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=== Development === === Development ===
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After co-writing '']'' (2016), screenwriter Riley Yip initially decided to leave the film industry to study aviation in ] and pursue a career as a pilot.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024">{{Cite web |url=https://film-pilgrimage.com/2024/11/21/%E3%80%90%E5%B0%88%E8%A8%AA%E3%80%91%E3%80%8A%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9%E3%80%8B%E5%B0%8E%E6%BC%94%E8%91%89%E9%88%BA%E7%80%9B-%E4%B8%BB%E6%BC%94%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8/ |title=【專訪】《寄了一整個春天》導演葉鈺瀛 主演陳書昕 |date=21 November 2024 |website=Film Pilgrimage |last=Wong |first=Gary |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> While awaiting her pilot examination results, she learned that the ] had increased its budget and winner quotas, and producer {{ill|Steve Chan (filmmaker)|lt=Steve Chan|zh|陳志發}} encouraged her to join the project.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024" /> She began developing the screenplay in 2019, aiming to create a story about ] inspired by ]'s 1956 novel '']''.<ref name="GoldenHorseNovember2024">{{Cite web |url=https://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/film/programme/related/detail/2213 |title=2024金馬影展 │從天而降的內褲雨，閉翳青春的風景線：專訪《寄了一整個春天》導演葉鈺瀛 |date=22 November 2024 |website=] |author=華疌 |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> In the original script, both protagonists were physically disabled, one with a stutter and the other with ], but Yip found it challenging to portray their communication and subsequently changed their character settings.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024" /> The film won the Initiative under the ] ''The Wonder'' and was selected as part of the sixth wave in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E3%80%90%E5%A8%9B%E4%BA%8B%E8%80%85%E3%80%91%E3%80%8A%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9%E3%80%8B%EF%BC%9A%E6%96%87%E9%9D%92%E9%AD%94%E5%B9%BB%E6%88%B2-%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8%E6%98%95%E5%87%BA%E8%89%B2-000003137.html |title=《寄了一整個春天》：文青魔幻戲 陳書昕出色 |date=23 November 2024 |website=] |author=郭靖言 |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=24 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124022108/https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E3%80%90%E5%A8%9B%E4%BA%8B%E8%80%85%E3%80%91%E3%80%8A%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9%E3%80%8B%EF%BC%9A%E6%96%87%E9%9D%92%E9%AD%94%E5%B9%BB%E6%88%B2-%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8%E6%98%95%E5%87%BA%E8%89%B2-000003137.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ScreenDailyMarch2023">{{Cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/a-ripple-will-become-a-force-hong-kongs-fresh-wave-of-rising-filmmakers/5180099.article |title=“A ripple will become a force”: Hong Kong’s fresh wave of rising filmmakers |date=14 March 2023 |website=] |last=Wong |first=Silva |access-date=13 December 2024 |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317080328/https://www.screendaily.com/features/a-ripple-will-become-a-force-hong-kongs-fresh-wave-of-rising-filmmakers/5180099.article |url-status=live }}</ref> After winning the Initiative, Yip refined the screenplay with producer ] during the ], changing the ending from tragic to comedic in order to create a "lighter and more energetic" film that contrasted with the prevailing social atmosphere.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024" /> To conduct field research, she joined ] groups selling second-hand lingeries while disguising herself as a patron.<ref name="GoldenHorseNovember2024" /> After co-writing '']'' (2016), screenwriter Riley Yip initially decided to leave the film industry to study aviation in ] and pursue a career as a pilot.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024">{{Cite web |url=https://film-pilgrimage.com/2024/11/21/%E3%80%90%E5%B0%88%E8%A8%AA%E3%80%91%E3%80%8A%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9%E3%80%8B%E5%B0%8E%E6%BC%94%E8%91%89%E9%88%BA%E7%80%9B-%E4%B8%BB%E6%BC%94%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8/ |title=【專訪】《寄了一整個春天》導演葉鈺瀛 主演陳書昕 |date=21 November 2024 |website=Film Pilgrimage |last=Wong |first=Gary |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> While awaiting her pilot examination results, she learned that the ] had increased its budget and winner quotas, and producer {{ill|Steve Chan (filmmaker)|lt=Steve Chan|zh|陳志發}} encouraged her to join the project.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024" /> She began developing the screenplay in 2019, aiming to create a story about ] inspired by ]'s 1956 novel '']''.<ref name="GoldenHorseNovember2024">{{Cite web |url=https://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/film/programme/related/detail/2213 |title=2024金馬影展 │從天而降的內褲雨，閉翳青春的風景線：專訪《寄了一整個春天》導演葉鈺瀛 |date=22 November 2024 |website=] |author=華疌 |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> In the original script, both protagonists were physically disabled, one with a stutter and the other with ], but Yip found it challenging to portray their communication and subsequently changed their character settings.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024" /> The film won the Initiative under the ] ''The Wonder'' and was selected as part of the sixth wave in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E3%80%90%E5%A8%9B%E4%BA%8B%E8%80%85%E3%80%91%E3%80%8A%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9%E3%80%8B%EF%BC%9A%E6%96%87%E9%9D%92%E9%AD%94%E5%B9%BB%E6%88%B2-%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8%E6%98%95%E5%87%BA%E8%89%B2-000003137.html |title=《寄了一整個春天》：文青魔幻戲 陳書昕出色 |date=23 November 2024 |website=] |author=郭靖言 |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=24 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124022108/https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E3%80%90%E5%A8%9B%E4%BA%8B%E8%80%85%E3%80%91%E3%80%8A%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9%E3%80%8B%EF%BC%9A%E6%96%87%E9%9D%92%E9%AD%94%E5%B9%BB%E6%88%B2-%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8%E6%98%95%E5%87%BA%E8%89%B2-000003137.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ScreenDailyMarch2023">{{Cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/a-ripple-will-become-a-force-hong-kongs-fresh-wave-of-rising-filmmakers/5180099.article |title="A ripple will become a force": Hong Kong's fresh wave of rising filmmakers |date=14 March 2023 |website=] |last=Wong |first=Silva |access-date=13 December 2024 |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317080328/https://www.screendaily.com/features/a-ripple-will-become-a-force-hong-kongs-fresh-wave-of-rising-filmmakers/5180099.article |url-status=live }}</ref> After winning the Initiative, Yip refined the screenplay with producer ] during the ], changing the ending from tragic to comedic in order to create a "lighter and more energetic" film that contrasted with the prevailing social atmosphere.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024" /> To conduct field research, she joined ] groups selling second-hand lingeries while disguising herself as a patron.<ref name="GoldenHorseNovember2024" />


