Zhou
Xun, Chen Kun, Yim Ling
West Lake Moment is a romance combining fairy tale and modern comedy.
Directed by Hong Kong born director Yim Ho (Homecoming), this film
features the hottest film stars in Mainland China - Chen Kun and
Zhou Xun. Their previous collaborations Balzac and the Little Chinese
Seamstress and Baober in Love were both applauded. The two actors
join hands again to enact the delicate love between a couple who
encounter each other at the scenic spot of West Lake in Hangzhou.
Though filled with lighthearted romance and hilarious lines, an
examination of the nature of love in a 21st Century cosmopolitan
context enriches the film with another dimension. Art direction
by William Chang (2046) and cinematography by Pan Heng Sheng (Kung
Fu Hustle).
Zhou Xun stars as Xiao Yu, a cafe owner in Hangzhou. One day Ah
Qin (Chen Kun) celebrates his birthday alone in her cafe. Xiao Yu's
curiosity sparks off their dialogues. Conversations in a relaxed
mood in a cafe with tender music stir up the passions buried deep
inside their hearts. But Xiao Yu has a Hong Kong boyfriend and Ah
Qin's fiancee lives in Beijing... What will be their choices? To
whom should they be loyal?
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