The Left Ear is a 2015 Chinese coming of age film directed by Alec Su. It is Su's directorial debut, and based upon the novel of the same name by Rao Xueman. Rao also wrote the film's screenplay.[4][5][6] Filming completed and went into post production in November 2014,[7] and was slated for release on April 30, 2015 but was moved forward to April 24, 2015.[8][9][10]
Li Er, a 17-year-old-girl, is partially deaf in her left ear. She dreams of having someone whisper sweet nothings into her impaired left ear because it'll "go straight to the heart". Li Er has a crush on Xu Yi, a popular guy in school who is handsome and intelligent. Instead, Xu Yi is in love with Li Bala, a bar waitress. Driven to distraction, Xu neglects his homework, which infuriates his mother to the point that she was hospitalized and eventually died.
What Xu Yi and Li Bala doesn't know is that they are all pawns in a plan devised by Zhang Yang, Xu Yi's half-brother. Zhang Yang has always hated his mother for leaving him and his father and marrying Xu Yi's father. He wants to seek revenge against Xu Yi. One night, after seeing Zhang Yang in a basketball game, Li Bala falls in love with first sight with him. Disregarding Zhang Yang's offhand violence and his jealous and spoilt girlfriend, Jiang Jiao, Li Bala chases after him fervently. Zhang Yang agrees to date Li Bala, on the condition that Li Bala destroys Xu Yi's reputation.
After the exams, Zhang Yang and Jiang Jiao go out for dinner with their high school friends. After seeing Li Bala's name on Zhang Yang's phone, Jiang Jiao forces Zhang Yang to make a choice between her and Li Bala. Zhang Yang calls Li Bala a slut to appease Jiang Jiao, but the moment is caught on Jiang Jiao's camcorder, which is later stolen by Hei Ren's subordinate. Hei Ren, a gangster who is in love with Li Bala, assumes that Zhang Yang is playing with her feelings, and shows the video tape to Li Bala. Unable to accept the fact, Li Bala heads to find Zhang Yang to clarify the misunderstanding. However, she unfortunately dies in a car accident along the way. As she is dying, Li Bala whispers her last words into Li'er's ears, telling her to pass it on to Zhang Yang. However, because of her condition, Li Er is unable to hear what Li Bala says.
After graduation, Zhang Yang and Jiang Jiao head to Beijing while Li Er and Xu Yi go to Shanghai. Li Er and Xu Yi start to date, but soon break up after Li Er finds out that Xu Yi is cheating on her. Li Er heads back to her hometown, where she chances upon Zhang Yang, whom she eventually forgives. She chances upon a note left by Li Bala, who wrote that she wanted Zhang Yang to be happy. Li Er decides to pass on the note to Zhang Yang, telling him that it is Li Bala's last words for him.
In the year 2013, everyone has graduated. Li Er is employed into a company in Shanghai. Zhang Yang, who has gradually fallen in love with Li Er, whispers gently into her ears as Li Er meets his eyes and smiles.
