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July Rhapsody
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Wikipedia article
'July Rhapsody' is a 2002 Hong Kong drama film directed by Ann Hui and produced by Ann Hui and Derek Yee.
Overview
The film's Chinese title literally translates to Man, 40. Its alternative title is Laam yan sei sap. The film explores midlife crisis, marriage, and teacher-student seduction.
Plot
Lam Yiu-kwok (Jacky Cheung), a Hong Kong secondary school teacher, is facing a mid-life crisis, marriage problems, and seduction by a student. He and his wife Man-ching (Anita Mui) are married, living in a modest apartment with their two sons. However, his first son Yue (Eric Kot) is not his, but from his wife and Mr. Seng (Tou Chung Hua), their former teacher. When Man-ching was a student, she seduced Mr. Seng, her teacher. As a teacher, Lam Yiu-kwok does not have financial success like his friends, successful businessmen and professionals who flaunt their extravagant lifestyles at reunion dinners. Lam Yiu-kwok's wife's ex-lover Mr. Seng returns to Hong Kong. Mr. Seng is old and dying and she is obliged to spend time with her ex-lover. In school, Lam Yiu-kwok receives flirtatious attention from Choi-lam (Karena Lam), a student from his class who has a crush on him. Lam Yiu-kwok's resistance from his raunchy student begins to weaken.
Cast
* Jacky Cheung as Lam Yiu-kwok
**Otto Wu as Young Lam Yiu-kwok
* Anita Mui as Chan Man-ching. This was Anita Mui's final film appearance before her death from cervical cancer in 2003.
**Cara Chu as Young Chan Man-ching
* Karena Lam as Woo Choi-lam
* Shaun Tam as Lam On-yin
**Ricky Kwok as Infant Lam On-yin
* Eric Kot as Wong Yui
* Tou Chung-hua as Sheng Sai-nin
* Jin Hui as Lam Lui-yin
* Leung Tin as Principal Leung
* Race Wong as Mrs. Mak
* Ku Tin-nung as Yiu-kwok's alumnus
* Roddy Wong as Yiu-kwok's alumnus
* Jason Yip as Yiu-kwok's alumnus
* Simon Li as Yiu-kwok's alumnus
* Raymond Yu as Yiu-kwok's alumnus
* James Cheng as Yiu-kwok's alumnus
* Yu Sai-tang as Cho
* Alan Wong as Cho's son
* Wong Yuet-ling as Waiter
* Chan Kui-fai as P.E. teacher
* Lee Yiu-tong as Teacher
* Ng Ka-leung as Teacher
* Law Wai-yee as Teacher
* Li Chui-yee as Teacher
* Fok Bo as Teacher
* Tony Lui as Teacher
* Chan Kin-shun as Teacher
* Nakata Yuki as Japanese girl
* Chow Au-ming as Old man
* Lau Miu-ling as Filipino maid
* Lee Tung-yung as Mainland female doctor
* Cheung Lai-kwan as Tramp in tunnel
* Jonathan Lam
* Ho Tsz-kit
* Carson Fan
* William Ho
* Roy Lau
* Jason Lee
* Levan Mak
* Courtney Wu as Father
* Ko Tin Lung
Awards and nominations
See also
* Summer Snow
References
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