Due to the controversial subject matter of selling used lingeries, Yip described the film as focusing on "a business surrounding ]" while advertising for the auditions.<ref name="GoldenHorseNovember2024" /> Casting lasted two months, during which some participants dropped out upon learning the film's true context.<ref name="GoldenHorseNovember2024" /> After struggling to find an actress for Rachel, Yip approached {{ill|Sheena Chan|zh|陳書昕}} after her friend showed her a music video of a Taiwanese singer featuring Chan.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024" /> Chan was unaware that selling worn lingerie online is an actual business prior to the project.<ref name="JetMagazineNovember2024" /> The film marks the feature film debuts of girl group ] member ], Sheena Chan, {{ill|Shin Cheung|zh|張毓軒}}, and singer ];<ref name="EastWeekOctober2024">{{Cite web |url=https://eastweek.stheadline.com/focus/7817/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-%E9%82%B1%E5%BD%A5%E7%AD%92%E6%BC%94%E6%B4%BB%E5%8F%A3%E5%90%83%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E7%8D%B2%E8%A7%80%E7%9C%BE%E6%BF%80%E8%AE%9A |title=寄了一整個春天︱ 邱彥筒演活口吃少女獲觀眾激讚 |date=19 October 2024 |website=] |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> with Yau, Chan, and Cheung having previously collaborated in the ] thriller series ''{{ill|Left On Read|zh|那年盛夏我們綻放如花}}'' (2023).<ref name="JetMagazineNovember2024">{{Cite web |url=https://jetmagazine.com.hk/blossoms-under-somewhere-marf-sheena-interview-2024/ |title=《寄了一整個春天》邱彥筒、陳書昕專訪｜盛夏萌芽，春天綻放 |date=20 November 2024 |website=] |last=Wong |first=Nic |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> To prepare for her role as a girl who stutters, Yau watched documentaries, communicated from real stammerers, and trained with a speech therapist, where she had to learn how to speak with a stutter.<ref name="JetMagazineNovember2024" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/1067404/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-marf%E7%82%BA%E6%BC%94%E5%87%BA%E9%80%86%E5%90%91%E7%B7%B4%E5%8F%A3%E5%90%83-%E6%B8%85%E5%A0%B4%E6%8B%8D%E9%99%A4%E5%BA%95%E8%A4%B2-%E5%B0%91%E5%B0%91%E5%B0%B7%E5%B0%AC |title=寄了一整個春天︱Marf為演出逆向練口吃　清場拍除底褲：少少尷尬 |date=18 October 2024 |website=] |author=莫匡堯 |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> Due to the controversial subject matter of selling used lingeries, Yip described the film as focusing on "a business surrounding ]" while advertising for the auditions.<ref name="GoldenHorseNovember2024" /> Casting lasted two months, during which some participants dropped out upon learning the film's true context.<ref name="GoldenHorseNovember2024" /> After struggling to find an actress for Rachel, Yip approached {{ill|Sheena Chan|zh|陳書昕}} after her friend showed her a music video of a Taiwanese singer featuring Chan.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024" /> Chan was unaware that selling worn lingerie online is an actual business prior to the project.<ref name="JetMagazineNovember2024" /> The film marks the feature film debuts of girl group ] member ], Sheena Chan, {{ill|Shin Cheung|zh|張毓軒}}, and singer ];<ref name="EastWeekOctober2024">{{Cite web |url=https://eastweek.stheadline.com/focus/7817/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-%E9%82%B1%E5%BD%A5%E7%AD%92%E6%BC%94%E6%B4%BB%E5%8F%A3%E5%90%83%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E7%8D%B2%E8%A7%80%E7%9C%BE%E6%BF%80%E8%AE%9A |title=寄了一整個春天︱ 邱彥筒演活口吃少女獲觀眾激讚 |date=19 October 2024 |website=] |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> with Yau, Chan, and Cheung having previously collaborated in the ] thriller series ''{{ill|Left On Read|zh|那年盛夏我們綻放如花}}'' (2023).<ref name="JetMagazineNovember2024">{{Cite web |url=https://jetmagazine.com.hk/blossoms-under-somewhere-marf-sheena-interview-2024/ |title=《寄了一整個春天》邱彥筒、陳書昕專訪｜盛夏萌芽，春天綻放 |date=20 November 2024 |website=] |last=Wong |first=Nic |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> To prepare for her role as a girl who stutters, Yau watched documentaries, communicated from real stammerers, and trained with a speech therapist, where she had to learn how to speak with a stutter.<ref name="JetMagazineNovember2024" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/1067404/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-marf%E7%82%BA%E6%BC%94%E5%87%BA%E9%80%86%E5%90%91%E7%B7%B4%E5%8F%A3%E5%90%83-%E6%B8%85%E5%A0%B4%E6%8B%8D%E9%99%A4%E5%BA%95%E8%A4%B2-%E5%B0%91%E5%B0%91%E5%B0%B7%E5%B0%AC |title=寄了一整個春天︱Marf為演出逆向練口吃 清場拍除底褲：少少尷尬 |date=18 October 2024 |website=] |author=莫匡堯 |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref>