It opened Friday, April 24, 2015 in China, earning $31.49 million, coming first place at the Chinese box office and third place worldwide, behind Avengers: Age of Ultron and Furious 7.[14][15] In its second weekend, it earned $15.57 million and fell to No. 3 behind Furious 7 and You Are My Sunshine.[16] In its third weekend, the film grossed $4.36 million for a No. 4 finish behind Chappie, Furious 7, and You Are My Sunshine.[17]
Critical reviews
Variety said the film succeeded in immersing audience in the characters, and praised the actors' heartfelt performances, in particularly Sandra Ma.[18]
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The Left Ear is a 2015 Chinese coming of age film directed by Alec Su It is Su s directorial debut and based upon the novel of the same name by Rao Xueman Rao also wrote the film s screenplay 4 5 6 Filming completed and went into post production in November 2014 7 and was slated for release on April 30 2015 but was moved forward to April 24 2015 8 9 10 The Left EarChinese film posterChinese左耳MandarinZuǒ ErDirected byAlec SuScreenplay byRao XuemanBased onThe Left Ear novel by Rao XuemanStarringChen DulingOho OuYang YangMa SichunProductioncompanyBeijing Enlight Pictures 1 Release dateApril 24 2015 2015 04 24 Running time117 minutesCountryChinaLanguageMandarinBudget 10 million 2 Box office 77 91 million China 3 Many of Su s former co stars from popular TV series My Fair Princess Romance in the Rain and Destiny by Love helped him promote the film including Ruby Lin Leo Ku Qin Lan 11 and Zhao Wei 12 who sang the theme song The moderate budget film became a major box office success grossing US 78 million 13 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 4 Reception 4 1 Box office 4 2 Critical reviews 5 Awards and nominations 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPlot EditLi Er a 17 year old girl is partially deaf in her left ear She dreams of having someone whisper sweet nothings into her impaired left ear because it ll go straight to the heart Li Er has a crush on Xu Yi a popular guy in school who is handsome and intelligent Instead Xu Yi is in love with Li Bala a bar waitress Driven to distraction Xu neglects his homework which infuriates his mother to the point that she was hospitalized and eventually died What Xu Yi and Li Bala doesn t know is that they are all pawns in a plan devised by Zhang Yang Xu Yi s half brother Zhang Yang has always hated his mother for leaving him and his father and marrying Xu Yi s father He wants to seek revenge against Xu Yi One night after seeing Zhang Yang in a basketball game Li Bala falls in love with first sight with him Disregarding Zhang Yang s offhand violence and his jealous and spoilt girlfriend Jiang Jiao Li Bala chases after him fervently Zhang Yang agrees to date Li Bala on the condition that Li Bala destroys Xu Yi s reputation After the exams Zhang Yang and Jiang Jiao go out for dinner with their high school friends After seeing Li Bala s name on Zhang Yang s phone Jiang Jiao forces Zhang Yang to make a choice between her and Li Bala Zhang Yang calls Li Bala a slut to appease Jiang Jiao but the moment is caught on Jiang Jiao s camcorder which is later stolen by Hei Ren s subordinate Hei Ren a gangster who is in love with Li Bala assumes that Zhang Yang is playing with her feelings and shows the video tape to Li Bala Unable to accept the fact Li Bala heads to find Zhang Yang to clarify the misunderstanding However she unfortunately dies in a car accident along the way As she is dying Li Bala whispers her last words into Li er s ears telling her to pass it on to Zhang Yang However because of her condition Li Er is unable to hear what Li Bala says After graduation Zhang Yang and Jiang Jiao head to Beijing while Li Er and Xu Yi go to Shanghai Li Er and Xu Yi start to date but soon break up after Li Er finds out that Xu Yi is cheating on her Li Er heads back to her hometown where she chances upon Zhang Yang whom she eventually forgives She chances upon a note left by Li Bala who wrote that she wanted Zhang Yang to be happy Li Er decides to pass on the note to Zhang Yang telling him that it is Li Bala s last words for him In the year 2013 everyone has graduated Li Er is employed into a company in Shanghai Zhang Yang who has gradually fallen in love with Li Er whispers gently into her ears