An old-fashioned romantic epic, in the best possible sense of that term, about two friends who refuse to see that they were meant for each other. It's 1986: Fresh off the boat from mainland China, Li Xiao-jun (Leon Lai) moves in with his Aunt Rosie
(Irene Tsu), who owns a Hong Kong brothel and is generally thought a bit touched by virtue of her claims that she had an enchanted flirtation with actor William Holden while he was shooting THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG. The unsophisticated Xiao-jun is soon bewitched by perky go-getter Li Chiao (Maggie
Cheung), whom he first spots working as a counter girl at the local McDonald's. Ciao's sole and relentless ambition is to make...
Released:
1996
Rated:
NR
Length:
116 mins