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Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:7
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.2/10
Synopsis: A pair of Chinese mainlanders, new to Hong Kong, find the city overwhelming and gradually fall in love with each other over a period of a decade. Their lives are complicated by ties to their pasts... A pair of Chinese mainlanders, new to Hong Kong, find the city overwhelming and gradually fall in love with each other over a period of a decade. Their lives are complicated by ties to their pasts and bad decisions, leading to a heartbreaking conclusion. This film was the winner of 9 Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Picture. [More]
Starring: Maggie Cheung, Leon Lai, Eric Tsang, Kristy Yang
Starring: Maggie Cheung, Leon Lai, Eric Tsang, Kristy Yang, Christopher Doyle
Director: Peter Chan
Director: Peter Chan
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Reviews for Comrades, Almost a Love Story
A movie made for the hopelessly romantic. Hardboiled cynics need not apply.
Many of the film's tearwringing moments get their power from Chan's expert use of Cheung's amazingly expressive face, which can register so much emotion with so little effort.
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