Tiny Times

Tiny Times
Directed by Guo Jingming
Produced by Li Li
An Xiaofen
Adam Tsuei
Zhou Qiang
Angie Chai
Written by Guo Jingming
Screenplay by Guo Jingming
Based on Tiny Times 1.0
by Guo Jingming
Starring Yang Mi
Ko Chen-tung
Amber Kuo
Rhydian Vaughan
Hayden Kuo
Xie Yilin
Chen Xuedong
Music by Hou Zhijian
Cinematography Randy Che[1]
Edited by Gu Xiaoyun
Production
company
He Li Chen Guang Media
EE-Media
Star Ritz Prods.
H&R Century Pictures
Beijing Forbidden City Film
Le Vision Pictures (Tianjin)
Le Vision Pictures
Shenzhen Desen Intl. Media
Amazing Film Studio
Comic Ritz Film & TV Culture
Mission Media Investment
Distributed by China Film Group Cooperation (China)
Dasheng International Media (China)
Le Vision Pictures Co. (China)
Release dates
  • June 27, 2013 (2013-06-27)
Running time
115 minutes[2]
Country China[3]
Language Mandarin
Budget ¥45 million (estimated)[1]
Box office ¥484 million
(US$79.7 million)[4]

Tiny Times (Chinese: 小时代), also known as Tiny Times 1.0[1] is a 2013 Chinese romance drama film written and directed by Guo Jingming and based on the best-selling novel of the same name also by Guo.[3] The story follows the film's narrator and protagonist Lin Xiao,[5] played by Yang Mi, along with her best friends Gu Li, Nan Xiang, Tang Wanru, as they navigate between relationships, work and friendship in Shanghai.[6][7][8][9]

The film received mostly negative reviews from Chinese film critics, although it was a commercial success. A sequel titled Tiny Times 2, which was filmed together with the first film and based on the second half of the novel, was released on August 8, 2013. Tiny Times 3, the third installment of the Tiny Times series was released on July 17, 2014.

Plot

The film is based on the first half of Tiny Times 1.0, the first novel in Guo's Tiny Times series. It depicts the friendship among four young women (Lin Xiao, Gu Li, Nan Xiang, and Tang Wanru), from Lin Xiao’s perspective, in Shanghai, and illustrates the transformation of their philosophies. The four young women are classmates in high school and roommates in college. On campus, they start their internships and cope with a series of romantic affairs. After graduation, they continue their correspondence, suffused with misunderstanding and jealousy. However, they have all changed significantly.

Cast

Release and reception

Box office

The film grossed US$79.7 million at the Chinese box office.[4]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
Award Category Nominee Result
China Movie Channel Media Awards[10] Best Feature Won (tied)
Best New Director Guo Jingming Won

References

External links


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