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Information
- A.k.a.
- An Autumn's Tale
- Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 98 min.
- Director
- Mabel Cheung
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rating *
- 7.8
- Votes *
- 844
- Checks
- 203
- Favs
- 10
- Dislikes
- 3
- Favs/checks
- 4.9% (1:20)
- Favs/dislikes
- 3:1
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Siskoid
Mabel Cheung's An Autumn's Tale is, at its heart, a romantic comedy, but one that has a tragic streak. Cherie Chung plays Jennifer, a girl from Hong Kong who's come to New York nominally to study, but really to be closer to her boyfriend, except he's moved on. The distant cousin who takes care of her needs isn't exactly the community hero described to her, but rather a ne'er-do-well who gambles, fights and parties, and her apartment is in a slum. It's all short in New York, but you're sometimes hard pressed to recognize it. This is the immigrant's New York, and Cheung's camera finds new places to show. Chow Yun-fat is great as the initially obtrusive cousin who starts to have feelings for Jennifer, but has made a career of being the kind of guy women don't see as having marriage potential. Will he make a change in time (and convincingly enough) to wind up with the girl? Or will he self-destruct long before that point? There's a lot going on, emotionally, and I especially love the last 15 minutes or so. 1 day 18 hours ago -
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This movie ranks #37 in LoveHKFilm.com's The Best Hong Kong Films Ever
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This movie ranks #50 in HKFA's The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures
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This movie ranks #56 in Golden Horse's 100 Greatest Chinese-Language Films
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This movie ranks #390 in ICM Forum's 500<400
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