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Overview
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Release Date:
12 September 1997 (Hong Kong)
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Plot:
In 1930s Shanghai, a young office girl falls in love with a factory worker in the same company. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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6 wins
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7 nominations
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Good story spoiled by bad production
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Cast
 | Qi Chen | ... | Manzhen's grandmother |
| You Ge | ... | Zhu Hongcai |
| Lei Huang | ... | Xu Shuhui |
 | Leon Lai | ... | Shen Shijun |
| Changwei Liu | ||
 | Anita Mui | ... | Gu Manlu |
| Zhiwen Wang | ... | Yu Jin |
| Annie Wu | ... | Shi Cuizhi |
| Chien-lien Wu | ... | Gu Manzhen |
Directed by | |||
| Ann Hui | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Kin Chung Chan | ||
| Eileen Chang | novel | |
Produced by | |||
| Fung-Yee Leung | .... | producer | |
| Bak-Ming Wong | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Xiaogang Ye | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Ping Bin Lee | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Hung Poon | |||
| Yee Shun Wong | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Cub Chin | .... | assistant director | |
Production Companies
- China Film Co-Production Corporation
- Mandarin Films Distribution Co.
- Mandarin Films
- Tianshan Film Studio
- Mandarin Films Distribution Co. (1997) (worldwide) (all media)
- Long Shong International Films Company
- Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd. film processing
- Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd. subtitles
- Shanghai Film Technology Plant film processing
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Also Known As:
"Eighteen Springs" - Hong Kong (English title)
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126 min | Argentina:127 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
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Although she spoke the language, this is the first and only film in which all of Anita Mui's lines were done in Mandarin.See more »
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Version of "Affair of Half a Lifetime" (2003)See more »
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Joint production by Hong Kong and China, which spelled the doom of the film. Famous actors such as You Ge from mainland China, where the film was shot, and produced, for the sake of cost reduction. However, as other mentioned, the Chinese standard of production is not up to the standard and thus ruined a good script and cast.