Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

Set in Taiwan, Arvin Chen's light comedy about marriage and honesty proves to be a surprisingly moving and effective film. Weichung (Richie Jen) is a shy and quiet optometrist living in a seemingly happy home with his wife, Feng (Mavis Fan), and their young son. At a dinner before his sister's wedding, however, Weichung runs into an old friend, Stephen (Lawrence Ko), who is also married but living the life of a single gay man. Stephen wonders why Weichung—who is also secretly gay—does not have a similar arrangement. And it is this question that comes to haunt Weichung when two things happen: Feng begins talking about having a second child, and a potential lover named Thomas (Wong Ka-Lok) enters Weichung's life. Chen explores the risks entailed in living authentically, as well as the fear concerning decisions made about love (there's also a funny parallel story about Weichung's sister, Mandy—played by Kimi Hsia—and her sudden decision not to marry). A handsomely-lensed film with a touch of magic realism (at one point a character flies off via an open umbrella, Mary Poppins-style), this thoughtful and charming film is highly recommended. (T. Keogh)