=== Filming and post-production === === Filming and post-production ===
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] began in late March 2023,<ref name="ScreenDailyMarch2023" /> shortly after the controversial release of the schoolgirl-themed documentary ''{{ill|To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self|zh|給十九歲的我}}'' (2022), and the school that had initially leased its campus to the crew withdrew permission on the second day of filming due to the controversy.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024" />{{efn|The documentary film ''{{ill|To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self|zh|給十九歲的我}}'' focuses on six schoolgirls, documenting both their secondary school and personal lives, but it was theatrically released in February 2023 without the consent of the interviewees, leading to significant online backlash, especially after the film was awarded ] in the ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/htm/hk-documentary-02072023071521.html |title=港紀錄片《給十九歲的我》無事主同意即公映　引未成年人私隱爭議 |date=7 February 2023 |website=] |author=李若如 |access-date=14 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210153421/https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/htm/hk-documentary-02072023071521.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/chinese/zh-hant/article/my-19-years-old-self-hong-kong-film-award/cre3ijyzv |title=紀錄片《給十九歲的我》奪香港金像獎最佳電影惹爭議 |date=17 April 2023 |website=] |last=Loh |first=Nina |access-date=14 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719213025/https://www.sbs.com.au/language/chinese/zh-hant/article/my-19-years-old-self-hong-kong-film-award/cre3ijyzv |url-status=live }}</ref>}} On the fifth day, the crew also lost the apartment used as the set for Ching's home, when the entire building changed ownership, and the new landlord refused to allow filming.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024" /> The crew found a substitute location at the ] for the school scenes on the seventh day, but since the facilities were designed for visually impaired students, the hall and playground scenes were shot at ] and a gymnasium instead.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024" /> ] began in late March 2023,<ref name="ScreenDailyMarch2023" /> shortly after the controversial release of the schoolgirl-themed documentary ''{{ill|To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self|zh|給十九歲的我}}'' (2022), and the school that had initially leased its campus to the crew withdrew permission on the second day of filming due to the controversy.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024" />{{efn|The documentary film ''{{ill|To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self|zh|給十九歲的我}}'' focuses on six schoolgirls, documenting both their secondary school and personal lives, but it was theatrically released in February 2023 without the consent of the interviewees, leading to significant online backlash, especially after the film was awarded ] in the ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/htm/hk-documentary-02072023071521.html |title=港紀錄片《給十九歲的我》無事主同意即公映 引未成年人私隱爭議 |date=7 February 2023 |website=] |author=李若如 |access-date=14 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210153421/https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/htm/hk-documentary-02072023071521.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/chinese/zh-hant/article/my-19-years-old-self-hong-kong-film-award/cre3ijyzv |title=紀錄片《給十九歲的我》奪香港金像獎最佳電影惹爭議 |date=17 April 2023 |website=] |last=Loh |first=Nina |access-date=14 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719213025/https://www.sbs.com.au/language/chinese/zh-hant/article/my-19-years-old-self-hong-kong-film-award/cre3ijyzv |url-status=live }}</ref>}} On the fifth day, the crew also lost the apartment used as the set for Ching's home, when the entire building changed ownership, and the new landlord refused to allow filming.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024" /> The crew found a substitute location at the ] for the school scenes on the seventh day, but since the facilities were designed for visually impaired students, the hall and playground scenes were shot at ] and a gymnasium instead.<ref name="FilmPilgrimageNovember2024" />


Yip initially opposed filming close-up shots of the lingerie, but she proceeded at the advice of Fruit Chan and later found those footage very useful during post-production editing.<ref name="GoldenHorseNovember2024" /> The film's title was changed to ''Blossoms Under Somewhere'' after production was completed, as Yip had originally envisioned it as an ] but found it less dramatic after filming wrapped, prompting a title change following discussions with Chan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://today.line.me/hk/v2/article/LX9OvpV |title=【寄了一整個春天專訪（上）】邱彥筒戲中賣二手內褲　陳書昕：一種心靈寄託 |date=20 November 2024 |website=] |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> In May 2024, the film was presented at the ],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/cannes-2024-the-hot-projects-from-hong-kong-and-china/5193505.article |title=Cannes 2024: The hot projects from Hong Kong and China |date=16 May 2024 |website=] |last=Wong |first=Silva |access-date=13 December 2024 |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524225918/https://www.screendaily.com/features/cannes-2024-the-hot-projects-from-hong-kong-and-china/5193505.article |url-status=live }}</ref> and ] acquired worldwide distribution rights that same month.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/mm2-boards-fruit-chan-produced-blossoms-under-somewhere-exclusive/5193454.article |title=mm2 boards Fruit Chan-produced ‘Blossoms Under Somewhere’ (exclusive) |date=15 May 2024 |website=] |last=Wong |first=Silva |access-date=13 December 2024 |archive-date=22 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922120106/https://www.screendaily.com/news/mm2-boards-fruit-chan-produced-blossoms-under-somewhere-exclusive/5193454.article |url-status=live }}</ref> In October, it was also presented at the ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/hong-kongs-first-feature-film-initiative-showcasing-projects-at-acfm/5197839.article |title=Hong Kong’s First Feature Film Initiative showcasing projects at ACFM |date=5 October 2024 |website=] |last=Wong |first=Silva |access-date=13 December 2024 |archive-date=4 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204005040/https://www.screendaily.com/features/hong-kongs-first-feature-film-initiative-showcasing-projects-at-acfm/5197839.article |url-status=live }}</ref> Yip initially opposed filming close-up shots of the lingerie, but she proceeded at the advice of Fruit Chan and later found those footage very useful during post-production editing.<ref name="GoldenHorseNovember2024" /> The film's title was changed to ''Blossoms Under Somewhere'' after production was completed, as Yip had originally envisioned it as an ] but found it less dramatic after filming wrapped, prompting a title change following discussions with Chan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://today.line.me/hk/v2/article/LX9OvpV |title=【寄了一整個春天專訪（上）】邱彥筒戲中賣二手內褲 陳書昕：一種心靈寄託 |date=20 November 2024 |website=] |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> In May 2024, the film was presented at the ],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/cannes-2024-the-hot-projects-from-hong-kong-and-china/5193505.article |title=Cannes 2024: The hot projects from Hong Kong and China |date=16 May 2024 |website=] |last=Wong |first=Silva |access-date=13 December 2024 |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524225918/https://www.screendaily.com/features/cannes-2024-the-hot-projects-from-hong-kong-and-china/5193505.article |url-status=live }}</ref> and ] acquired worldwide distribution rights that same month.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/mm2-boards-fruit-chan-produced-blossoms-under-somewhere-exclusive/5193454.article |title=mm2 boards Fruit Chan-produced 'Blossoms Under Somewhere' (exclusive) |date=15 May 2024 |website=] |last=Wong |first=Silva |access-date=13 December 2024 |archive-date=22 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922120106/https://www.screendaily.com/news/mm2-boards-fruit-chan-produced-blossoms-under-somewhere-exclusive/5193454.article |url-status=live }}</ref> In October, it was also presented at the ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/hong-kongs-first-feature-film-initiative-showcasing-projects-at-acfm/5197839.article |title=Hong Kong's First Feature Film Initiative showcasing projects at ACFM |date=5 October 2024 |website=] |last=Wong |first=Silva |access-date=13 December 2024 |archive-date=4 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204005040/https://www.screendaily.com/features/hong-kongs-first-feature-film-initiative-showcasing-projects-at-acfm/5197839.article |url-status=live }}</ref>


