C'est la vie, mon chéri
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Directed by | Derek Yee | ||||||||||
Written by | Derek Yee | ||||||||||
Produced by | Alexander Chan | ||||||||||
Starring | Lau Ching-wan Anita Yuen Carina Lau | ||||||||||
Cinematography | Peter Ngor Tam Tsi-wai | ||||||||||
Edited by | Mei Fung Eric Kwong | ||||||||||
Music by | Chris Babida William Wu | ||||||||||
Production company | Film Unlimited Production | ||||||||||
Distributed by | Newport Entertainment | ||||||||||
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Running time | 105 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$31,149,673 |
C'est la vie, mon chéri (Chinese:
Title
[edit]The movie is sometimes referred to as C'est la vie, mon chérie even though this is grammatically incorrect in French (either "mon chéri" or "ma chérie" is grammatically correct). The title may be roughly translated as "That's life, my darling/love".
The original Chinese title refers to the classic 1961 Hong Kong film Love Without End (
An alternative English title is Endless Love.
Plot
[edit]Min (Anita Yuen), who is part of a Cantonese street opera troupe and a part-time cover artiste, meets Kit (Lau Ching-Wan), a struggling jazz musician who has just broken up with his celebrity singer girlfriend (Carina Lau). Through her bubbly personality, she affects Kit for the better. However, just as their relationship begins to stabilize and win acceptance from Min's family, which includes a strict mother and a doting, saxophone-playing uncle, Min is re-diagnosed with bone cancer, which she had once suffered as a child.
Cast and roles
[edit]- Lau Ching-wan as Kit
- Anita Yuen as Min
- Carina Lau as Tracey
- Paul Chun as Uncle / Cheung Po-tsai
- Fung Bo Bo as Min's mother
- Carrie Ng as Yau Ling
- Sylvia Chang as Min's doctor (cameo)
- Jacob Cheung as Fortune teller (cameo)
- David Wu
- Sherman Wong as Producer
- Peter Chan as Cocktail party attendee (cameo)
- Teddy Chan as Man sitting at bar
- Jamie Luk as Blacky
- Eugene Pao as Keung
- Tats Lau as Tats
- Herman Yau as Kit's musician friend
- Andy Chin
- Joe Junior as Cover singer
- Joe Cheung as Bartender
- Lawrence Lau
- Stephen Yip
- Kwai Chung as Mr. Cheung
- Fei Fook
- Cheung Hung-on
- Wong Wa-wo
- Hau Woon-ling
- Alexander Chan
- Yu Ngai-ho as Music Company Employee
- Chan Kim-wan as musician
- Tsang Cheung
- Cho Sai
- Chin Tsi-ang as Min's granny
Awards and nominations
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Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
13th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film | C'est la vie, mon chéri | Won |
Best Director | Derek Yee | Won | |
Best Screenplay | Derek Yee | Won | |
Best Actor | Lau Ching-wan | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Anita Yuen | Won | |
Best Supporting Actor | Paul Chun | Won | |
Best Supporting Actress | Fung Bo Bo | Won | |
Carrie Ng | Nominated | ||
Best Art Direction | Yee Chung-Man | Nominated | |
Best Costume Makeup Design | Dora Ng | Nominated | |
Best Original Film Music | Chris Babida | Nominated | |
Best Original Film Song | Song: C'est la vie, mon chéri ( Composer: Chris Babida
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30th Golden Horse Awards | Best Director | Derek Yee | Nominated |
Best Original Screenplay | Derek Yee | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Anita Yuen | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Paul Chun | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress | Fung Bo Bo | Nominated | |
Best Original Film Score | Chris Babida, William Wu | Nominated |
Theme song
[edit]In similarity to Love Without End theme song (
Soundtrack
[edit]- One-Fang:
新 不 了 情 "C'est la vie, mon chéri" - Fung Bo Bo:
念 情 "Remembering Love" - Film score: 晨街 "Morning Street"
- Film score: 憶兒
時 "Childhood Memories" - Lee Fung:
搖 紅 燭 "Shaking the Red Candle" - One-Fang:
給 我 一 個 吻 "Give Me a Kiss" - One-Fang:
不 了 情 "Endless Love" - Film score:
愛 芽 初 萌 "Shoots of a Budding Love" - Film score: In The Mood
- Joe Junior, Louise Tang:
載 歌 載 舞 (詐 肚痛) "Singing and Dancing (Feigning Abdominal Pain)" (Cantonese) - Lee Fung:
補 鑊佬 "Remedial guy" (Cantonese) - Film score:
返 家 "Back Home" - Fung Bo Bo:
黎明 在 望 "Dawn Is in Sight" (Cantonese)
Television series
[edit]In 2008, Derek Yee produced a television adaptation of C'est la vie, mon chéri, starring Chen Kun, Fiona Sit, Alex Fong, Candice Yu, and Benz Hui.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ C'est la vie, mon chéri at HKMDB
- ^ C'est la vie, mon chéri at chinesemov.com
- ^ Wednesday (pseudonym) (24 November 2023). "
金 馬 60 :一首 〈新 不 了 情 〉紅 遍 亞 洲 " (in Traditional Chinese). Marie Claire Taiwan. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023.1993
年 香港 電 影 《新 不 了 情 》上映 ...由 萬芳演唱的主題曲〈新 不 了 情 〉...這首歌曲 因 為 電 影 大 獲 成功 而廣為 流傳 ,成 為 萬芳生涯最熱門的單曲...成 為 經典 - ^ "
萬 芳 Wan Fang【新 不 了 情 New everlasting love】Official Music Video". YouTube. Rock Records.