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Love After Love (2020 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Love After Love' is a 2020 Chinese erotic romance drama film directed by Ann Hui, and starring Ma Sichun, Faye Yu, Eddie Peng, Chang Chun-ning and Fan Wei. The film had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on September 8, 2020. It is scheduled to be theatrically released in China on October 22, 2021.
The film marked the third time Hui directed an Eileen Chang adaptation (following 1984's 'Love In A Fallen City' and 1997's 'Eighteen Springs'). It was an adaption of Chang's the short story 'Aloeswood Incense: The First Brazier', sprawling love story set in 1940s Hong Kong.
Synopsis
Set in Hong Kong shortly before the Second World War, Ge Weilong (Sandra Ma) plays a young girl who travels from Shanghai to Hong Kong in pursuit of education, but ends up working for her aunt seducing rich and powerful men.
Cast
* Ma Sichun as Ge Weilong
* Faye Yu as Aunt Liang
* Eddie Peng as Qiao Qiqiao (George Qiao)
* Janine Chang as Ni'er
* Fan Wei as Situ Xie
* Zhang Jianing as Sui Sui
* Yin Fang as Lu Zhaolin
* Isabella Leong as Ji Jie
* Paul Chun as Sir Qiao Cheng
* Michelle Bai as Mrs Xin
* Wu Yanshu
Release
The film had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on September 8, 2020. It also screened at the 25th Busan International Film Festival on October 23, 2020, and at the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival on October 31, 2020.
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References
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