La Femme (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = La Femme
(绝对佳人)


caption =
genre = Modern Family Drama
format =
runtime = approx. 45 minutes per episode
creator =
director =
producer = Xie Min Yang (谢敏洋)
writer =
starring = Zoe Tay
Tay Ping Hui
Ann Kok
Desmond Sim
opentheme = 女人 by Cai Mei Yi 蔡美仪
endtheme = 局外人 by Cai Mei Yi 蔡美仪
country = SIN
language = Chinese
network = MediaCorp TV Channel 8
first_aired = 2 June 2008
last_aired = 4 July 2008
num_episodes = 25
preceded_by = Rhythm of Life
followed_by = Beach.Ball.Babes
related =
website = http://8.mediacorptv.sg/programmesdetail.aspx?iid=MDC080424-0000005

La Femme (Simplified Chinese: 绝对佳人, pronunciation: Jue Dui Jia Ren ; previously known as 女人当自强) is a Singaporean Chinese modern family drama mainly emphasizing on the lives of three women of different traits. It was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 2 June 2008 and ends its broadcast on 4 July 2008. The serial consists of 25 episodes and is aired on every weekday night 2100 hours.

Cast

Main Cast

* Zoe Tay as Fang Bao Yu (方宝玉)
* Ann Kok as Lin Xiu Hui (林秀慧)
* Tay Ping Hui as Huang Quan He (黄权和)
* Tiffany Leung (Malaysian actress) as Qian Min Min (钱敏敏)

upporting Cast

* Desmond Sim as Zhong Wei Xiang (钟伟祥)
* San Yow as Zhang Jia Jie (张家杰)
* Shaun Chen as Liang Xing Xiong (梁兴雄)
* Paige Chua as Qian Ting Ting (钱婷婷)
* Nat Ho as Fang Bao Guo (方宝国)

ynopsis

("Refer to official website")

Trivia

* This drama is Zoe Tay's first drama appearance after the birth of her second child.
* Ann Kok and Tay Ping Hui have numerous intimate scenes in this drama (about 8 scenes). Both Ann and Ping Hui told the media during interviews that throughout their career, this was the drama that most intimate scenes were done. To know more, look at the references section.
* Some audience felt that this drama was very similar to a popular Canadian TV series La Femme Nikita and HongKong TVB series La Femme Desperado. The drama's similarity in name and plot was also somewhat similar.
* Many also felt that Tay Ping Hui's role in this drama was too similar to the one in Mars vs Venus, thus not allowing him to have much breakthrough. ("Source: Wanbao")

References

* [http://www.mediacorptv.sg/en/buzzdetail/EDC080522-0000007 Ann Kok blushes during intimate scenes?! *Exclusive videos!]
* [http://www.mediacorptv.sg/en/buzzdetail/EDC080526-0000005 Tiffany Leong: Zoe’s my personal food guide! *Exclusive videos!]

External links

* [http://8.mediacorptv.sg/programmesdetail.aspx?iid=MDC080515-0000010#top Official Website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y473yseJcEU Theme song]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsAaJZxyWVs&feature=related Trailer]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGdEz-Vvhr8 Making of the drama]