The Half of It
The Half of It is a 2020 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Alice Wu. It stars Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and Alexxis Lemire, with Enrique Murciano, Wolfgang Novogratz, Catherine Curtin, Becky Ann Baker, and Collin Chou in supporting roles. It is loosely inspired by Edmond Rostand's 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac, and follows a Chinese-American student helping the school jock woo a girl whom, secretly, they both desire.
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| Running time | 104 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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Ellie Chu: But you're a dude.
Paul Munsky: I have a sister.
- The end credits include a thank you to Mrs. Jeanne Geselschap who was Alice Wu's high school English teacher. She's the inspiration for Becky Ann Baker's character.
- Alice Wu's second feature film after sixteen years.
- The author of The Remains of the Day (1993), Kazuo Ishiguro, is a Japanese Brit, keeping with the film's theme of Anglo-Asian immigration. He also explored the fluid sexuality of his characters in his literature, and their inability to accept it, similar to the characters in this film.
- Wings of Desire doesn't have a triangle, but Wu sees a connection between an angel invisible to the person he loves and unable to communicate that love, to a closeted person feeling similarly unable to express their emotion.
- Trig's performance at the talent show is an obvious tribute to Bruce Springsteen's 1980s style, between the jean jacket with sleeves cut off, kerchief on head, movements, etc.
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