The Leap Years
Directed by	Jean Yeo
Produced by	Chan Pui Yin Ng San San
Written by	Jean Yeo, Alain Layrac, Fina Torres, George Walker T & Catherine Lim (novel)
Starring	Wong Lilin Ananda Everingham Qi Yuwu Joan Chen
Language	English

The Leap Years (aka Leap of Love) is a Singapore film produced by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures, based on the novella Leap of Love by Singaporean author Catherine Lim. The production for the film started in 2005, and the film was initially to be released in December 2005 release.^[1] It was ultimately released on 29th February 2008 in Singapore.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Production 3 Cast 4 References 5 Trivia 6 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Li-Ann, a single and attractive teacher in a girl's school in Singapore teaches her students about an obscure leap year custom practiced in Ireland where men cannot refuse a proposal or date from a woman should she do so on February 29; and chances upon Jeremy at Windows Cafe who becomes a major part of her love life.

[edit] Production

The Joan Chen part is not in the novella. According to director Jean Yeo, it was added as a marketing decision to get Joan Chen involved, as her presence could help with the distribution of the film. It was shot separately, and the 9 minutes of Joan Chen's part was shot by the second unit director.^[2][3]

[edit] Cast

• Wong Lilin – Li-Ann (younger years - ages 24 to 36)
• Ananda Everingham – Jeremy Harvey (younger years - ages 24 to 36)
• Qi Yu Wu – KS
• Joan Chen – Li-Ann (older years - age 48)
• Jason Chan – Raymond
• Vernetta Lopez - Jennie
• Nadya Hutagalung - Suneetha
• Paula Malai Ali - Kim
• Tracy Tan - Dyllan

[edit] References

[edit] Trivia

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (May 2008)

• In the original story, the cafe was called Blue Paradise Café while in the movie it was Windows Cafe. (Windows Cafe was an actual restaurant at Club Street, Singapore, at the time the movie was filmed. Though by the time the film opened, it had been replaced by a new restaurant called Seven On Club.)
• The initial taxi trip in the movie shows the main characters travelling from Windows Cafe in the Telok Ayer Street area to Geylang (as evidenced by the countless durian stores) and back to Chinatown, which does not make logical sense given the short two hours they have together.
• Li-Lin's real life husband Allan Wu makes a very brief cameo appearance as Danny, the husband of Kim (Paula Malai Ali), during Li-Ann's second leap year of meeting Jeremy.

[edit] External links

• The Leap Years at the Internet Movie Database
• The Leap Years - MediacorpRaintree.com

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