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Chinese film wins top prize in Vesoul Int'l Film Festival
February-16-2011

Chinese film "Addicted to Love" won three awards in the 17th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema on Tuesday, including the highest Golden Cyclo Award.

Poster of the Chinese film "Addicted to Love" [CRI]

The film, directed by Liu Hao, features a Chinese retiree, Old Pop, who lives in Beijing with his extended family. One day, he meets his first love accidentally. In spite of their children's reluctance, the two start meeting in secret. Discovering his first love has Alzheimer, Old Pop plays little games with her to exercise her mind.

Liu combined "prudence, tenderness and humor" in this film and established touching personalities, the jury of the festival said at the closing ceremony.

The film also won the Special Langues "O" Award by the French National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations and the Emile Guimet Award by the Friends Association of National Museum of Asian Arts-Guimet at the festival.

Uzbekistan director Elkin Tuychiev shared the Golden Cyclo Award with Liu Hao with his film "P.S."

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