Juliets (2010)

Other name: 茱麗葉 茱丽叶 ジュリエット Zhu Li Ye Джульетты

Description:

Three times, three identities, three love stories:

"Juliet's Choice" (By Hou Chi Jan)

Taiwan in the 1970s. Xiu Zhu is a printing worker with handicapped legs who gives up on love. Everything changes when she meets a university student, Luo Wei, who requests her factory to print a newspaper, where the content is critical with the views about social reform.

As Taiwan was under martial law during that period, the factory owner had to reject his request. In order to gain Luo Wei's attention and possibly love, Xiu Zhu promises him to privately print the newspaper by herself, no matter how serious the consequences would be, and Luo Wei reacts with a smile. Can their love begin from this?

"Two Juliets" (By Shen Ko Shang)

Thirty years ago, a dancing troupe owner's daughter Julie fell in love with the puppeteer's son, Xiao Luo. During festive seasons the two families would perform together, and soon it turns into a business rivalry. As a result of this, both fathers hate each other and forbid their children to be in love.

Julie and Xiao Luo are secretly in love, and their meeting place is a mental hospital located on the hill. One day, Julie's father finds out about their relationship, and their relationship ends. Before Xiao Luo leaves, he asks her to disguise herself as a mental patient in the hospital and wait for his return. Will Xiao Luo ever return to meet Julie?

"Another Juliet" (By Chen Yu Hsun)

After failing love 28 times, 40-year-old bachelor Chu Li Ye decides to take his own life on a mountain. However, there is a tv crew making commercials nearby, they not only save him but also invite him to join as an extra actor. This opportunity turns him into a star, and suddenly, he has the courage to live on. And perhaps, looking for love once again on the 29th attempt?

Director: Chen Yu Hsun [陳玉勳], Shen Ko Shang [沈可尚] and Hou Chi Jan [侯季然]

Country: Taiwanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2010

Genre: BL; Drama; Romance;