”Love in Hongkong” Movie Month – Screening “Comrades: Almost a Love Story”
Fri 06 Oct 2017, 7.30 pm
TPD
From TPD:
How beautiful it is to fall in love in Hong Kong!
When talking about Hong Kong, we immediately think of an administrative region with a specific geographical location, a highly important commercial center of the world, with a blend of Eastern and Western cultures.
Diverse cuisines, boisterous city nightlife, the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, Chinese operas with free entry at many places. You see, it’s beautiful to fall in love in Hong Kong!
It is no surprise that Hong Kong, being a global commercial center, has a well-developed entertainment industry, especially the movie sector. Many actors, directors, music artists have brought glory to Hong Kong’s showbiz, and at the same time, bringing it to the global entertainment scene.
In the upcoming month, TPD will bring you films about Love in Hong Kong.
List of movies
06 Oct – Comrades: Almost a Love Story
13 Oct – In the Mood for Love
20 Oct – Love in a Puff
27 Oct – Chungking Express
03 Nov – Fallen Angels
The film that’s going to be screened in the first week is “Comrades: Almost a Love Story” (Chinese: 甜蜜蜜; pinyin: tián mì mì) by director Peter Ho-Sun Chan.
Film notes
Comrades: Almost a Love Story • Hong Kong • 1996
118′ | Drama • Romance
Directed by Peter Ho-Sun Chan (as Peter Chan)
Comrades: Almost a Love Story (Chinese: 甜蜜蜜; pinyin: tián mì mì) is starring Maggie Cheung, Leon Lai, Eric Tsang, and Kristy Yang. The title refers to Tian mi mi, a song by Teresa Teng whose songs are featured in the film. It was filmed on location in Hong Kong and New York City.
The film was very well received in Hong Kong and Taiwan, winning best picture, director, and actress for the Hong Kong Film Awards, among other wins. Maggie Cheung’s performance also won general acclaim. The movie was voted #11 of the Greatest Chinese Films of all time by the Chinese Movie Database and #28 of the 100 Greatest Chinese Films by the Hong Kong Film Awards. It is also listed in the 100 Greatest Chinese Films of the 20th Century by Asia Weekly Magazine.
In 2011, the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival listed Comrades: Almost a Love Story at number 16 in their list of “100 Greatest Chinese-Language Films”. The majority of the voters originated from Taiwan, and included film scholars, festival programmers, film directors, actors and producers. [Wikipedia]
Language: Cantonese with Vietnamese subtitles
• The film screening is for educational purpose and fundraising for Young Cinema Fund of TPD.
• Donation (at the door): 20,000 VND/audience.
• Doors open at 7 pm and close when the screening room is full.
• Seats are assigned on the first-come-first-served basis.
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Watch the film’s trailer here:
Translated by Hanoi Grapevine
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