Qing cheng zhi lian

1984 [CN]

Drama / Romance / War

3
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 50% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 402 402

playboy second sino-japanese war (1937-45) hong kong divorce woman director

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Plot summary

Taking place in 1941, Love in a Fallen City centers on Pai, a young woman who has been ostracized by her family for divorcing her rich husband. A local match-maker, Mrs. Hsu, takes pity on Pai and decides to bring her to Hong Kong, under the guise of employing her as the Hsu's nanny, but in reality to introduce her to Fan. Pai and Fan seem to hit it off, but Fan's refusal to marry Pai soon sours things. However, as the Japanese begin to invade Hong Kong, the two begin to realize their true feelings for each other.

Director

Ann Hui Photo
Ann Hui

Top cast

Job Stewart Photo
Job Stewart as
Yun-Fat Chow Photo
Yun-Fat Chow as Fan Liu-Yuan
Cora Miao Photo
Cora Miao as Pai Liu-So
Sai-Kit Yung Photo
Sai-Kit Yung as Pierre
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862.27 MB
1280*688
Chinese 2.0
I
25 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 2
1.73 GB
1920*1032
Chinese 5.1
I
25 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

It is a Chinese Version of before sunset

It is a Chinese Version of before sunset
Reviewed by R T 5 / 10

Love in the Fallen City-1984-Ann Hui I can

Love in the Fallen City-1984-Ann Hui I can not help but feel there was something lost in the translation, and I mean literally lost in the translation on the screen. Unless, however, people in Shanghai in the 1930s referred to each other by their numerical standing amongst their family. Such as "go tell 6th sister that 4th brother is waiting downstairs". Also, lines of dialogue would repeat twice at times in the subtitles. I could be wrong but there seemed to be some unintentionality to the words on the screen. If not, this was a questionable screenplay. The 1st act takes place basically entirely in the home of the brother of the female lead (Cora Miao) and the dialogue scenes are tough to watch. Each character in that family is overacting at different times and the conversations take on almost a shrill characteristic. Chon Yun-fat the male lead doesn't make an appearance until almost a 3rd of the way through the movie. The plot stumbles a bit until his introductions and the romantic courtship starts. The story is filled with longing and repression of desires. It functions fine as love interest and the two of them are definitely easy on the eyes. But honestly the acting was not stellar from the supporting characters and little charm was gleaned outside the lead couple's dynamic. There were moments where Ann Hui's direction burst through. When the camera took to moving in the scenes and the dialogue slowed she tossed in very subtle accents and camera movements that were enough to hold my interest. However, those moments were too few for my taste and the bland interiors of many of the sets lacked the artistic charm I was hoping for. This movie was just shy cracking a barrier of enjoyment for me so I give it a-C+
Reviewed by R T 1 / 10

Viewed on 20/7/04 (Tues) I like Ann Hui's

viewed on 20/7/04 (Tues) I like Ann Hui's Boat People. Shocking and deeply moving. I like her Swordsman (aka Xiao Ao Jiang Hu). Entertaining. I like her My American Grandson. Watched it many years and deeply touched by the story between an Americanised grandson and his very old-fashioned grandpa. I like Song of Exile. Maggie is great and Lu Xiaofen is even better. A daughter coming to terms with the sacrifices made by her much-hated mum. So when I chanced upon this title, I grabbed it fast. I was very confident that this will prove to me that before that pretentious Ordinary Heroes, Eighteen Spring etc, Ann Hui was once upon a time a great director. Ooopsss.. the streak of bad movies could have started with this one already. I think the novel which the film is based on is badly represented. The novel is written by Eileen Chang and I think it strives to tell a love story as ill-fated as a war torn Shanghai which is the story background towards the end. We see alot of Cora Miao and Chow Yun Fat whispering sweet nothings. For too long and too much. It feels like the longest foreplay ever. I feel sad for Eileen Chang. What a waster of a good title - Qing Cheng Zhi Lian. Sounds powerful only. Sigh
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