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A Family Affair (1984 film)

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Traditional
  
全家福

Mandarin
  
Quán Jiā Fú

Directed by
  
Initial release
  
1984

Box office
  
22.13 million HKD

Cinematography
  
Chan Kwok-Hung

7.3/10
IMDb

Simplified
  
全家福

Cantonese
  
Cyun Gaa Feok

Produced by
  
Director
  
Production company
  
Cinema City & Films Co.

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Cast
  
Sam Hui, Dean Shek, Olivia Cheng, Jenny Tseng

Similar
  
The Private Eyes, The Last Message, Security Unlimited, Aces Go Places, Games Gamblers Play

A Family Affair is a 1984 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by and starring Dean Shek, and co-starring Samuel Hui, Jenny Tseng, Olivia Cheng and Melvin Wong.

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Plot

Wing-cheung (Samuel Hui) and Nancy (Olivia Cheng) have separated due to personality clashes, leaving their pair of children, Tommy (Siu Ban-ban) and Maisy (Helen Chan), under the care of Nancy's father, Alex (Dean Shek). Not long after, Wing-cheung and Nancy have each met new lovers. Not wanting his grandchildren to fall into the hands of stepparents, Alex devise a plan for Wing-cheung and Nancy to reconcile. However, his plan backfires and Wing-cheung and Nancy eventually file for divorce. Feeling disappointed and upset, Tommy and Maisy run away from home.

Cast

  • Samuel Hui as Chan Wing-cheung
  • Dean Shek as Alex
  • Olivia Cheng as Nancy
  • Melvin Wong as George Ma
  • Jenny Tseng as Linda (special appearance)
  • Siu Ban-ban as Tommy
  • Helen Chan as Maisy
  • Yu Mo-lin as Cleaning lady
  • Yat-poon Chai as Policeman at station
  • Theme song

  • Love Is Invincible (無敵是愛)
  • Composer/Lyricist: Samuel Hui
  • Singer: Samuel Hui, Jenny Tseng
  • Critical

    So Good Review gave the film a negative review criticizing the mood of the film as "irritating" and its melodramatic moments as "hysteria".

    Box office

    The film grossed HK$22,129,187 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 15 August to 5 September 1984.

    References

    A Family Affair (1984 film) Wikipedia