The giddy joys of youth and the crushing sorrows that come with growing up set the stage for this comedy-drama from writer and director Lee Chi-Yuarn. Angel (Yao Angel), Amy (Liao Chien-Hui) and Xiao Bu (Lee Amiya) are three seventeen-year-old girls who are close friends, full of the bubbly exuberance of life. While Angel seems every bit as happy as her best friends, she doesn't talk very much, strangely mirroring the behavior of her father, a bulbous drunkard who spends most of his day staring silently into space. For Amy and Xiao Bu, life seems simple and complete, even when minor annoyances like losing a cigarette or having a bird mess up your favorite outfit seem like epic tragedies for a moment. But with the passage of time, larger troubles loom on the horizon, and when Xiao Bu falls in love, Amy discovers she's attracted to the same man and her emotions lead her to betray one of her most trusted friends. Luan Qing Chun (aka Beautiful Crazy) was an official selection at the 2009 Rotterdam International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi