Hello, Love, Goodbye

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Hello, Love, Goodbye
Hello-love-goodbye-poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina
Screenplay by
  • Carmi G. Raymundo
  • Rona Co
  • Crystal S. San Miguel
  • Cathy Garcia-Molina
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNoel Teehankee
Edited byMarya Ignacio
Music byJessie Q. Lasaten
Production
company
ABS-CBN Film Productions & Myriad Entertainment
Distributed byStar Cinema
Release date
  • July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱880.6 million (US$17.4 million) (worldwide)

Hello, Love, Goodbye is a 2019 Philippine romantic drama film produced and distributed by Star Cinema. Directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and produced by Carlo L. Katigbak and Olivia M. Lamasan. It is starred by Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards, with several cast members including Kakai Bautista, Lito Pimentel, Joross Gamboa, Maymay Entrata, Lovely Abella and Jameson Blake. The film follows when a struggling overseas Filipino worker, and a bartender, as they attempt to reconcile their personal careers and love for each other in Hong Kong.

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With a total revenue of ₱880 million, Hello, Love, Goodbye became the highest grossing Philippine film of all time, until it was surpassed by Rewind in January 2024. [1] [2] [3] It won several accolades, including Box Office Entertainment and PMPC Star awards. The film was released on July 31, 2019, in the Philippines and started screening internationally on August 1, 2019.

Plot

Joy (Kathryn Bernardo) is a spunky, down-on-her-luck millennial who works as a domestic helper in Hong Kong. While she excels in her job and enjoys the friendship of many other empowered domestic helpers, she plans to leave the city soon.

In the journey of achieving her goals, Joy meets Filipino bartender Ethan (Alden Richards). Ethan is already building a permanent life in Hong Kong. In a few years, he will officially become a resident in the city. After escaping responsibilities all his life, Ethan now wants to commit to a career and to his family (who also reside in Hong Kong). Joy and Ethan soon develop a friendship. The two become each other's joy against the grime and grind of Hong Kong. [4]

Cast and characters

Main

Kathryn Bernardo at the Celebrate Mega in Iceland, 2016.jpg
Kathryn Bernardo portrays Joy
Alden Richards at the OMG Awards.jpg
Alden Richards portrays Ethan

Supporting

Special participation

Production

The film is starred by Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards. Both are affiliated with the two major rival networks in the Philippines: Bernardo with ABS-CBN and Richards with GMA Network. The two also belongs to two different "love teams": Bernardo with Daniel Padilla in Kathniel and Richards with Maine Mendoza in AlDub. Together, they play the role of two Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong who became romantically involved with each other. [6] Director Cathy Garcia-Molina said that the two main cast members were not subjected to "baby or special treatment" for the film project. [7]

Filming for Hello, Love, Goodbye in Hong Kong has begun by April 2019, [8] amidst the early period of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, and was completed after a month. [9] Principal photography for the film ended by May 19, 2019, in Parañaque. [10] Post-production work for Hello, Love, Goodbye was done in Bangkok, Thailand, with ABS-CBN Film Productions collaborating with Thai production firm Kantana Group. It was the first collaboration between the two firms. [11]

Release

Hello, Love, Goodbye premiered in the Philippines on July 31, 2019. [12] The film also made history in Saudi Arabia as the first Filipino film ever to be screened in the cinemas of Jeddah. [13]

Reception

Box office

The film became the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time after earning over ₱880.6 million worldwide gross revenue on September 3, 2019, surpassing the film The Hows of Us that was also directed by Molina and starred by Bernardo. [2] [14] This record was held by the film until January 2024, when it was surpassed by Rewind .

Domestic

The film on its opening day earned a total of ₱34.4 million from over 350 cinemas in the Philippines. [15] Three days after its local release, the film was reported to have earned ₱110.8 million. [16] After four days, the film earned ₱176.6 million [17] and was shown in 465 cinemas nationwide. [17] As of August 12, 2019, the film has grossed ₱505.7 million domestically in 13 days of showing. [18] After 17 days in cinemas, the film has grossed ₱603 million domestically. [19]

International

The film earned US$2.1 million in box office receipts abroad on its first week of release. [20] The film was also recognized now the highest-grossing Filipino film in the Middle East for earning over US$1 million as of August 18. [21] It is also the highest-grossing Filipino film in Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom earning over US$195,336, [22] US$60,459 [23] and US$32,313 [24] respectively.

Critical response

Filipino film critic Philbert Dy gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 and praised Bernardo's performance. [25] Oggs Cruz, writing for Rappler, reviewed the film thus, "Hello, Love, Goodbye is fine entertainment – one that doesn’t dumb down the issues it puts forward for the sake of a standard happy ending." He pointed out that while the romantic plot was formulaic and characters seemed to have become stereotypical, the film's strengths were its depiction of Hong Kong through the female protagonist's perspective and of the struggles of overseas Filipino workers as domestic helpers. [26] In his review, Armando B. Chavez of Philippine Daily Inquirer said that the love story stood out due to the "backdrop of the plight of OFWs in Hong Kong." He also praised the musical editing, the close-up shots of the protagonists, and performances of Bernardo and Richards, describing them as tour de force. He wrote, "This is a date movie if ever there’s one. As they say back home, “just feel the feeling.” Sit back, secretly dab the tears away... resistance is futile." [27] For Toronto-based The Philippine Reporter, Ysh Cabana wrote "Despite having a woman filmmaker at the helm, it doesn’t reflect on the experience of nurses, mostly women, arriving in Canada struggling to take competency assessments or to enter a bridging program just to be able to practice their international education. This reinforces middle-class fantasy production." [28]

Ricky Lo of The Philippine Star gave a generally positive review of the film particularly the comic relief provided by Abella, Bautista, and Entrata. [29] Tito Genova Valiente however disagreed and considered the trio's performances as "aggravating" while praising Bernardo and Richard, stating, "There is Bernardo with perhaps the quietest performance for any actress of her generation. Bernardo can act within a small frame, holding her face solidly as if a slight movement will mar that portrayal... Alden gets the cinematographic love, as well. His Ethan starts fun and ends tragic but with lots of hope, even if it does not matter what happens to that hope. When those tears fall from Richards's eyes, they bring us back to those old, old cinemas of leading men looking beautiful and strong in grief." [30]

Accolades

Accolades received by Hello, Love, Goodbye
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
AACTA Awards December 4, 2019 Best Asian Film Cathy Garcia-Molina, Olivia M. Lamasan, and Carlo L. Katigbak Nominated [31]
[32]
Asian Academy Creative Awards [lower-alpha 1] December 3–4, 2020Best Direction (Fiction) Cathy Garcia-Molina Nominated [33]
[34]
[35]
Best Feature FilmHello, Love, GoodbyeNominated
Best Original ScreenplayCarmi Raymundo, Cathy Garcia-Molina, and Rona GoNominated
Box Office Entertainment Awards October 18, 2020 Phenomenal Star of Philippine Cinema Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards Won [36]
Film Actor of the Year Alden Richards Won
Film Actress of the Year Kathryn Bernardo Won
Most Popular Film ScreenwriterCarmi Raymundo, Rona Go, and Cathy Garcia-Molina Won
Most Popular Film Director Cathy Garcia-Molina Won
FAMAS Awards December 20, 2020Best Actor Alden Richards Nominated [37]
Best Actress Kathryn Bernardo Nominated
Best EditingMaya IgnacioNominated
Best ScoringJessie LasatenNominated
Gawad Urian Awards November 10, 2020Best Actress Kathryn Bernardo Nominated [38]
Best Actor Alden Richards Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Maricel Laxa Nominated
PMPC Star Awards for Movies September 26, 2021Movie of the YearHello, Love, GoodbyeWon [39]
[40]
Movie Director of the Year Cathy Garcia-Molina Won
Movie Actor of the Year Alden Richards Won
Movie Actress of the Year Kathryn Bernardo Nominated
Movie Supporting Actress of the Year Maricel Laxa Won
Movie Ensemble Acting of the YearHello, Love, GoodbyeNominated
Movie Screenwriter of the Year Cathy Garcia-Molina, Carmi Raymundo, and Rona CoWon
Movie Cinematographer of the YearNoel TeehankeeNominated
Movie Editor of the YearMarya IgnacioNominated
Movie Production Designer of the YearNorico SantosNominated
Movie Musical Scorer of the YearJessie LasatenNominated
Movie Loveteam of the Year Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards Won

Possible sequel

On August 1, 2019, during the opening week of the film, lead actor Alden Richards and director Cathy Garcia-Molina expressed openness on working on a sequel for the film despite the latter's confirming plans to retire from directing to focus on her family. [41] On August 26, 2019, lead actress Kathryn Bernardo has also expressed similar sentiments on doing a sequel for the film. [42]

Novel adaptation

A novel adaptation written of Hello, Love, Goodbye, authored by Palanca awardee Charmaine Lasar and published under ABS-CBN Books, was released on August 26, 2019. [43] The novel also includes additional narration on the backstory of Joy, about her life in the Philippines prior to moving to Hong Kong and an epilogue which was not depicted in the film. Behind-the-scenes information, and on-set photos are also included in the novel. [44]

Notes

  1. ↑ Covers non-web-only entities and excludes national winners

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