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Traditional 新不了情 Mandarin Xīn Bù Liǎo Qíng | 7.8/10 IMDb Simplified 新不了情 Cantonese San Bat Liu Cing Produced by Alexander Chan Box office 31.15 million HKD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Initial release 11 November 1993 (Hong Kong) Music director Chris Babida, William Hu Wei-Li, Stephen Chan Cast Romance movies One Day, If I Stay, Love & Other Drugs, Nights in Rodanthe, Silver Linings Playbook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C'est la vie, mon chéri (Chinese: 新不了情) is a 1993 Hong Kong romance film directed by Derek Yee and starring Lau Ching-wan, Anita Yuen and Carina Lau. It won six awards, including Best Film, during the 13th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Contents
- Jessica c est la vie mon ch rie
- Title
- Plot
- Cast and roles
- Theme song
- Soundtrack
- Television Series
- References
Jessica c est la vie mon ch rie
Title
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 (不了情) starring Lin Dai, with the word "new" (新) added in front of it. The storyline is similar, in that the female lead character is also diagnosed with a fatal illness.
An alternative English title is Endless Love.
Plot
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 young child.
Cast and roles
Theme song
The theme song of the same name C'est la vie, mon chéri (Chinese: 新不了情; pinyin: Xīn bùliǎo qíng) is sung by Taiwanese singer One-Fang.
Soundtrack
Television Series
In 2008, Derek Yee and CCTV produced a television adaptation of C'est la vie, mon chéri, starring Chen Kun, Fiona Sit, Alex Fong, Candice Yu, and Benz Hui.