The concept of online dating nowadays, particularly for middle aged people, is one that has been implemented in cinema, mostly for comedic reasons. Tay Bee Pin, however, takes a somewhat more serious look at it in “The Fourth Man”, while adding a number of other elements in his narrative, in a short that was commissioned by the Singaporean Ministry of Education.
The Fourth Man is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
The movie begins in oneiric fashion, with the protagonist ‘stating' how it all started under a small clip including photos from her past and her playing the piano. The story then cuts impressively to Singapore through panoramic and long shots, under a rendition of “Que Sera Sera”. Soon it is revealed that the main story concerns a middle-aged Malaysian banker living in Singapore who decides to take a series of blind dates. As expected by the title, the three...
The Fourth Man is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
The movie begins in oneiric fashion, with the protagonist ‘stating' how it all started under a small clip including photos from her past and her playing the piano. The story then cuts impressively to Singapore through panoramic and long shots, under a rendition of “Que Sera Sera”. Soon it is revealed that the main story concerns a middle-aged Malaysian banker living in Singapore who decides to take a series of blind dates. As expected by the title, the three...
- 3/3/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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