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Theresa Chan, Chiew Sung Ching, Lawrence Yong, Leong Koi Eng (Ah Mui), Elizabeth Choy ... see more see more... , Seet Keng Yew , Lynn Poh , Ng Sway Ah , Lim Poh Huat , Sanwan Bin Rais , Toh Cheng Onn , Maximillian Wong , Ezann Lee , Samantha Tan , Jason Tan , Lim Poey Huang , John Cheong , Sherry Lim , Shaun Koh , Theresa Poh Lin Chan

Produced by the gifted Marin Karmitz's MK2 Productions, Eric Khoo's omnibus film Be With Me encompasses three separate tales. All are concerned with the themes of love and fate, each centered around a... read more read more... character who yearns to be with another, beloved individual. In the first segment, "Meant to Be," an elderly shopkeeper suffers from the pangs of loneliness until an encounter with the blind and deaf Theresa Chan (via her autobiography) changes his life; the 61-year-old Chan portrays herself in the segment and shares her story with the audience. The second, "So in Love," chronicles the experiences of two teenage lesbians whose lives are about to change irrevocably. In the third, "Finding Love," a middle-aged security guard (Seet Keng-Yew) divides his affections between food and an infatuation with a professional woman who works in his building. He feels too intimidated to approach the girl formally, but ultimately decides to make himself known with a letter. Be With Me co-stars Ezann Lee, Lynn Poh, Chiew Sung-Ching, and Samantha Tan. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Eric Khoo

Release Date: September 29, 2006

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DVD Release Date: December 26, 2006

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  • fb1144932598
    July 31, 2009
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    A very slow paced, quiet little film from Singapore that interweaves three separate stories together into a coherent whole. When I say quiet, I mean that literally. The dialog is sparse, with the bulk of the interaction occuring without anything spoken. The themes are loneliness,... read more unrequited love, and secret longings. The characters are well drawn and one never loses the sense of the film in spite of the austere nature of its unfolding. The emotions play out with genuine heart and one feels empathy for each of the characters. The film suffers however, from a lack of any real focus. It appears to be a vehicle for introducing us to a real, flesh and blood woman of outstanding courage and accomplishment, and did so in a most oblique way. This viewer felt that the material would have been more direct if the biographical information had been left out, or had been developed as a separate documentary. As presented, it did little to inform the central themes and one felt like there wasn't enough story for the film to stand on its own. It was almost as if the biography was inserted to stretch the film to something closer to feature length. Watch it for a view of life in this tiny asian nation, and for the message it conveys even in spite of its flaws. Just don't expect heart stopping action or witty dialog. It's not there.
  • lesleyanorton
    July 20, 2010
    lesleyanorton
    One man dares not meet a woman he's messaged online, a girl sends desperate texts to her ex-lover, an older deaf and mute woman only hears through touch. A beautiiful triplet of stories about love, love looked for, love lost, and love maybe found, communicated every which way a... read morepart from. speech, and more resonant than a million pat celluloid romances.
  • jimbotender
    January 6, 2010
    jimbotender
    Lyrical,soft as the white snow,partially brutal but that's just my metaphorical enthusiasm.Theresa Poh Lin Chan as the real individual amidst fictional tales of love,the hunt for love or simply eternal love.Yeah,the plot is familiar you'll protest...sure,if one scratches the surf... read moreace and realizes miss Theresa's inabilities are but her unique breath whereas the ones who can see and hear are the shamefully crippled.
  • FanGirl
    August 7, 2007
    FanGirl
    I'm not really sure what to say about this film. When I was watching it I became a bit confused, then I read the back of the case and realized that one of the stories was and the other two were fictional. It's a good film about the importance of relationships and loneliness in ... read moreour lives.
  • nstanosheck
    January 13, 2009
    nstanosheck
    Its been done before and better IMO. I liked how the movie was almost entirely silent in an attempt to make you feel it more.

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Andrea Gronvall
October 4, 2006
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader

This elliptical, poetic movie is filled with yearning, humor, and warmth. Full Review

V.A. Musetto
September 29, 2006
V.A. Musetto, New York Post

Viewers' patience will be rewarded as the stories come together in a moving fashion.

Stephen Holden
September 28, 2006
Stephen Holden, New York Times

Although four stories are folded together in Eric Khoos elliptical film, it's the true story of a deaf and blind Singaporean woman that gives the movie its backbone.

Michael Atkinson
September 26, 2006
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice

Sometimes clumsy and dry, always sympathetic, and wryly interested in the impact food has on social intercourse, Be With Me is eventually affecting once its elliptical shape becomes clear. Full Review

Derek Elley
April 6, 2006
Derek Elley, Variety

Pic's awkward combo of true life and fiction doesn't really work in a dramatically cohesive way, despite incidental pleasures and character vignettes. Full Review

Michael Wilmington
April 6, 2006
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

A delicately crafted, gently inflected, lovely little movie about the need for love. Full Review

Duane Byrge
September 26, 2005
Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter

Develops slowly, almost painfully so, but those mature viewers who stay with it will embrace a mature and stirring glimpse of 'true love' in one of its three vignettes.

Don Willmott
February 14, 2007
Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com

Be With Me puts it all out there with tremendous yet understated power. Full Review

Matthew Leyland
October 31, 2006
Matthew Leyland, BBC

A Singaporean drama that requires patience but ultimately rewards it. Full Review

Ken Fox
September 29, 2006
Ken Fox, TV Guide's Movie Guide

Singaporean writer-director Eric Khoo's third feature is a beautiful, contemplative study of love -- unrequited, unfulfilled and reborn. Full Review

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