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Hold You Tight

Original title: Yue kuai le, yue duo luo
  • 1998
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
355
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Chingmy Yau in Hold You Tight (1998)
DramaRomance

A man comes to Hong Kong and becomes deeply in love with a girl. He watches when this girl has a passionate relationship with her boyfriend. As he approaches her life, he begins to notice th... Read allA man comes to Hong Kong and becomes deeply in love with a girl. He watches when this girl has a passionate relationship with her boyfriend. As he approaches her life, he begins to notice that he is becoming more and more in love with the boyfriend instead.A man comes to Hong Kong and becomes deeply in love with a girl. He watches when this girl has a passionate relationship with her boyfriend. As he approaches her life, he begins to notice that he is becoming more and more in love with the boyfriend instead.

  • Director
    • Stanley Kwan
  • Writers
    • Jimmy Ngai
    • Elmond Yeung
  • Stars
    • Chingmy Yau
    • Sunny Chan
    • Eric Tsang
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    355
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stanley Kwan
    • Writers
      • Jimmy Ngai
      • Elmond Yeung
    • Stars
      • Chingmy Yau
      • Sunny Chan
      • Eric Tsang
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Chingmy Yau
    Chingmy Yau
    • Ah Moon…
    Sunny Chan
    Sunny Chan
    • Fung Wai
    • (as Kam Hung Chan)
    Eric Tsang
    Eric Tsang
    • Tong
    Lawrence Ko
    Lawrence Ko
    • Dou Jie
    • (as Yue Lin Ko)
    Sandra Ng
    Sandra Ng
    • Video Dealer
    Tony Rayns
    • Rosa's Friend
    Chi-Ming Au
    Tsu-Ping Chiang
    Tsu-Ping Chiang
    Shu-Fun Chin
    • Barkeeper
    Kar-Lok Choi
    • Boy at Swimming Pool
    Lanie Gibson
    Man-Ning Ho
    Man-Ning Ho
      Jerry Lai
      • Singer at the 'Funky'
      Wing-Kiu Lau
      • Winnie
      Si-Kei Lee
      Siu-Kay Lee
      Siu-Kay Lee
      • Club Manager
      • (as Siu-Kei Lee)
      Rio Peng
      Rio Peng
      Wing-Yin Sin
      • Jo-Jo, Rosa's Daughter
      • Director
        • Stanley Kwan
      • Writers
        • Jimmy Ngai
        • Elmond Yeung
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      User reviews5

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      7vonboise

      Good story within a maze of flashbacks

      Not an easy story to follow, as it unfolds with a current/flashback story line throughout, and you aren't always aware of which medium you're in. Watching this film with someone was helpful(for me) in trying to piece together the story. Yet our combined version differs with the synopsis on the video box.

      A movie different from any HK movies I've viewed before. Action begins in a gay sauna.....and I mean action. From there it mellows out, but the movie has a gay theme, so you're forewarned. The movie weaves between (1) pursuit of a widower(?) by a real estate salesman; (2) the husbands recollections of his wife; (3) the swimming trainers affair with the wife; and (4-5) which would give too much away.

      Thought the acting and story line were quite good. The movie certainly keeps you attempting to put the puzzling pieces together. Mentioned my interpretation differed from the box synopsis...probably just put more intrigue into the movie, but if you see this movie, remember where the swimming trainer was from and the lack of clarification as to how or when an affair started.
      chuholam

      Another Hong Kong Noir

      Although I've only seen this film once and I almost fell asleep in the opening of this film, my interest to this film increased as it moved on because of how stylish it is, which I can say this is another Film Noir from Hong Kong since Wong Kar Wai's Days of Being Wild, Chungking Express and Fallen Angels.
      4crossbow0106

      I Like The Actors, Did Not Like The Film

      This story is Ah Moon (Chingmy Yau) and Wai, a young couple who move into an apartment in Hong Kong. The movie gets a little convoluted from there, as it seems Moon is having an affair with a guy who is maintaining the pool at their apartment building. I say seems because they are all of a sudden spending time together. I missed the connection, where it came from. Ah Moon dies in a plane crash and the pool guy spots Rosa (also played by Ms. Yau), who looks just like her. You wonder if they will have a relationship. There is a side story involving Tong (the always good Eric Tsang), who is a gay real estate agent. The also always good Sandra Ng plays a laser disc store manager. The problem is, Eric and Sandra's characters are kind of meaningless. Somewhere, there is an excellent film about tragically losing your love and encountering someone who looks just like her, to see if you can fall in love again. The film spends too much time on the relationship of Moon and Wai. I was waiting for Rosa to meet with Wai and see his reaction. Sadly, this film falls short, even though every actor I've seen before (especially Ms. Ng, Ms. Yau and Mr. Tsang) has impressed me with their acting ability. I'm sorry to say I cannot recommend this.

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      • Trivia
        Last film to feature Chingmy Yau before she retired from the movie industry due to getting married.
      • Connections
        Features The Red Shoes (1948)

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      • Release date
        • February 14, 1998 (Hong Kong)
      • Country of origin
        • Hong Kong
      • Language
        • Cantonese
      • Also known as
        • 愈快樂愈墮落
      • Production companies
        • Golden Harvest Company
        • Kwan's Creation Workshop
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 39 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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