赖宇晴 Yuqing Lai
21:31
China, Cambodia, US, Canada
Chinese Mandarin, English, Khmer
Love is a Book
爱是一本书
Jury Special Mention
2024
The film consists of two love stories, "First, Second, Third," and "Love is a Book." The former tells the story of two male lovers who begin with a sexual relationship, develop feelings, and then openly share their emotions, leading to a deep connection. The latter revolves around two female lovers, reuniting after a long separation, experiencing a surge of past emotions and the inevitable clash with present realities.
Love is a book, and while they are in different chapters of their emotional journeys, both stories share similar, ambiguous, and pure expressions of love.
影片由两个爱情故事组成,first, second, third (一而再三)和love is a book(爱是一本书)。
前者讲的是一对男性恋人,从性关系开始,到产生情愫,彼此坦诉的相识和相恋。后者讲的是一对女性恋人,时隔多后的重逢时刻,过去情感的翻涌和对现实的无奈,强烈碰撞。爱是一本书,他们处在情感的不同篇章,却有着相似的、暧昧的、纯粹爱恋。