All About Love | |
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Directed by | Ann Hui |
Screenplay by | Yang Yeeshan |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Charlie Lam |
Edited by |
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Music by | Anthony Chue |
Production company | Class Limited |
Distributed by | Mega-Vision Pictures |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
All About Love (得閒炒飯 De xian chao fan) is a 2010 Hong Kong film directed and produced by Ann Hui. Based on a true story, the plot concerns two bisexual women who had been lovers in the past and meet again years later in a counseling session for expectant mothers.[1] Hui said in an interview that initially "There were no investors" for the film because the subject of same-sex relationships was banned in China, and the Hong Kong film industry relied on the Chinese market.[1]
Ms. Hui, a graduate of the London Film School,[2] described the film as "serious...but it is also very commercial," adding that "Sometimes it is better to make serious issues more acceptable to audiences, by making it a comedy and having big stars so that people will come watch the movie."[3]
Cast
[edit]- Sandra Ng as Macy
- Vivian Chow as Anita
- Cheung Siu-fai as Robert
- William Chan as Mike
- Joey Meng as Eleanor
- Queenie Chu
- Fan Yik-Man
- Fung Bo Bo
- Raven Hanson
- Serina Ha
- Jo Kuk as Waiwai
- Abe Kwong
- Eman Lam
- Rick Lau
- Tina Lau
- Jayson Li
Release
[edit]All About Love had its world premiere at the Hong Kong Summer International Film Festival on 11 August 2010;[4][5] followed by theatrical release on 26 August 2010.[6]
Its international premiere was held at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on 13 September 2010.[7][8][9] It was screened by the Denver Film Society at the 2011 Cinema Q Film Festival,[10] and by the San Francisco Film Society in the inauguration of its "Hong Kong Cinema Series" festival in 2011.[11]
Accolades
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Award / Film Festival | Date | Category | Recipient / Nominee | Result | Ref(s) |
Asian Film Festival Reggio Emilia | 2011
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Best Actress | Sandra Ng | Won | [12][13] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Philbrick, Jami (22 October 2010). "Exclusive: Director Ann Hui Talks All About Love". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Hui, Ann". Hong Kong Women Filmmakers. 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Seno, Alexandra A. (3 September 2010). "Hong Kong: A Love Story". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ Fung, Lynn (9 August 2010). "HK Summer Film Fest: Top 5 Movies". Hong Kong Tatler. Edipresse Media Asia Limited. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Vivian Chow's comeback film premieres in HK". China.org.cn. State Council Information Office. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ shixisheng (21 July 2010). "'All about Love' Releases First Trailer". CRIENGLISH.com. China Radio International. Retrieved 26 April 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Toronto 2010 full lineups announced: Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery". Screen Daily. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Knegt, Peter (9 September 2010). "TIFF List 2010: The Complete Toronto Film Festival Lineup". IndieWire. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Simon, Alissa (16 September 2010). "All About Love". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "All About Love". Denver Film Society. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ Hartzell, Adam (22 September 2011). "SFFS's Hong Kong Cinema Series Brings Fan Fare to New Screen". SF360. San Francisco Film Society. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Huy, Phan Quoc (25 June 2011). "Sandra Ng wins an unexpected Best Actress". Entertainment 24h. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Asian Film Festival, Reggio Emilia" (PDF). Cineforum Robert Bresson. June 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Cheung, Esther M.K.; Marchetti, Gina; Yau, Esther C.M., eds. (2015). "10. Feminism, Postfeminism, and Hong Kong Women Filmmakers". A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema (1st ed.). Wiley Blackwell. pp. 254–259. ISBN 978-0-470-65928-1.
- Chu, Karen (11 October 2010). "Q&A: Ann Hui". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Cole, Susan G. (2 September 2010). "TIFF picks: Susan G. Cole". NOW.
- Elley, Derek (25 October 2010). "All About Love". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
- Hu, Brian (16 December 2010). "AFM 2010: Hong Kong films". Asia Pacific Arts. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- Kerr, Elizabeth (14 October 2010). "All About Love -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Mudge, James (14 January 2011). "All About Love (2010) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011.
- Saito, Stephen (14 September 2010). "Toronto 2010: "All About Love," Reviewed". IFC. AMC Networks.
- Wee, Darren (12 November 2010). "All About Love". The China Post. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010.
- Anon (21 December 2010). "All About Love". Yam Magazine.
External links
[edit]- All About Love at IMDb
- All About Love at Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- All About Love at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- All About Love Archived 8 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine at Hong Kong Film Development Council
- All About Love at LoveHKFilm