All About Love (2010 film)

2010 Hong Kong film
  • Ann Hui
  • Angela Wong
  • Wong Jing
Starring
  • Sandra Ng
  • Vivian Chow
CinematographyCharlie LamEdited by
  • Chan Chi-wai
  • Eric Kong Chi-leung
Music byAnthony Chue
Production
company
Class Limited
Distributed byMega-Vision Pictures
Release dates
  • 11 August 2010 (2010-08-11) (Hong Kong Summer International Film Festival)
  • 26 August 2010 (2010-08-26) (Hong Kong)
Running time
105 minutesCountryHong KongLanguageCantonese

All About Love (得閒炒飯 De xian chao fan) is a 2010 Hong Kong film directed and produced by Ann Hui. Based on a true story, the plot concerns two bisexual women who had been lovers in the past and meet again years later in a counseling session for expectant mothers.[1] Hui said in an interview that initially "There were no investors" for the film because the subject of same-sex relationships was banned in China, and the Hong Kong film industry relied on the Chinese market.[1]

Ms. Hui, a graduate of the London Film School,[2] described the film as "serious...but it is also very commercial," adding that "Sometimes it is better to make serious issues more acceptable to audiences, by making it a comedy and having big stars so that people will come watch the movie."[3]

Cast

  • Sandra Ng as Macy
  • Vivian Chow as Anita
  • Cheung Siu-fai as Robert
  • William Chan as Mike
  • Joey Meng as Eleanor
  • Queenie Chu
  • Fan Yik-Man
  • Fung Bo Bo
  • Raven Hanson
  • Serina Ha
  • Jo Kuk as Waiwai
  • Abe Kwong
  • Eman Lam
  • Rick Lau
  • Tina Lau
  • Jayson Li

Release

All About Love had its world premiere at the Hong Kong Summer International Film Festival on 11 August 2010;[4][5] followed by theatrical release on 26 August 2010.[6]

Its international premiere was held at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on 13 September 2010.[7][8][9] It was screened by the Denver Film Society at the 2011 Cinema Q Film Festival,[10] and by the San Francisco Film Society in the inauguration of its "Hong Kong Cinema Series" festival in 2011.[11]

Accolades

List of accolades
Award / Film Festival Date Category Recipient / Nominee Result Ref(s)
Asian Film Festival Reggio Emilia
2011
 Best Actress Sandra Ng Won [12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b Philbrick, Jami (22 October 2010). "Exclusive: Director Ann Hui Talks All About Love". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Hui, Ann". Hong Kong Women Filmmakers. 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ Seno, Alexandra A. (3 September 2010). "Hong Kong: A Love Story". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ^ Fung, Lynn (9 August 2010). "HK Summer Film Fest: Top 5 Movies". Hong Kong Tatler. Edipresse Media Asia Limited. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Vivian Chow's comeback film premieres in HK". China.org.cn. State Council Information Office. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. ^ shixisheng (21 July 2010). "'All about Love' Releases First Trailer". CRIENGLISH.com. China Radio International. Retrieved 26 April 2018.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Toronto 2010 full lineups announced: Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery". Screen Daily. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  8. ^ Knegt, Peter (9 September 2010). "TIFF List 2010: The Complete Toronto Film Festival Lineup". IndieWire. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  9. ^ Simon, Alissa (16 September 2010). "All About Love". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  10. ^ "All About Love". Denver Film Society. 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  11. ^ Hartzell, Adam (22 September 2011). "SFFS's Hong Kong Cinema Series Brings Fan Fare to New Screen". SF360. San Francisco Film Society. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  12. ^ Huy, Phan Quoc (25 June 2011). "Sandra Ng wins an unexpected Best Actress". Entertainment 24h. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Asian Film Festival, Reggio Emilia" (PDF). Cineforum Robert Bresson. June 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

Further reading

  • Cheung, Esther M.K.; Marchetti, Gina; Yau, Esther C.M., eds. (2015). "10. Feminism, Postfeminism, and Hong Kong Women Filmmakers". A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema (1st ed.). Wiley Blackwell. pp. 254–259. ISBN 978-0-470-65928-1.
  • Chu, Karen (11 October 2010). "Q&A: Ann Hui". The Hollywood Reporter.
  • Cole, Susan G. (2 September 2010). "TIFF picks: Susan G. Cole". NOW.
  • Elley, Derek (25 October 2010). "All About Love". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
  • Hu, Brian (16 December 2010). "AFM 2010: Hong Kong films". Asia Pacific Arts. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  • Kerr, Elizabeth (14 October 2010). "All About Love -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  • Mudge, James (14 January 2011). "All About Love (2010) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011.
  • Saito, Stephen (14 September 2010). "Toronto 2010: "All About Love," Reviewed". IFC. AMC Networks.
  • Wee, Darren (12 November 2010). "All About Love". The China Post. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010.
  • Anon (21 December 2010). "All About Love". Yam Magazine.
  • All About Love at IMDb
  • All About Love at Hong Kong Movie DataBase
  • All About Love at Hong Kong Cinemagic
  • All About Love Archived 8 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine at Hong Kong Film Development Council
  • All About Love at LoveHKFilm
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