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Days of Tomorrow

1993 · 93 min

A wistful, layered drama that drifts between past and present, steeped in nostalgia and quiet heartache.

Tagline
Love and loss amid the fading glamour of yesterday's Hollywood East.
Overview
A young woman searches for information about her father who starred in the classic movie 'Days of Tomorrow', which she is helping to remake. She finds out about his restless youth, career in the 1970s Hong Kong film industry, and tragic love affair.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • love
  • family
  • grief
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Jeffrey Lau
Written by
Jeffrey Lau
Starring
Andy Lau Tak-wah, Jay Lau Kam-Ling, Carrie Ng Ka-lai, Maryanna Yip San, Hilary Tsui Ho-Ying, Henry Fong Ping, Deanie Ip, Lau Kong
Music
Lowell Lo Koon-ting, Stephen Shing Gam-Wing
Cinematography
Arthur Wong Ngok-tai, Peter Ngor Chi-kwan
Runtime
93 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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