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Bo-lin Chen, Lun-Mei Guey, Shu-hui Liang, Joanna Chou, Ming-Gin Cheng ... see more see more... , Lunmei Kwai

Taiwanese filmmaker Yee Chih-yen follows up his debut Lonely Hearts Club with the romantic drama Lanse Da Men (Blue Gate Crossing). Best friends Meng Ke-rou (Guey Lun-mei) and Lin Yueh-chen (Liang Shu... read more read more...-hui) are 17-year-old high school girls. When Yueh-chen admits she likes the boy swimming champ Chang Shih-hao (Chen Bo-lin), she talks Ke-rou into talking to him for her. But Shih-hao ends up liking Ke-rou instead, and the rest of the film develops their sweet friendship and adolescent romance. The only problem is that Ke-rou thinks she might be a lesbian because she's in love with her best friend Yueh-chen. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

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12 critics

Unrated, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: Chin-yen Yee

Release Date: June 14, 2003

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DVD Release Date: February 24, 2004

Stats: 190 reviews

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  • September 15, 2007
    A touching movie about teenage love and innocence! Different from typical films of this type, but in a good way. Guey or Kwai Lun-Mei and Wilson Chen are both great in this film. The pacing is a teeny bit slow, but overall I still enjoyed the film.

Critic Reviews


Mick LaSalle
January 2, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Blue Gate Crossing is 85 minutes of wistful gloom. Full Review

Frank Scheck
November 25, 2003
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

Gentle and reflective, Blue Gate Crossing ultimately doesn't make a terribly strong impact, but it does impress with its well-composed visual style and sensitive handling of bittersweet emotion.

Elizabeth Weitzman
November 21, 2003
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

A lovely little coming-of-age story. Full Review

V.A. Musetto
November 21, 2003
V.A. Musetto, New York Post

Enchanting.

Stephen Holden
November 20, 2003
Stephen Holden, New York Times

Little more than a vignette elongated into a feature-length movie. Moody and slow moving, it depends on the truthfulness of its performances to carry it. Full Review

Dennis Lim
November 18, 2003
Dennis Lim, Village Voice

Opening and closing mid-reverie, the film practically evaporates before your eyes and its weightlessness is surprisingly potent. Full Review

Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
April 22, 2004
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul), St. Paul Pioneer Press

A wise, perceptive marvel: a gentle fable about an especially cruel time of life. Full Review

George Wu
December 21, 2003
George Wu, culturevulture.net

Yee shows inventive skill at telling the story visually. Full Review

David Noh
December 6, 2003
David Noh, Film Journal International

A sweet, summery movie. Full Review

Maitland McDonagh
November 21, 2003
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide

Slight but affecting. Full Review

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