Country: Malaysia
Year: 2004
Duration: 16'
The
first part of the series entitled Shorts
about Love, Goodbye to Love is the
epilogue of a contemplative novel
by a person reflecting on how to shake up the situation his lost love
has left
him in. The ending is left open, as the short film traces the points of
a love
triangle in three melancholy acts. An elegy about the death of a sentiment and the wish
that it could last.
Biography
film director
James Lee
James Lee (Ipoh, Malaysia, 1973) studied graphic design and later dedicated himself to theatrical acting and directing. In 2001, he shot his first feature film, Snipers, followed that same year by Ah Beng Returns. After founding the production company Doghouse73, in 2003 he produced the documentary The Big Durian by Amir Muhammad. In 2005 he won the award for Best Asian Film and the FIPRESCI Award at the Bangkok International Film Festival with The Beautiful Washing Machine and a special mention at the Oberhausen Festival with the short A Moment of Love. In 2007 he received his second award for Best Asian Film at the Bangkok Festival with the film Before We Fall in Love Again.
FILMOGRAFIA
filmografia essenziale/essential filmography
Ah Yu’s Story (cm, 1999), Survivor (cm, 1999), Snipers (2001), Ah Beng Returns (2001), You fang chu zu (Room to Let, 2002), Mei li de xi yi ji (The Beautiful Washing Machine, 2004), Mei you ai re je (Goodbye to Love, cm, 2004), A Moment of Love (cm, 2005), Nian ni ru xi (Before We Fall in Love Again, 2006), Things We Do When We Fall in Love (2007), Waiting for Love (2007), Histeria (2008), Call If You Need Me (2009).