=== Music === === Music ===
''Blossoms Under Somewhere'' was scored by {{ill|Sara Fung|zh|馮之行}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20241125/1732532020312/%E3%80%8A%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B%E6%B5%81%E5%8B%95%E8%BB%8A%E5%AE%A3%E5%82%B3-%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8%E6%98%95%E9%A6%96%E5%BA%A6busking-%E5%81%95%E5%B0%8E%E6%BC%94%E8%AC%9D%E7%A5%A8%E6%84%9F%E8%A7%B8%E8%90%BD%E6%B7%9A |title=《寄了》流動車宣傳 陳書昕首度Busking 偕導演謝票感觸落淚 |date=25 November 2024 |website=] |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=25 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125163107/https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20241125/1732532020312/%E3%80%8A%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B%E6%B5%81%E5%8B%95%E8%BB%8A%E5%AE%A3%E5%82%B3-%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8%E6%98%95%E9%A6%96%E5%BA%A6busking-%E5%81%95%E5%B0%8E%E6%BC%94%E8%AC%9D%E7%A5%A8%E6%84%9F%E8%A7%B8%E8%90%BD%E6%B7%9A |url-status=live }}</ref> Its theme song, "Laki Kaki", was composed by Fung, with lyrics by {{ill|Yvette Wong|zh|王樂儀}} and {{ill|Chow Yiu-fai|zh|周耀輝}}, and performed by Marife Yau.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.weekendhk.com/%e6%96%b0%e6%ad%8c%e6%8e%a8%e8%96%a6/marf-%e9%82%b1%e5%bd%a5%e7%ad%92%e6%96%b0%e6%ad%8c-%e3%aa%90%e3%a9%bf%ef%bc%88%e9%9b%bb%e5%bd%b1%e3%80%8a%e5%af%84%e4%ba%86%e4%b8%80%e6%95%b4%e5%80%8b%e6%98%a5%e5%a4%a9%e3%80%8b%e4%b8%bb%e9%a1%8c-2109263/4/ |title=Marf 邱彥筒新歌《㪐㩿（電影《寄一整個春天》主題曲）》｜歌詞＋新歌試聽＋MV |date=8 December 2024 |website=] |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> It also featured an interlude titled "Something About You", co-performed by Yau and Sheena Chan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/1079236/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8%E6%98%95%E6%B5%81%E5%8B%95%E8%BB%8A%E5%94%B1%E4%B8%BB%E9%A1%8C%E6%9B%B2-%E8%AC%9D%E7%A5%A8%E6%99%82%E7%AA%81%E6%84%9F%E8%A7%B8%E8%90%BD%E6%B7%9A |title=寄了一整個春天｜陳書昕流動車唱主題曲　謝票時突感觸落淚 |date=25 November 2024 |website=] |author=許育民 |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=29 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129200301/https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/1079236/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8%E6%98%95%E6%B5%81%E5%8B%95%E8%BB%8A%E5%94%B1%E4%B8%BB%E9%A1%8C%E6%9B%B2-%E8%AC%9D%E7%A5%A8%E6%99%82%E7%AA%81%E6%84%9F%E8%A7%B8%E8%90%BD%E6%B7%9A |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Blossoms Under Somewhere'' was scored by {{ill|Sara Fung|zh|馮之行}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20241125/1732532020312/%E3%80%8A%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B%E6%B5%81%E5%8B%95%E8%BB%8A%E5%AE%A3%E5%82%B3-%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8%E6%98%95%E9%A6%96%E5%BA%A6busking-%E5%81%95%E5%B0%8E%E6%BC%94%E8%AC%9D%E7%A5%A8%E6%84%9F%E8%A7%B8%E8%90%BD%E6%B7%9A |title=《寄了》流動車宣傳 陳書昕首度Busking 偕導演謝票感觸落淚 |date=25 November 2024 |website=] |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=25 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125163107/https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20241125/1732532020312/%E3%80%8A%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B%E6%B5%81%E5%8B%95%E8%BB%8A%E5%AE%A3%E5%82%B3-%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8%E6%98%95%E9%A6%96%E5%BA%A6busking-%E5%81%95%E5%B0%8E%E6%BC%94%E8%AC%9D%E7%A5%A8%E6%84%9F%E8%A7%B8%E8%90%BD%E6%B7%9A |url-status=live }}</ref> Its theme song, "Laki Kaki", was composed by Fung, with lyrics by {{ill|Yvette Wong|zh|王樂儀}} and {{ill|Chow Yiu-fai|zh|周耀輝}}, and performed by Marife Yau.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.weekendhk.com/%e6%96%b0%e6%ad%8c%e6%8e%a8%e8%96%a6/marf-%e9%82%b1%e5%bd%a5%e7%ad%92%e6%96%b0%e6%ad%8c-%e3%aa%90%e3%a9%bf%ef%bc%88%e9%9b%bb%e5%bd%b1%e3%80%8a%e5%af%84%e4%ba%86%e4%b8%80%e6%95%b4%e5%80%8b%e6%98%a5%e5%a4%a9%e3%80%8b%e4%b8%bb%e9%a1%8c-2109263/4/ |title=Marf 邱彥筒新歌《㪐㩿（電影《寄一整個春天》主題曲）》｜歌詞＋新歌試聽＋MV |date=8 December 2024 |website=] |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> It also featured an interlude titled "Something About You", co-performed by Yau and Sheena Chan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/1079236/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8%E6%98%95%E6%B5%81%E5%8B%95%E8%BB%8A%E5%94%B1%E4%B8%BB%E9%A1%8C%E6%9B%B2-%E8%AC%9D%E7%A5%A8%E6%99%82%E7%AA%81%E6%84%9F%E8%A7%B8%E8%90%BD%E6%B7%9A |title=寄了一整個春天｜陳書昕流動車唱主題曲 謝票時突感觸落淚 |date=25 November 2024 |website=] |author=許育民 |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=29 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129200301/https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/1079236/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8%E6%98%95%E6%B5%81%E5%8B%95%E8%BB%8A%E5%94%B1%E4%B8%BB%E9%A1%8C%E6%9B%B2-%E8%AC%9D%E7%A5%A8%E6%99%82%E7%AA%81%E6%84%9F%E8%A7%B8%E8%90%BD%E6%B7%9A |url-status=live }}</ref>


