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Long and Winding Road

1994 · 104 min

A gentle, meandering Hong Kong drama-comedy about drifting young men finding their footing, mixing light laughs with quiet melancholy.

Directed by
Gordon Chan
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam
Overview
Two different men each find their true meanings in life. Leslie and Tony, two lower middle-class bachelors, are bosom friends. Leslie is a wandering soul who seems unable to settle down. He give got fired and his girlfriend left him. Tony is a frustrating musician and a part-time worker at an elderly home. He doesn't like old people, but works there only to get close to his dream girl WAI.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Gordon Chan
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • identity
    • love
    • work
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama
    Directed by
    Gordon Chan
    Written by
    Gordon Chan, Chan Hing-kai
    Starring
    Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Michael Wong, Dayo Wong Tsz-wah, Marianne Chan, Ivy Leung Si-Man, Isabel Leung Pooi-Woo
    Music
    Richard Yuen
    Cinematography
    Derek Wan Man-Kit
    Runtime
    104 min
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Cantonese

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