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C'est la vie, mon chéri

Original title: San bat liu ching
  • 19931993
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
861
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99,554
15,245
Ching Wan Lau and Anita Yuen in C'est la vie, mon chéri (1993)
Romance
A jazz musician (Lau Ching-Wan) who has problems in both his life and career breaks up with his girlfriend, and moves into a poor neighborhood. There, he meets a girl (Anita Yuen), who start... Read allA jazz musician (Lau Ching-Wan) who has problems in both his life and career breaks up with his girlfriend, and moves into a poor neighborhood. There, he meets a girl (Anita Yuen), who started being interested in him as of his saxophone skills. Their friendship turns into a roman... Read allA jazz musician (Lau Ching-Wan) who has problems in both his life and career breaks up with his girlfriend, and moves into a poor neighborhood. There, he meets a girl (Anita Yuen), who started being interested in him as of his saxophone skills. Their friendship turns into a romance, and he gets inspired to write songs again. However, Min discovers that she has an issu... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
861
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
99,554
15,245
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    • Director
      • Tung-Shing Yee
    • Writer
      • Tung-Shing Yee
    • Stars
      • Ching Wan Lau
      • Anita Yuen
      • Carina Lau
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    • Director
      • Tung-Shing Yee
    • Writer
      • Tung-Shing Yee
    • Stars
      • Ching Wan Lau
      • Anita Yuen
      • Carina Lau
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    • 5User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 12 nominations

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    Ching Wan Lau
    Ching Wan Lau
    • Kit
    Anita Yuen
    Anita Yuen
    • Min
    Carina Lau
    Carina Lau
    • Tracy
    Bo-Bo Fung
    Bo-Bo Fung
    • Min's Mother
    Carrie Ng
    Carrie Ng
    • Ling
    Paul Chun
    Paul Chun
    • Uncle…
    Sherman Wong
    • Producer
    Peter Ho-Sun Chan
    Peter Ho-Sun Chan
    • Man at Party
    • (as Peter Chan)
    Teddy Chan
    Teddy Chan
    • Man at Party
    Jamie Luk
    Jamie Luk
    • Blacky
    Eugene Pao
    • Keung
    Tats Lau
    Tats Lau
    • Tats
    • (as Yee Tat Lau)
    Herman Yau
    Herman Yau
    • Kit's Pal
    Sylvia Chang
    Sylvia Chang
    • Deputy Director of Hospital
    Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung
    Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung
    • Fortune Teller
    Andy Wing-Keung Chin
    • Nosey Guy at Chinese Restaurant
    Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
    Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
    • Bar Owner
    Joe Junior
    Joe Junior
    • Cover Singer
    • Director
      • Tung-Shing Yee
    • Writer
      • Tung-Shing Yee
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    • Soundtracks
      New Everlasting Love
      Music by Chris Babida

      Lyrics by Yuk Wong

      Performed by Fang Wan

    User reviews5

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    Top review
    10/10
    Anita Yuen & Sean Lau!
    These two talented actors brought their A game to this movie. Not sure why this isn't a 10 star on IMDB - perhaps a lot really is lost in translation - but this film swept in the Golden Horse Awards in Hong Kong -- Best Film, Best Actor to Anita Yuen, etc. etc. This movie touched on so much -- the complexity of relationships, life in poverty, life as musicians, dreams gone astray, love and, most importantly, the appreciation of life.

    Min's note at the end to Kit always gets me -- and I've watched this at least 100 times:

    "If the most important thing in life is living, what challenge exists that cannot be overcome?"
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    • Apr 25, 2018

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    • Release date
      • November 11, 1993 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Endless Love
    • Filming locations
      • Hong Kong, China
    • Production company
      • Film Unlimited
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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