as Li Er meets his eyes and smiles Cast EditChen Duling as Li Er Oho Ou as Zhang Yang Yang Yang as Xu Yi Ma Sichun as Li Bala Duan Bowen as Heiren Hu Xia as You Ta Guan Xiaotong as Jiang Jiao Bao Wenjing Jiang Wenli Chen Taishen Xie NaSoundtrack EditThe Left Ear Composer Wang Zongxian Lyricist Lin Xi Performer Zhao Wei Rest Assured to Fly Performer Oho Ou Yang Yang Hu Xia A Beautiful Yesterday Performer Hu XiaReception EditBox office Edit It opened Friday April 24 2015 in China earning 31 49 million coming first place at the Chinese box office and third place worldwide behind Avengers Age of Ultron and Furious 7 14 15 In its second weekend it earned 15 57 million and fell to No 3 behind Furious 7 and You Are My Sunshine 16 In its third weekend the film grossed 4 36 million for a No 4 finish behind Chappie Furious 7 and You Are My Sunshine 17 Critical reviews Edit Variety said the film succeeded in immersing audience in the characters and praised the actors heartfelt performances in particularly Sandra Ma 18 Awards and nominations EditYear Award Category Recipient Result Ref 2015 52nd Golden Horse Awards Best New Director Alec Su Nominated 19 Best Supporting Actress Sandra Ma Nominated5th Beijing International Film Festival Best Youth Literature IP of the Year The Left Ear Won 20 2016 8th Macau International Movie Festival Most Potential Actress Guan Xiaotong Won 21 18th Huading Awards Best New Actor Yang Yang Nominated23rd Beijing College Student Film Festival Most Popular Director Alec Su Won citation needed 18th Taipei Film Festival Best Cinematography Zhao Fei Won 22 20th Huading Awards Top 50 movies The Left Ear Rank 18 Won 23 16th Chinese Film Media Awards Most Anticipated Actor Oho Ou Won 24 See also EditSecret Fruit 2017 References Edit Kevin Ma June 19 2015 Fox International Channels acquires Enlight 3 Film Business Asia Retrieved June 19 2015 左耳 比拼 速7 国产票房累计近2亿元 in Chinese 21so 2015 04 27 Retrieved 2015 05 07 Clifford Coonan May 25 2015 China Box Office Avengers Passes 200M as Bollywood Hit PK Opens Strongly The Hollywood Reporter Prometheus Global Media Retrieved May 26 2015 staff 18 November 2014 电影 左耳 男主曝光 苏有朋谈做导演 比想象的要糟 in Chinese ifeng com Retrieved 5 February 2015 zh 电影 左耳 开发布会 苏有朋首当导演 Shenzhen Economic Daily 2014 11 19 Archived from the original on 2014 12 23 来源 当代生活报 南宁 20 November 2014 电影 左耳 里有熟人 图 in Chinese 163 com Retrieved 5 February 2015 Hsia Heidi 15 December 2014 Alec Su to release his first directorial effort Yahoo News Retrieved 5 February 2015 左耳 发布主题曲歌词海报 林夕倾情填词感怀青春 4月24日上映 in Chinese mtime 16 April 2015 Retrieved 20 April 2015 来源 新快报 广州 5 February 2015 电影 左耳 苏有朋 承包 小鲜肉们的青春 in Chinese 163 com Retrieved 5 February 2015 Cui Zhe 5 February 2015 青春电影 卷土重来 in Chinese news hexun com Retrieved 5 February 2015 In Beijing Alec Su attended promotion campaign which became My Fair Princess series gathering Asian E News Portal May 5 2015 Zhao Wei promotes Alec Su s directorial debut China Daily April 15 2015 Week 20 05 18 05 24 2015 Archived from the original on 2015 05 26 Retrieved 2015 05 25 Nancy Tartaglione April 26 2015 Cinderella Scores In Japan Home Lands In China More International Box Office Deadline Hollywood Retrieved April 27 2015 Clifford Coonan April 27 2015 China Box Office Furious 7 Becomes Highest Grossing Movie Ever The Hollywood Reporter Prometheus Global Media Retrieved April 28 2015 Jonathan Papish May 4 2015 China Box Office Weekend Actuals Furious 7 Takes Victory Lap As It Nears 400M Fourth Weekend At 1 Silent Separation Close Second Home Holds Strong Over Holiday BoxOffice com Archived from the original on May 7 2015 Retrieved May 5 2015 Jonathan Papish May 11 2015 China Box Office Weekend Actuals Chappie Outpaces Furious 7 On Final Lap Ahead Of Massive Ultron Release BoxOffice com Archived from the original on May 14 2015 Retrieved May 11 2015 Film Review The Left Ear Variety 苏有朋凭 左耳 入围金马 首次执导获两提名 网易娱乐 NetEase Retrieved 2016 12 18 左耳 夺年度最青春文学IP 导演苏有朋诚意推荐 高清视频在线观看 电影网 www 1905 com Retrieved 2016 12 18 金羊奖 夏洛 五奖成最大赢家 宋佳蒋勤勤同封影后 ent ifeng com Retrieved 2016 12 18 许玮甯夺影后哽咽 避谈阮经天 Sina Retrieved 2016 12 18 第20届华鼎奖公布中国电影50强榜单 大导演大制作遇滑铁卢 news ifeng com Retrieved 2016 12 18 欧豪成最受瞩目男演员 加盟陈凯歌 妖猫传 Sohu 2016 11 21 External links EditLeft Ear Film page Asia Releasing Company 左耳 on Sina Weibo in Chinese The 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