Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Beautiful Illusions

Beautiful Illusions is a 20-episode mystery thriller set in contemporary Singapore. Produced by MediaCorp in 2004 and aired in 2005, it stars Fann Wong in two diverse roles - a quiet and nondescript cartoon illustrator with a quirky sense of style , and a stylish, vampy air stewardess who lives the high life on her motorbike .

Story


A young Yixin watches her father get stabbed to death in a park by a teen delinquent Jiansheng who is later sentenced to 17 years in jail. Psychologically scarred by the memory of her father's death, Yixin grows up bitter and vengeful, even though she appears docile and sweet outwardly. When Jiansheng is released, she discovers that he is in fact the son of a wealthy family, and embarks on a mission to sow discord between him and his newfound relatives.

Production notes


* Fann Wong was nominated for Best Actress at the Singapore Star Awards 2005 for this role.
* Fann Wong performed the theme song of this serial, which was also nominated for Best Theme Song at the Singapore Star Awards 2005.
* This serial was nominated for Best Serial in the same awards ceremony.

Cast


* Fann Wong - Wang Yixin, Joeann
* Thomas Ong - Zhou Jiansheng
* Qi Yuwu - Zhou Jianwei
* Yvonne Lim - Lu Xiaofen
* Lin Liyun - Esther Wong
* MC King - Bai Cai

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