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== Reception == == Reception ==
=== Box office === === Box office ===
''Blossoms Under Somewhere'' debuted with a gross of less than HKD$100,000 on its opening day,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/topic/detail/20049435/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-marf%E6%96%B0%E6%88%B2%E8%AC%9D%E7%A5%A8%E5%9B%A0%E8%BA%AB%E9%AB%94%E6%8A%B1%E6%81%99%E5%B0%84%E6%B3%A2-%E8%87%AA%E7%88%86%E5%AE%B6%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%A7%E7%8E%A9%E5%8C%96%E5%A6%9Dcosplay%E6%8D%B1%E8%BD%9F/1 |title=寄了一整個春天｜Marf新戲謝票因身體抱恙射波 自爆家中大玩化妝Cosplay捱轟 |date=29 November 2024 |website=] |author=李國樑 |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> and accumulated HKD$597,000 by the sixth day,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/JHV05OQT05527MBG.html |title=桂綸鎂《台北通緝令》香港票房僅25萬，黃子華《破地獄》達9594萬 |date=26 November 2024 |website=] |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> with '']'' described the figures as "so-so".<ref name="HK01Showings">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/1081015/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-marf%E7%97%85%E7%99%92%E5%BE%A9%E5%B7%A5-%E8%88%87%E5%9C%98%E9%9A%8A%E6%89%93%E6%B8%B8%E6%93%8A%E8%AC%9D%E7%A5%A8%E5%88%B0%E5%87%8C%E6%99%A8%E6%9C%89%E6%B1%82%E5%BF%85%E6%87%89 |title=寄了一整個春天｜Marf病癒復工　與團隊打游擊謝票到凌晨有求必應 |date=1 December 2024 |website=] |author=鄧穎琪 |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=2 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202210025/https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/1081015/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-marf%E7%97%85%E7%99%92%E5%BE%A9%E5%B7%A5-%E8%88%87%E5%9C%98%E9%9A%8A%E6%89%93%E6%B8%B8%E6%93%8A%E8%AC%9D%E7%A5%A8%E5%88%B0%E5%87%8C%E6%99%A8%E6%9C%89%E6%B1%82%E5%BF%85%E6%87%89 |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to its unsatisfactory commercial performance, cinemas began to reduce showings of the film starting in its second week of release.<ref name="HK01Showings" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%E4%BD%9C%E5%AE%B6%E5%B0%88%E6%AC%84/article/20241204/s00018/1733244879595/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9 |title=寄了一整個春天 |date=4 December 2024 |website=] |author=文佩卿 |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=5 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205025020/https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%e4%bd%9c%e5%ae%b6%e5%b0%88%e6%ac%84/article/20241204/s00018/1733244879595/%e5%af%84%e4%ba%86%e4%b8%80%e6%95%b4%e5%80%8b%e6%98%a5%e5%a4%a9 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Blossoms Under Somewhere'' debuted with a gross of less than HKD$100,000 on its opening day,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/topic/detail/20049435/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-marf%E6%96%B0%E6%88%B2%E8%AC%9D%E7%A5%A8%E5%9B%A0%E8%BA%AB%E9%AB%94%E6%8A%B1%E6%81%99%E5%B0%84%E6%B3%A2-%E8%87%AA%E7%88%86%E5%AE%B6%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%A7%E7%8E%A9%E5%8C%96%E5%A6%9Dcosplay%E6%8D%B1%E8%BD%9F/1 |title=寄了一整個春天｜Marf新戲謝票因身體抱恙射波 自爆家中大玩化妝Cosplay捱轟 |date=29 November 2024 |website=] |author=李國樑 |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> and accumulated HKD$597,000 by the sixth day,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/JHV05OQT05527MBG.html |title=桂綸鎂《台北通緝令》香港票房僅25萬，黃子華《破地獄》達9594萬 |date=26 November 2024 |website=] |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> with '']'' described the figures as "so-so".<ref name="HK01Showings">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/1081015/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-marf%E7%97%85%E7%99%92%E5%BE%A9%E5%B7%A5-%E8%88%87%E5%9C%98%E9%9A%8A%E6%89%93%E6%B8%B8%E6%93%8A%E8%AC%9D%E7%A5%A8%E5%88%B0%E5%87%8C%E6%99%A8%E6%9C%89%E6%B1%82%E5%BF%85%E6%87%89 |title=寄了一整個春天｜Marf病癒復工 與團隊打游擊謝票到凌晨有求必應 |date=1 December 2024 |website=] |author=鄧穎琪 |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=2 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202210025/https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/1081015/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-marf%E7%97%85%E7%99%92%E5%BE%A9%E5%B7%A5-%E8%88%87%E5%9C%98%E9%9A%8A%E6%89%93%E6%B8%B8%E6%93%8A%E8%AC%9D%E7%A5%A8%E5%88%B0%E5%87%8C%E6%99%A8%E6%9C%89%E6%B1%82%E5%BF%85%E6%87%89 |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to its unsatisfactory commercial performance, cinemas began to reduce showings of the film starting in its second week of release.<ref name="HK01Showings" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%E4%BD%9C%E5%AE%B6%E5%B0%88%E6%AC%84/article/20241204/s00018/1733244879595/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9 |title=寄了一整個春天 |date=4 December 2024 |website=] |author=文佩卿 |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=5 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205025020/https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%e4%bd%9c%e5%ae%b6%e5%b0%88%e6%ac%84/article/20241204/s00018/1733244879595/%e5%af%84%e4%ba%86%e4%b8%80%e6%95%b4%e5%80%8b%e6%98%a5%e5%a4%a9 |url-status=live }}</ref>


