The Rose (2003)

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Country: Taiwan
Genres: Drama, Romance
Release: 2003-05-25
Director: N/A
Writers: N/A
Language: Mandarin
Stars: Cecilia Yip , Ella Chen , Jerry Huang , Joe Cheng Yuan Chang , Joelle Lu , Aisa Senda , Billie Wang , Hsiu Li , Selina Jen , Selina Jen , Hebe Tien
Runtime: 70 min
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
AKA: The Rose , The Rose (United Kingdom) , Qiang wei zhi lian , 薔薇之戀 (Taiwan) , Hoa Hồng Tình Yêu (Vietnam) , The Rose (United States of America)
Plot: Cheng Pai-He (Ella Chen), after being dumped by her boyfriend because she is ugly and fat and having her grandmother die on the same day (talk about fate), finds that her mother did not die. Furthermore, her mother is the famous actress Han Li (Cecilia Yip). She finds herself in the Han family, yet, the truth about her birth has not been revealed. Surrounded by three half-siblings, Han Fu-Jung (Joelle Lu), Han Chin (Jerry Chih-Wei Huang) and Cheng Kuei (Joseph Yuan-Chang Cheng), all by the same mother but different fathers, and a pretty harsh and cold mother, Pai-He takes on the role of a maid. The three siblings are isolated from each other and the society. They have a cold appearance, yet each of them has a warm story behind them. This is the fairy tale of how Cinderella changes each of them, and finds the princess within herself. Pai-He is an extremely ordinary young girl in the story. Even though she has a kind-hearted and generous heart, but being short and chubby, she is always being refused by people because she is not attractive enough. Her appearance has always been the origin of Pai-He's inferior feelings. Because that is a fact that no matter how much strength she uses, she is unable to change. This inferior feeling deeply influences Pai-He's life, her interpersonal relations, and even her own emotions. There are lots of beautiful girls that always appears by Pai-He's side. The radiance that they give off is like that of a peacock spreading its feathers, conceited and arrogantly striding ahead with their chins up. And Pai-He is always used to retreating to the back. In her mind, "I am always ugly." has long ago became an established law that doesn't change. When other people harms her, makes her doubt this established law of hers, she would turn around and make excuses for that person, comforting her own wavering, uneasy heart. Pai-He is exactly this girl that is gentle and soft, yet has inferior feelings of herself. Even though her beautiful heart far surpasses outward appearances by a thousand hundred times, but in a society that has all along judged people by their appearances, she is just like many of the other girls who also has ordinary appearances - deeply feels miserable over their lack in their looks and forgets about the other characteristics and merits that they have. That is, until she finds the confidence and courage to love herself from all those people that loves her. She eventually reveals the brilliant glitter of her gem and helps the people that she loves in her family to untie the knot of many years of disputes, to accept each other once again. The Rose preserves the established roles of the original story and the story's infrastructure, also strengthens the personality of the roles, making them stand out, detailing the turning points of the character's mood within the show, hoping that within the entertainment, it can give the audience even more moving feelings. Furthermore, guiding the audience through an even deeper layer of thinking on love, family and friendship.
IMDB:tt4298978