John (Irons) is an English photojournalist who has spent over a decade in Hong Kong; his friend Jim (Blades) often crashes in his cramped apartment. John's unrequited love is Vivian (Gong Li) whom he aches for but has not the nerve to possess. Concurrent with England's transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese, John discovers .. Read more
| Starring | Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, Michael Hui |
|---|---|
| Director | Wayne Wang |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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John (Irons) is an English photojournalist who has spent over a decade in Hong Kong; his friend Jim (Blades) often crashes in his cramped apartment. John's unrequited love is Vivian (Gong Li) whom he aches for but has not the nerve to possess. Concurrent with England's transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese, John discovers that he has a rare form of leukemia and has only months to live. So John, Jim, and the disfigured proto-hippy Jean (Cheung) grab a digital video camera and prowl the streets, seeking to document the "real" Hong Kong one last time.
| Starring | Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, Michael Hui |
|---|---|
| Director | Wayne Wang |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English, Cantonese |
| Released | Production year: 1997 To Rent: DVD: not available |
Designed to reflect the 'drama' of the hand over of Hong Kong, Wang's semi-improvised movie was partly scuppered by the... read more on Time Out
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A Bittersweet Lovestory / Political-social-economic Documentary.
A Very Interesting film. Not a straight forward love story! John is a British journalist living and working in Hong Kong, who gets sick of all the politics and ... read more »
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