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Fractured Follies

1988 · 95 min

A breezy, good-natured romantic comedy that coasts on charm and gentle slapstick, easy to sink into without much effort.

Directed by
Wong Chung
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Nina Li Chi, Joey Wong
Overview
Joe, a reckless cab driver, accidentally hits someone with his taxi. The person he hit is May, a sweet girl who walks with a limp due to one of her legs being longer than the other. Joe mistakenly thinks that he's paralyzed May for life; so in order to make it up to her, he works for her family, helping them run their grocery store. Soon, Joe falls in love with May, but she's slow to return his affection.

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Directed by
Wong Chung
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Nina Li Chi, Joey Wong
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 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
  • love
  • family
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
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
Humour6
Realism7
Romance7
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Wong Chung
Written by
Wong Chung, Lung Tin-Sang, Rico Chung Kai-cheong
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Nina Li Chi, Joey Wong, James Wong Jim, Wong Ching, Bonnie Law Ming-Chu, Cheng Mang-Ha, Wong Yat-fei
Music
Tony Lo Dung-Lei
Cinematography
James Chan Hau-Ming
Runtime
95 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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