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| Director: | Derek Yee | ||||||||||
| Producer: | Alexander Chan | ||||||||||
| Starring: | Lau Ching-wan Anita Yuen Carina Lau | ||||||||||
| Music: | Chris Babida William Wu | ||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Peter Ngor Tam Tsi-wai | ||||||||||
| Editing: | Mei Fung Eric Kwong | ||||||||||
| Studio: | Film Unlimited Production | ||||||||||
| Distributor: | Newport Entertainment | ||||||||||
| Runtime: | 105 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country: | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language: | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| Gross: | HK$31,149,673 | ||||||||||
is a 1993 Hong Kong romance film directed by Derek Yee and starring Lau Ching-wan, Anita Yuen and Carina Lau. It won six awards, including Best Film, during the 13th Hong Kong Film Awards.
The movie is sometimes referred to as C'est la vie, mon chérie even though this is grammatically incorrect in French (either "mon chéri" or "ma chérie" is grammatically correct). The title may be roughly translated as "That's life, my darling/love".
The original Chinese title refers to the classic 1961 Hong Kong film Love Without End (Chinese: 不了情) starring Lin Dai, with the word "new" (Chinese: 新) added in front of it. The storyline is similar, in that the female lead character is also diagnosed with a fatal illness.
An alternative English title is Endless Love.
Min (Anita Yuen), who is part of a Cantonese street opera troupe and a part-time cover artiste, meets Kit (Lau Ching-Wan), a struggling jazz musician who has just broken up with his celebrity singer girlfriend (Carina Lau). Through her bubbly personality, she affects Kit for the better. However, just as their relationship begins to stabilize and win acceptance from Min's family, which includes a strict mother and a doting, saxophone-playing uncle, Min is re-diagnosed with bone cancer, which she had once suffered as a child.
| Awards and nominations | |||
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| Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
| 13th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film | ||
| Best Director | Derek Yee | ||
| Best Screenplay | Derek Yee | ||
| Best Actor | Lau Ching-wan | ||
| Best Actress | Anita Yuen | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Chun | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Fung Bo Bo | ||
| Carrie Ng | |||
| Best Art Direction | Yee Chung-Man | ||
| Best Costume Makeup Design | Dora Ng | ||
| Best Original Film Music | Chris Babida | ||
| Best Original Film Song | Song: (新不了情)Composer: Chris Babida Lyricist: Wong Yuk Singer: One-Fang | ||
| 30th Golden Horse Awards | Best Director | Derek Yee | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Derek Yee | ||
| Best Actress | Anita Yuen | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Chun | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Fung Bo Bo | ||
| Best Original Film Score | Chris Babida, William Wu | ||
In similarity to Love Without End theme song (不了情), the theme song of the same name is sung by Taiwanese singer One-Fang, which became one of her signature songs.[3] [4]
In 2008, Derek Yee produced a television adaptation of C'est la vie, mon chéri, starring Chen Kun, Fiona Sit, Alex Fong, Candice Yu, and Benz Hui.