=== Critical response === === Critical response ===
Edmund Lee of '']'' gave the film 2.5/5 stars, describing it as "a fairly unrealistic tale of misguided youth" while emphasizing its "perilous undertaking for young girls", and criticizing the writers for failing to fully utilize the "juicy premise", as well as calling the third act "contrived and out of character and remains largely unresolved", although he acknowledged Marife Yau's "charismatic performance" in her debut role, which he felt was "lessened by a story this lightweight and inconsequential".<ref name="SCMPReview" /> Alan Chu of '']'' found the film to be a "clichéd commercial comedy" that lacks depth in its social commentary on female growth and empowerment, while also failing to deliver a light and amusing tone.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://reading.udn.com/read/story/7044/8364694 |title=2024金馬影展奈派克獎11部入圍影片總評：最愛《青春末世物語》《白衣蒼狗》與《黎明時道別傷感》 |date=19 November 2024 |website=] |last=Chu |first=Alan |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> Edmund Lee of '']'' gave the film 2.5/5 stars, describing it as "a fairly unrealistic tale of misguided youth" while emphasizing its "perilous undertaking for young girls", and criticizing the writers for failing to fully utilize the "juicy premise", as well as calling the third act "contrived and out of character and remains largely unresolved", although he acknowledged Marife Yau's "charismatic performance" in her debut role, which he felt was "lessened by a story this lightweight and inconsequential".<ref name="SCMPReview" /> Alan Chu of '']'' found the film to be a "clichéd commercial comedy" that lacks depth in its social commentary on female growth and empowerment, while also failing to deliver a light and amusing tone.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://reading.udn.com/read/story/7044/8364694 |title=2024金馬影展奈派克獎11部入圍影片總評：最愛《青春末世物語》《白衣蒼狗》與《黎明時道別傷感》 |date=19 November 2024 |website=] |last=Chu |first=Alan |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref>


Calvin Choi, reviewing for '']'', argued that while films can effectively tackle morally ambiguous subjects and praised Sheena Chan's performance, ''Blossoms Under Somewhere'' fails to develop character motivations and explore moral dilemmas, particularly criticizing the protagonist Ching's "absolutely selfish" personality and noting that the story concludes in "a naive and contrived manner", suggesting that "the creators were incapable of wrapping things up".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.my903.com/article/4316/%E3%80%8A%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9%E3%80%8B%E2%80%94%E2%80%94%E7%82%BA%E4%BA%86%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8%E6%98%95%EF%BC%8C%E6%9C%89%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81%E5%85%A5%E6%88%B2%E9%99%A2%E7%9D%87 |title=《寄了一整個春天》——為了陳書昕，有需要入戲院睇 |date=13 November 2024 |website=] |last=Choi |first=Calvin |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> Ho Tak of '']'' also offered a critical review and noted that although the theme and premise are intriguing, the narrative is imbalanced due to an excessive focus on Ching and Rachel's friendship, neglecting important elements like Ching's motivations and background, and rendering Adam Pak's character one-dimensional, ultimately resulting in an unsatisfying and incomplete ending marked by a slow pace and overlapping plot points.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com.hk/lifestyle/Blossoms-Under-Somewhere-movie |title=《寄了一整個春天》影評｜Marf 與陳書昕交織的少女夢，以賣內褲道出青春迷思 |date=29 November 2024 |website=] |last=Ho |first=Tak |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=3 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203023510/https://www.harpersbazaar.com.hk/lifestyle/Blossoms-Under-Somewhere-movie |url-status=live }}</ref> ], reviewing for '']'', argued that while films can effectively tackle morally ambiguous subjects and praised Sheena Chan's performance, ''Blossoms Under Somewhere'' fails to develop character motivations and explore moral dilemmas, particularly criticizing the protagonist Ching's "absolutely selfish" personality and noting that the story concludes in "a naive and contrived manner", suggesting that "the creators were incapable of wrapping things up".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.my903.com/article/4316/%E3%80%8A%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9%E3%80%8B%E2%80%94%E2%80%94%E7%82%BA%E4%BA%86%E9%99%B3%E6%9B%B8%E6%98%95%EF%BC%8C%E6%9C%89%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81%E5%85%A5%E6%88%B2%E9%99%A2%E7%9D%87 |title=《寄了一整個春天》——為了陳書昕，有需要入戲院睇 |date=13 November 2024 |website=] |last=Choi |first=Calvin |author-link=Calvin Choi |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh}}</ref> Ho Tak of '']'' also offered a critical review and noted that although the theme and premise are intriguing, the narrative is imbalanced due to an excessive focus on Ching and Rachel's friendship, neglecting important elements like Ching's motivations and background, and rendering Adam Pak's character one-dimensional, ultimately resulting in an unsatisfying and incomplete ending marked by a slow pace and overlapping plot points.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com.hk/lifestyle/Blossoms-Under-Somewhere-movie |title=《寄了一整個春天》影評｜Marf 與陳書昕交織的少女夢，以賣內褲道出青春迷思 |date=29 November 2024 |magazine=] |last=Ho |first=Tak |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=3 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203023510/https://www.harpersbazaar.com.hk/lifestyle/Blossoms-Under-Somewhere-movie |url-status=live }}</ref>


Amy Mullins of '']'' described the film as "a surprisingly assured and astute debut" from director-screenwriter Riley Yip, presenting "a delicately feminist coming-of-age story" that features strong character agency, natural performances, and a straightforward narrative style.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/598387 |title=Honest depictions of pain and raw emotions |date=22 November 2024 |website=] |last=Mullins |first=Amy |access-date=13 December 2024 |archive-date=22 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122030435/https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/598387 |url-status=live }}</ref> Keith Ho, writing for '']'', also commended the film's unique exploration of teenage emotions and highlighted the impressive performances of Yau and Chan, but noted that it fails to fully leverage its themes of personal struggle and moral ambiguity, resulting in an open ending that may not resonate with all viewers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E8%97%9D%E6%96%87/1078715/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-%E9%81%8A%E8%B5%B0%E9%81%93%E5%BE%B7%E9%82%8A%E7%B7%A3-%E6%9C%9B%E5%B0%8B%E5%9B%9E%E8%87%AA%E6%88%91%E5%8D%BB%E9%99%B7%E6%82%B2%E5%8A%87-%E4%BD%95%E6%95%85%E5%B0%88%E6%AC%84 |title=《寄了一整個春天》綻放如花　獨特手法窺探少女心事 |date=24 November 2024 |website=] |last=Ho |first=Keith |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=27 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127021951/https://www.hk01.com/%E8%97%9D%E6%96%87/1078715/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-%E9%81%8A%E8%B5%B0%E9%81%93%E5%BE%B7%E9%82%8A%E7%B7%A3-%E6%9C%9B%E5%B0%8B%E5%9B%9E%E8%87%AA%E6%88%91%E5%8D%BB%E9%99%B7%E6%82%B2%E5%8A%87-%E4%BD%95%E6%95%85%E5%B0%88%E6%AC%84 |url-status=live }}</ref> Amy Mullins of '']'' described the film as "a surprisingly assured and astute debut" from director-screenwriter Riley Yip, presenting "a delicately feminist coming-of-age story" that features strong character agency, natural performances, and a straightforward narrative style.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/598387 |title=Honest depictions of pain and raw emotions |date=22 November 2024 |website=] |last=Mullins |first=Amy |access-date=13 December 2024 |archive-date=22 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122030435/https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/598387 |url-status=live }}</ref> Keith Ho, writing for '']'', also commended the film's unique exploration of teenage emotions and highlighted the impressive performances of Yau and Chan, but noted that it fails to fully leverage its themes of personal struggle and moral ambiguity, resulting in an open ending that may not resonate with all viewers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E8%97%9D%E6%96%87/1078715/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-%E9%81%8A%E8%B5%B0%E9%81%93%E5%BE%B7%E9%82%8A%E7%B7%A3-%E6%9C%9B%E5%B0%8B%E5%9B%9E%E8%87%AA%E6%88%91%E5%8D%BB%E9%99%B7%E6%82%B2%E5%8A%87-%E4%BD%95%E6%95%85%E5%B0%88%E6%AC%84 |title=《寄了一整個春天》綻放如花 獨特手法窺探少女心事 |date=24 November 2024 |website=] |last=Ho |first=Keith |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=zh |archive-date=27 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127021951/https://www.hk01.com/%E8%97%9D%E6%96%87/1078715/%E5%AF%84%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E6%95%B4%E5%80%8B%E6%98%A5%E5%A4%A9-%E9%81%8A%E8%B5%B0%E9%81%93%E5%BE%B7%E9%82%8A%E7%B7%A3-%E6%9C%9B%E5%B0%8B%E5%9B%9E%E8%87%AA%E6%88%91%E5%8D%BB%E9%99%B7%E6%82%B2%E5%8A%87-%E4%BD%95%E6%95%85%E5%B0%88%E6%AC%84 |url-status=live }}</ref>


