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A West Lake Moment

 

  Directed by Yim Ho

China 2004 / Drama / Romance / 111 min / Color / Dolby 5.1 / 1.85: 1  Widescreen Anamorphic / NTSC /  In Chinese Mandarin with  Optional English and Chinese Subtitles


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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