Love Begins Here
愛的天地
Synopsis
Discovering that she has terminal cancer with only months left to live, young music teacher Hsu Xiuya (Judy Ongg) leaves a comfortable career to pursue her dreams as a “teacher of love” at the remote and dilapidated Cixin [“The Heart of Mercy”] Orphanage. Life at first proves difficult but Xiuya wins the children’s hearts through her music, and transforms the Orphanage and its Headmaster with her patient and nurturing spirit, leaving behind an inspiring legacy of love. Love Begins Here has obvious allusions to Robert Wise’s Sound of Music (1965) via its characters, the lederhosen-inspired uniforms, a musical number channeling Liesl and Rolfe, and the picture-perfect mountain grassland shots - but the similarities end there. Ostensibly to enlighten and encourage the young generation of post-war Taiwan, the film also borrows from Richard Bach’s popular Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970), a novel (and later film) of New Age philosophy of self-perfection and self-sacrifice.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Liu Chia-chang
- Original Score
- Liu Chia-chang
- Original Title
- 愛的天地
- Country of Origin
- Taiwan
- Spoken Languages
- Mandarin
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Liu Chia-chang
Liu Chia-chang
Lin Tsan-Ting
Koo Chen-fu
Department Leadership Roster
Liu Chia-chang
Director
Koo Chen-fu
Producer
Lin Tsan-Ting
Director of Photography
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What is Love Begins Here about?
Discovering that she has terminal cancer with only months left to live, young music teacher Hsu Xiuya (Judy Ongg) leaves a comfortable career to pursue her dreams as a “teacher of love” at the remote and dilapidated Cixin [“The Heart of Mercy”] Orphanage. Life at first proves difficult but Xiuya wins the children’s hearts through her music, and transforms the Orphanage and its Headmaster with her patient and nurturing spirit, leaving behind an inspiring legacy of love. Love Begins Here has obvious allusions to Robert Wise’s Sound of Music (1965) via its characters, the lederhosen-inspired uniforms, a musical number channeling Liesl and Rolfe, and the picture-perfect mountain grassland shots - but the similarities end there. Ostensibly to enlighten and encourage the young generation of post-war Taiwan, the film also borrows from Richard Bach’s popular Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970), a novel (and later film) of New Age philosophy of self-perfection and self-sacrifice.
Who directed Love Begins Here?
Love Begins Here was directed by Liu Chia-chang.
Who stars in Love Begins Here?
The principal cast of Love Begins Here includes Judy Ongg, Cecilia Chan Lai-Wan.
When was Love Begins Here released and how long is it?
Love Begins Here was released in 1973 with a total runtime of 1h 25m.
Who composed the musical score for Love Begins Here?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Love Begins Here was composed by Liu Chia-chang.