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Fantasia

2004 · 103 min

A zany, joke-filled romp that keeps you smiling with its silly gags and nostalgic charm.

Directed by
Wai Ka-fai
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Cecilia Cheung, Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo
Overview
In Hong Kong 1969, private investigation agency boss Man is investigating an extra marital case. With his two employees, the smart looking idiot Kit and the Hong Kong Columbia Radio Night School graduate Pufferfish, he follows the target Lascar Row. The trio stumbles into an antique shop and breaks many antiques in the store. The cheap Man force Kit and Pufferfish to take responsibility. Kit wisely makes Pufferfish take sole responsibility. The dumb Pufferfish helpless buys the pile of shattered antiques with his own money. In the pieces he finds a broken magic lamp...

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Directed by
Wai Ka-fai
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Cecilia Cheung, Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • family
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism5
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Wai Ka-fai
Written by
Jonathan Li Tsz-Chun, Wai Ka-fai, Au Kin-yee
Starring
Cecilia Cheung, Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo, Jordan Chan Siu-chun, Francis Ng Chun-yu, Christy Chung Lai-Tai, Charlene Choi Chuek-yin, Gillian Chung
Music
Teddy Robin
Cinematography
Horace Wong Wing-Hang
Runtime
103 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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