莎莉
Drama
Taiwan, France
Language: Mandarin, Taiwanese, English, French
Subtitles: English and Czech
Directing: Lien Chuen-hung
Starring: Lin Po-Hung, Esther Liu, Yang Li-Yin, Lee Ying-Hung
Distributor: ArtHood Entertainment
The main protagonist of the Taiwanese hit Salli, Hui-Jun, is an almost 40-year-old single woman living on a farm where she takes care of her niece Xin-Ru and a flock of chickens. Her brother is about to get married and everyone around Hui-Jun pressures her to find a partner. Going to a wedding single brings bad luck! Hui-Jun eventually creates an account on an online dating site but changes a few details – her age and her name. Hui-Jun becomes Salli.
This relaxing romantic comedy portrays the comfortable atmosphere of a Taiwanese village and then changes the setting to France where Salli sets off to meet her internet love interest Martin. The film takes a critical look at internet dating and the troubling use of false identities. But love can, indeed, flourish even in a world full of mystification. Salli combines gentle humour and a relaxing mood with sensitive romance and ridicules social ills.