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2024 Hong Kong drama film
Blossoms Under Somewhere
Theatrical poster
Traditional Chinese寄了一整個春天
JyutpingGei Liu Jat Zing Go Ceon Tin
Directed byRiley Yip
Written byRiley Yip
Sze Ling-ling
Produced byFruit Chan
StarringMarife Yau
Sheena Chan
CinematographyRick Lau
Edited byLee Him-ming
Music bySara Fung
Production
company		The Wonder Film Production
Distributed bymm2 Entertainment
Release dates
  • 18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) (Hong Kong Asian Film Festival)
  • 21 November 2024 (2024-11-21) (Hong Kong)
Running time97 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

Blossoms Under Somewhere (Chinese: 寄了一整個春天) is a 2024 Hong Kong drama film directed and co-written by Riley Yip, marking her directorial debut as part of the First Feature Film Initiative, and produced by Fruit Chan. Starring Marife Yau and Sheena Chan as a pair of schoolgirls, the film explores their experiences while selling lingerie they have worn online and the unexpected attention they attracted.

After initially leaving the film industry following her work on Weeds on Fire (2016), screenwriter Riley Yip developed the screenplay in 2019 and was subsequently selected for the First Feature Film Initiative in 2020. Pre-production commenced during the COVID-19 pandemic and principal photography took place in 2023, primarily at the Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired. The film also features two theme songs performed by Marife Yau.

The film had its world premiere as the opening film of the 21st Hong Kong Asian Film Festival on 18 October 2024, followed by a theatrical release in Hong Kong on 21 November.

Synopsis

Ching, a secondary school girl who struggles with stuttering, begins selling the lingeries she wears online for extra pocket money, encouraged by her best friend, Rachel. As she attracts a group of regular patrons, Ching enjoys their compliments and starts chatting with them regularly. Following Rachel's suggestion, they decide to expand their business by creating a fake account posing as a flight attendant, realizing that such pants can fetch several thousand dollars online. Several patrons also request face-to-face transactions. However, during her first meeting, Ching gets her menstruation and tries to cancel. The patron pressures her to proceed, insisting on buying the stained pants, and her stuttering prevents her from saying no. Although the patron pays her an extra thousand dollars, the experience frightens Ching and exacerbates her anxiety about stuttering.

Ching grows closer to another patron, finding their conversations enlightening and his social media photos appealing. She discovers his real identity as Gabriel Lau, a university physics professor, and begins skipping classes to attend his lectures. She is increasingly attracted to him, especially by his humorous teaching style, but soon learns he is married. Despite this, Lau continues to suggest face-to-face meetings while chatting online. After discussing it with Rachel, Ching agrees to meet him, but her concerns about her stuttering resurface before the transaction. Eventually, she asks Rachel to meet Lau in her place while she observes from a distance. The meetup goes well, and Lau exchanges contact information with Rachel. They start chatting frequently and meet up to trade lingeries. After witnessing Lau treat Rachel to lunch at a hotel, Ching feels jealous. She bakes a cake and tries to find Lau at university but fails to present herself again. Lau awkwardly accepts her cake but quickly tries to leave, finding her strange. In an impulsive move, Ching pulls out her worn lingeries and attempts to gift them to Lau, triggering Lau and causing him to throw both the cake and the pants to the ground in rage.

Hurt by his reaction, Ching seeks revenge by posting photos of Lau and Rachel's meetups along with their conversation records about selling lingeries on an online forum. The post sparks backlash, revealing Lau's personal information and severely damaging his reputation. Lau desperately calls Rachel, asking why she betrays him, but she has just realized she has been victimized as well. She confronts Ching, leading to the end of their friendship. In retaliation, Lau prints Rachel's photos with defamatory slogans and displays them near her school. The next morning, the school notices the incident and gathers all students in the hall, with the discipline master demanding to check everyone's schoolbags to identify those involved. Due to Ching's stuttering, classmates exploit her inability to refuse and hide their lingeries in forbidden colours or patterns in her bag. The search produces no results, but the discipline master recognizes Rachel and confronts her. In a moment of distraction, Ching rushes out of the hall and throws her schoolbag full of pants onto the playground, laughing and reconciling with Rachel.

Cast

  • Marife Yau as Ching, a high-achieving school girl from a prestigious secondary school who struggles with stuttering
  • Sheena Chan [zh] as Rachel, Ching's best friend who sells lingeries with her
  • Shin Cheung [zh] as Ben, a delivery boy acquainted with Ching
  • Adam Pak as Gabriel Lau, a university professor and a patron of Ching
  • Paisley Wu as Lady Snape, the discipline master of Ching and Rachel's school

Also featuring cameo appearances by George Au as Ben's delivery colleague; and producer Fruit Chan as one of Ching's patrons.

