Laam yan sei sap (2002)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Ann Hui

Writer:

Ivy Ho (writer)

Release Date:

14 March 2002 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Yiu-Kwok is a high school teacher, having a perfect family. Good times don't last long, when a student...

Awards:

9 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Jacky Cheung	...	Lam Yiu-Kwok
Anita Mui	...	Lam Man-Ching
Kar Yan Lam	...	Choy-Lam
Eric Kot	...	Wong Yui
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tin-nung Ku	...	Yiu-Kwok's old classmate
Tin Leung	...	Principal Leung
Shaun Tam	...	Lam On-yin
Chung Hua Tou	...	Mr. Sheng
Courtney Wu	...	Father

Also Known As:

July Rhapsody (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title) (USA)
Man of 40 (International: English title) (literal title)
Nan ren si shi (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG

Company:

Filmko Pictures

Trivia:

This was Anita Mui's final film appearance.

No doubt the poet Li Bai would be proud!

Excellent introspective / interpersonal piece that really had some teeth to it without feeling hopeless or worse, manipulative & artificially gratifying. Might be a good double feature with American Beauty as well. Best performance to date that I've seen from Anita Mui, and every actor in this seems like a powerhouse. Hats off to Ann Hui for the direction and Ivy Ho for the brilliant script. Seriously one of the best dramas I've seen in a while, especially if you have a taste for classical literature ALA poetry. Again, excellent.