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A.k.a.
Comrades, Almost a Love Story
Year
1996
Runtime
118 min.
Director
Peter Ho-Sun Chan
Genres
Drama, Romance
Rating *
8.1
Votes *
3,102
Checks
484
Favs
67
Dislikes
4
Favs/checks
13.8% (1:7)
Favs/dislikes
17:1
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  1. jlfitz's avatar

    jlfitz

    Beautiful movie. 11 years 4 months ago
  2. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    Some people are just meant to be in each other's lives... Comrades, Almost a Love Story is being coy with its title, but it also obviously invites small tragedies to keep the two leads apart. Leon Lai a naive country bumpkin just moved to Hong Kong to make his fortune before getting married to his sweetheart. Maggie Cheung is much more streetsmart new arrival who takes advantage of him. But the relationship grows, first into a friendship, then one with benefits. But is there more there? As they fulfill their ambitions, unspoken feelings get in the way, but director Peter Chan isn't telling a traditional romcom here, so while the hand of destiny plays a part, truthful psychology governs the characters' reactions. Shout-out to a couple of character actors supporting the action: Eric Tsang, who I've loved since Infernal Affairs, and famed cinematographer Christopher Doyle here in the amusing role of the English teacher. Comrades IS a love story, just not a traditional one, and it explores, in fact, more than one love story, loves forged by different blacksmiths, whether friendship, adversity, or familiarity. Even Irene Tsu's starstruck love for William Holden in the film counts. 23 hours 44 minutes ago
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  1. This movie ranks #16 in Golden Horse's 100 Greatest Chinese-Language Films
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  3. This movie ranks #29 in HKFA's The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures
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  4. This movie ranks #936 in Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
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  5. This movie ranks #941 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films: 1001-2500
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