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An Autumn's Tale

Original title: Chau tin dik tung wa
  • 1987
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
2.1K
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Chow Yun-Fat and Cherie Chung in An Autumn's Tale (1987)
DramaRomance

Filmed in New York, story of naive young woman from Hong Kong who goes to New York to study. Street-wise cabbie cousin takes care of her in the big city.Filmed in New York, story of naive young woman from Hong Kong who goes to New York to study. Street-wise cabbie cousin takes care of her in the big city.Filmed in New York, story of naive young woman from Hong Kong who goes to New York to study. Street-wise cabbie cousin takes care of her in the big city.

  • Director
    • Mabel Cheung
  • Writers
    • Alex Law
    • Chi-Yeuh Low
  • Stars
    • Chow Yun-Fat
    • Cherie Chung
    • Danny Bak-Keung Chan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mabel Cheung
    • Writers
      • Alex Law
      • Chi-Yeuh Low
    • Stars
      • Chow Yun-Fat
      • Cherie Chung
      • Danny Bak-Keung Chan
    • 14User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 12 nominations

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    Chow Yun-Fat and Cherie Chung in An Autumn's Tale (1987)
    Chow Yun-Fat and Cherie Chung in An Autumn's Tale (1987)
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    Chow Yun-Fat and Cherie Chung in An Autumn's Tale (1987)
    Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Bak-Keung Chan, and Cherie Chung in An Autumn's Tale (1987)
    Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Bak-Keung Chan, and Cherie Chung in An Autumn's Tale (1987)

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    Chow Yun-Fat
    Chow Yun-Fat
    • Samuel Pang
    • (as Chow Yun Fat)
    Cherie Chung
    Cherie Chung
    • Jennifer
    Danny Bak-Keung Chan
    Danny Bak-Keung Chan
    • Vincent
    Gigi Suk Yee Wong
    Gigi Suk Yee Wong
    • Mrs. Sherwood
    • (as Gi-Gi Wong)
    Fu-Sheng Wu
    • Peggy
    • (as Cindy Ou)
    Yung-Cho Ching
    • Niu
    Man Huang
    Man Huang
    • Jennifer's Mother
    Ming-Suen Jeng
    • Anna Sherwood
    Brenda Lo
    Brenda Lo
    • May-Chu May
    George Gerard
    George Gerard
    • NYU Law Student
    Ozzy Kid
    • Gang Leader
    • Director
      • Mabel Cheung
    • Writers
      • Alex Law
      • Chi-Yeuh Low
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    • Quotes

      Samuel Pang: You talk all yes talk, I talk all no talk!

    • Connections
      Referenced in AV (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Goodbye Autumn
      Written by Ted Lo, Winnie Yu, and Chan Siu-Kei

      Performed by Lui Fong

    User reviews14

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    10/10
    A beautiful romantic drama from Hong Kong!
    In this Hong Kong Film Award winner (equivalent to an Oscar) for best picture, actress Cherie Chung stars as Hong Kong native Jennifer who moves to New York City to study for her Master's and reunite with her boyfriend Vincent (Danny Chan Bak-Keung). There, she meets distant relative Samuel Pang (Yun-Fat Chow), a street smart and wise-talking waiter-by-day and gambler-by-night, who helps Jennifer settle within her new life chapter. After Jennifer discovers Vincent was being unfaithful, Pang comes to the rescue and an unlikely and special bond forms.

    First of all, the cinematography by David Chung and James Hayman was stunning, brilliantly capturing the breeze, essence and falling leaves of autumn season and the busy, yet sometimes moody, atmosphere of New York City. I especially liked Pang's apartment pad situated under the darkness near the Brooklyn Bridge. You will get an instant feeling of the lifestyles of New Yorkers and the city's rich and poor surroundings.

    The screenplay by Alex Law and Chi-Yeuh Low was captivating as it makes you eager to follow the story and has moments that capture your heart, including the parts where Jennifer tries to make up to Pang for her childish behavior after her break-up with Vincent and when Pang helps culture-shocked Jennifer get adjusted to life in New York. The chemistry between the two are touching.

    In addition to the drama and romance, there are bits of humor, sweetness and lightheartedness in the story and make you appreciate the film and enables you to relate to the characters. Also, Lowell Lo's music score is charming, Mabel Cheung's direction is solid and the overall acting is superb. True talent is depicted here as Chow Yun-Fat, known for his action films, can pull off real drama, and Cherie Chung's acting is simply to the greatest degree.

    I don't want to reveal the story too much, except to conclude that this is more of a movie where a woman meets a man and a special relationship forms. There are enough plot twists and surprises to make this a very distinguished tale.

    Grade A
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    • Release date
      • July 16, 1987 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 秋天的童話
    • Filming locations
      • New York, USA
    • Production company
      • D & B Films Co. Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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