# Love Education

Love Education is a 2017 Chinese-Taiwanese drama film directed and co-written by Sylvia Chang. It stars Chang, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Lang Yueting, Song Ningfeng, and Wu Yanshu. It focuses on three generations of women in Henan Province.
The film received critical acclaim, with many praising the screenplay and direction, as well as the performances of Wu, Tian, and Chang.

## Plot

Love Education is a story of family and love, involving three women of different ages. Weiwei, nearly 30, has reached the age where she is able to marry. Her love life is in danger of her past, with her work causing troubles with her mother, Huiying, unable to understand it fully. Huiying is a middle-aged teacher who is about to retire, and takes on all arrangements after her mother's death, as she and her husband, Xiaoping, depend on each other but the couple suffer from emotional miscommunication. Nana, the 90-year-old grandma who has lived alone for decades, finds her life interrupted Huiying's sudden visit, and brings up the history of a bittersweet love affair. Through the three generations of women who share different views on life and love, they must find a way to connect as they meet together.

## Cast

* Sylvia Chang as Qiu Huiying
* Tian Zhuangzhuang as Yin Xiaoping
* Lang Yueting as Weiwei
* Wu Yanshu as Nana
* Song Ning as A-da
* Geng Le as Lu Mingwei
* Sitar Tan as Zhu Yin
* Rene Liu
* Li Xuejian
* Wang Zhiwen

## Production

The city and rural scenes were filmed in Zhengzhou and Luoyang, respectively.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
| 25th Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best Film | Love Education | Nominated |
| 25th Beijing College Student Film Festival | Jury Award | Love Education | Nominated |
| 25th Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best Actor | Tian Zhuangzhuang | Nominated |
| 25th Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best Actress | Wu Yanshu | Nominated |
| 25th Beijing College Student Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying | Won |
| 23rd Huading Awards | Best Director | Sylvia Chang | Nominated |
| 23rd Huading Awards | Best Actress | Sylvia Chang | Nominated |
| 23rd Huading Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Lang Yueting | Nominated |
| 9th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Film | Love Equation | Nominated |
| 9th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Hong Kong/Taiwan Director | Sylvia Chang | Won |
| 9th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actor | Tian Zhuangzhuang | Nominated |
| 9th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Actress | Sylvia Chang | Nominated |
| 9th China Film Director's Guild Awards | Best Screenwriter | Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying | Won |
| 37th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film | Patricia Cheng | Nominated |
| 37th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Sylvia Chang | Nominated |
| 37th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying | Won |
| 37th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Tian Zhuangzhuang | Nominated |
| 37th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actress | Sylvia Chang | Nominated |
| 37th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Wu Yanshu | Nominated |
| 37th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Cinematography | Mark Lee Ping-bing | Nominated |
| 37th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Original Film Score | Kay Huang | Nominated |
| 37th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Original Film Song | "Flowers in Blossom" Composer: Kay Huang Lyrics: Lam Kwun-fan Performer: Sitar Tan | Nominated |
| 12th Asian Film Awards | Best Director | Sylvia Chang | Nominated |
| 12th Asian Film Awards | Best Actress | Sylvia Chang | Won |
| 12th Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Tian Zhuangzhuang | Nominated |
| 12th Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Wu Yanshu | Nominated |
| 12th Asian Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Sylvia Chang, You Xiaoying | Nominated |
| 54th Golden Horse Awards | Best Feature Film | Love Education | Nominated |
| 54th Golden Horse Awards | Best Director | Sylvia Chang | Nominated |
| 54th Golden Horse Awards | Best Leading Actor | Tian Zhuangzhuang | Nominated |
| 54th Golden Horse Awards | Best Leading Actress | Sylvia Chang | Nominated |
| 54th Golden Horse Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Wu Yanshu | Nominated |
| 54th Golden Horse Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Sylvia Chang and You Xiaoying | Nominated |
| 54th Golden Horse Awards | Best Original Film Song | "Flowers in Blossom" Composer: Kay Huang Lyrics: Lam Kwun-fan Performer: Sitar Tan | Nominated |
| 54th Golden Horse Awards | Piaget Award | Love Education | Won |