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The Banquet

1991 · 95 min

A chaotic, star-studded farce that breezes by on silly gags, cameo-spotting and good-natured charity-show energy.

Overview
Developer Tsang Siu Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer Boss Hung has secured the other two. Both aim to buy all four so they can knock them down and build hotels.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • greed
  • deception
  • family
  • class
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • true story
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
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Tsui Hark, Clifton Ko Chi-Sum, Joe Cheung Tung-Cho, Alfred Cheung Kin-ting
Written by
Roy Szeto Wai-cheuk, Wong Jing, Gordon Chan, Tsui Hark
Starring
Eric Tsang Chi-wai, Carol Cheng, Richard Ng Yiu-hon, Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Jacky Cheung Hok-yau, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, George Lam Tsz-cheung
Music
Lowell Lo Koon-ting
Cinematography
Horace Wong Wing-Hang, Andrew Lau Wai-keung
Runtime
95 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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