Production

Development

Sheena Chan (left), Marife Yau, and Riley Yip at an early screening at Langham Place in November 2024

After co-writing Weeds on Fire (2016), screenwriter Riley Yip initially decided to leave the film industry to study aviation in Adelaide and pursue a career as a pilot. While awaiting her pilot examination results, she learned that the First Feature Film Initiative had increased its budget and winner quotas, and producer Steve Chan [zh] encouraged her to join the project. She began developing the screenplay in 2019, aiming to create a story about stuttering inspired by Yukio Mishima's 1956 novel The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. In the original script, both protagonists were physically disabled, one with a stutter and the other with dyslexia, but Yip found it challenging to portray their communication and subsequently changed their character settings. The film won the Initiative under the working title The Wonder and was selected as part of the sixth wave in 2020. After winning the Initiative, Yip refined the screenplay with producer Fruit Chan during the COVID-19 pandemic, changing the ending from tragic to comedic in order to create a "lighter and more energetic" film that contrasted with the prevailing social atmosphere. To conduct field research, she joined Telegram groups selling second-hand lingeries while disguising herself as a patron.

Due to the controversial subject matter of selling used lingeries, Yip described the film as focusing on "a business surrounding subculture" while advertising for the auditions. Casting lasted two months, during which some participants dropped out upon learning the film's true context. After struggling to find an actress for Rachel, Yip approached Sheena Chan [zh] after her friend showed her a music video of a Taiwanese singer featuring Chan. Chan was unaware that selling worn lingerie online is an actual business prior to the project. The film marks the feature film debuts of girl group Collar member Marife Yau, Sheena Chan, Shin Cheung [zh], and singer Paisley Wu; with Yau, Chan, and Cheung having previously collaborated in the ViuTV thriller series Left On Read [zh] (2023). To prepare for her role as a girl who stutters, Yau watched documentaries, communicated from real stammerers, and trained with a speech therapist, where she had to learn how to speak with a stutter.

Filming and post-production

The school scenes were filmed at the Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired

Principal photography began in late March 2023, shortly after the controversial release of the schoolgirl-themed documentary To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self [zh] (2022), and the school that had initially leased its campus to the crew withdrew permission on the second day of filming due to the controversy. On the fifth day, the crew also lost the apartment used as the set for Ching's home, when the entire building changed ownership, and the new landlord refused to allow filming. The crew found a substitute location at the Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired for the school scenes on the seventh day, but since the facilities were designed for visually impaired students, the hall and playground scenes were shot at Ying Wa Girls' School and a gymnasium instead.

Yip initially opposed filming close-up shots of the lingerie, but she proceeded at the advice of Fruit Chan and later found those footage very useful during post-production editing. The film's title was changed to Blossoms Under Somewhere after production was completed, as Yip had originally envisioned it as an art-house film but found it less dramatic after filming wrapped, prompting a title change following discussions with Chan. In May 2024, the film was presented at the Marche du Film, and mm2 Entertainment acquired worldwide distribution rights that same month. In October, it was also presented at the Asian Contents & Film Market.

Music

Blossoms Under Somewhere was scored by Sara Fung [zh]. Its theme song, "Laki Kaki", was composed by Fung, with lyrics by Yvette Wong [zh] and Chow Yiu-fai [zh], and performed by Marife Yau. It also featured an interlude titled "Something About You", co-performed by Yau and Sheena Chan.

Release

Blossoms Under Somewhere had its world premiere as the opening film of the 21st Hong Kong Asian Film Festival [zh] on 18 October 2024, and was screened in competition for the NETPAC Award at the 2024 Golden Horse Film Festival. The film premiered at Causeway Bay, Hong Kong on 14 November, and was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 21 November.

Reception

Box office

Blossoms Under Somewhere debuted with a gross of less than HKD$100,000 on its opening day, and accumulated HKD$597,000 by the sixth day, with HK01 described the figures as "so-so". Due to its unsatisfactory commercial performance, cinemas began to reduce showings of the film starting in its second week of release.

Critical response

Edmund Lee of South China Morning Post gave the film 2.5/5 stars, describing it as "a fairly unrealistic tale of misguided youth" while emphasizing its "perilous undertaking for young girls", and criticizing the writers for failing to fully utilize the "juicy premise", as well as calling the third act "contrived and out of character and remains largely unresolved", although he acknowledged Marife Yau's "charismatic performance" in her debut role, which he felt was "lessened by a story this lightweight and inconsequential". Alan Chu of United Daily News found the film to be a "clichéd commercial comedy" that lacks depth in its social commentary on female growth and empowerment, while also failing to deliver a light and amusing tone.

Calvin Choi, reviewing for my903.com, argued that while films can effectively tackle morally ambiguous subjects and praised Sheena Chan's performance, Blossoms Under Somewhere fails to develop character motivations and explore moral dilemmas, particularly criticizing the protagonist Ching's "absolutely selfish" personality and noting that the story concludes in "a naive and contrived manner", suggesting that "the creators were incapable of wrapping things up". Ho Tak of Harper's Bazaar also offered a critical review and noted that although the theme and premise are intriguing, the narrative is imbalanced due to an excessive focus on Ching and Rachel's friendship, neglecting important elements like Ching's motivations and background, and rendering Adam Pak's character one-dimensional, ultimately resulting in an unsatisfying and incomplete ending marked by a slow pace and overlapping plot points.

Amy Mullins of China Daily described the film as "a surprisingly assured and astute debut" from director-screenwriter Riley Yip, presenting "a delicately feminist coming-of-age story" that features strong character agency, natural performances, and a straightforward narrative style. Keith Ho, writing for HK01, also commended the film's unique exploration of teenage emotions and highlighted the impressive performances of Yau and Chan, but noted that it fails to fully leverage its themes of personal struggle and moral ambiguity, resulting in an open ending that may not resonate with all viewers.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2024 2024 Golden Horse Film Festival NETPAC Award — Nominated

Notes

  1. The documentary film To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self [zh] focuses on six schoolgirls, documenting both their secondary school and personal lives, but it was theatrically released in February 2023 without the consent of the interviewees, leading to significant online backlash, especially after the film was awarded Best Film in the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards.

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