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An Autumn's Tale

1987 · 98 min

A gentle, bittersweet immigrant romance that finds warmth and dignity in small, everyday moments.

Directed by
Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung Cho-Hung, Danny Chan Bak-Keung
Overview
Hong Kong native Lee Kay moves to NYC's Chinatown while attending college. When she learns that her boyfriend's cheating, her cousin comforts her.

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Directed by
Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung Cho-Hung, Danny Chan Bak-Keung
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • immigration
  • love
  • isolation
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting
Written by
Chi-Yeuh Low, Alex Law Kai-yui
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung Cho-Hung, Danny Chan Bak-Keung, Gigi Wong, Wu Fu-Sheng, Huang Man, Ming-Suen Jeng, Brenda Lo
Music
Lowell Lo Koon-ting
Cinematography
James Hayman, David Chung
Runtime
98 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Japanese, English, Cantonese

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