

Music

Jiaru wo shi zhen de (If I Were for Real) is a 1981 album by Teresa Teng, released internationally, including in Hong Kong, by Polydor Records, and in Taiwan by Kolin Records (歌林). In the Kolin edition, sides one and two of the Polydor edition were reversed, and one song is omitted.

Polydor edition (international standard)

Side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Chinese title	Length
1.	"If the Dream Was for Real" (Sub-theme song of the film)	Zhuang Nu (莊奴)	Chen Hsin-yi (陳信義), aka Hsin-yi (欣逸)	假如梦儿是真的 jiaru meng er shi zhen de
2.	"Lake of Feeling" (Japanese: "Night of Taipei" (台北の夜 Taipei no yoru))	Zhuang Nu	Shigaraki Jyunzou (信楽順三)	情湖 qing hu
3.	"Breeze"	Zhuang Nu	Hsin-yi	轻风 jingfeng
4.	"Why Won't You Say"	Sun Yi (孫儀)	Tang Ni (湯尼)	你为何不说 ni wei hebu shuo
5.	"Camellia flower" (Japanese: "Fellow traveller" (みちづれ Michi dure), sung in 1978 by Mieko Makimura (牧村三枝子))	Zhuang Nu	Endō Minoru (遠藤実)	山茶花 shanchahua
6.	"Me and Autumn"	Lin Huang-kuen (林煌坤)	Endō Minoru	我与秋风 wo yu qiufeng

Side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Chinese title	Length
7.	"If I Were for Real" (Main theme song for the film)	Zhuang Nu	Hsin-yi	假如我是真的 jiaru wo shi zhen de
8.	"Leaving"	Lin Huang-kuen	Tsutomu Sasaki (佐々木勉)	别离 bieli
9.	"Going to Distant Places"	Lin Huang-kuen	Wang Luobin	要去遥远的地方 yao qu yaoyuan de defang
10.	"Love the Rain"	Sun Yi	Tang Ni	爱雨 ai yu
11.	"Clouds Returning on Sunset"	Zhuang Nu	Andy (安蒂)	彩霞回来吧 caixia huilai ba
12.	"Dreams"	Zhuang Nu	Kei Ogura	梦 meng

Kolin edition (Taiwan) 

Side one

1. "If I Were for Real"
2. "Leaving"
3. "Going to Distant Places"
4. "Love the Rain"
5. "Clouds Returning on Sunset"
6. "Dreams"

Side two

1. "If..." (假如)

   Alternative title for "If the Dream Was for Real"

2. "Lake of Feeling"
3. "Why Won't You Say"
4. "Camellia Flower"
5. "Me and Autumn"

See also

• List of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Taiwanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "If I Were for Real". Trove. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
3. "The People Are Missing: The 25th Taipei Golden Horse International Film Festival (and 40th Golden Horse Awards)". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
4. "18th Annual Golden Horse Awards". 1981. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

External links

• If I Were for Real at the Internet Movie Database