July Rhapsody (2002)

MOVIE INFO:

Plot/Synopsis @ LoveHkFilm:

Affecting, well-developed drama from Ann Hui, and probably her finest film in years. Jacky Cheung's first acting job in years is a good one, and newcomer Karena Lam shows real promise.

Last onscreen in 1995's High Risk, Jacky Cheung finally breaks his big screen embargo with a fitting project: Ann Hui's drama July Rhapsody. Bearing a literal Chinese title of Man Forty, the film operates as a bit of a companion piece to Hui's award-winning 1995 drama Summer Snow (Chinese-titled Woman Forty). Both are films that explore fragile family dynamics and both feature protagonists with burgeoning mid-life crises.

Cheung is Lam, a high-school Chinese literature who's attracted by an intelligent, precocious student named Wu (newcomer Karena Lam). It's well-known that Wu has a thing for Lam, but he puts off the attraction for as long as he can. Meanwhile, his wife Ching (Anita Mui) reveals that their old high-school literature teacher (Tou Chung-Wah) has returned with cancer, and she wishes to take care of him. Lam is upset, but we don't know the reason just yet. By all appearances, his connection to his teacher was a good one. It isn't until Ching chimes in her take on the past that the relationships become clear - and the film really begins to come together.

Director: Ann Hui (Visible Secret, Goddes of Mercy, The Postmodern Life of My Aunt, The Way We Are)

Cast:
Other Films/TV on Avistaz

Jacky Cheung:
Jian Hu, Perhaps Love, The Eagle Shooting Heroes, Future Cops, Ashes of Time
Anita Mui:
Dance of a Dream, Wu Yen, The Heroic Trio, Rumble in the Bronx
Karena Lam:
Super Model, Koma, The Floating Landscape, Fit Lover, Candy Rain, Kidnap
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Country........Hong Kong
Language.......Cantonese
Year...........2002
Genre..........Drama
Runtime........1hr43min
Resolution.....576x304
Video..........800Kbps XviD
Audio..........128Kbps Mp3
Frame rate.....23Fps
Subtitles......English .srt & Chinese/English/Chinese Sub/Idx
Ripper.........WRD

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