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I
Have a Date with Spring |
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review | awards | availability | |
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Year: |
1994 |
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Director: |
Clifton
Ko Chi-Sum |
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Writer: |
Raymond
To Kwok-Wai |
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Action: |
Chung
Chi-Wing |
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Cast: |
Alice Lau Ar-Lai,
Law Koon-Lan, Fung Wai-Hung,
Louisa So Yuk-Wah,
David Wu, Tse
Kwan-Ho, Ko Hon-Man, Yeung Ying-Wai, Radium Cheung, Chung King-Fai,
Fung Bo-Bo, Raymond
Wong Bak-Ming, Teresa
Mo Sun-Kwan, Anita Lee
Yuen-Wah |
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The
Skinny: |
An
enjoyable flick for all ages. Those who care little for the
trials of aging Chinese singers should probably look elsewhere,
but most grandparents will be happy to watch this movie with
you. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
This
acclaimed and popular feel-good flick from Clifton Ko and
Raymond To is a decent, if somewhat slight charmer chronicling
the lives of four nightclub singers over two decades. The
film takes place primarily during the sixties, and relates
their stories via flashback. Alice Lau plays the primary singer,
who actually made it big but had to give up her best love
(David "Wu-Man" Wu) in the process. Needless to
say, this causes the lion's share of her current regret. Law
Koon-Lan, Fung Wai-Hung and So Yuk-Wah play the pals.
Based on a popular stageplay
by Raymond To, I Have a Date with Spring is enjoyable
nostalgia for those who can actually consider the film a trip
down memory lane. The rest of us will have to be content with
fine supporting turns (Law Koon-Lan won a Best Supporting
Actress award), some great Cantonese and Mandarin songs, and
the very amiable atmosphere. Clifton Ko and Raymond To have
been known for great Category I cinema, meaning movies that
are suitable for kids, grandparents and everybody in between.
The Ko/To team would go on to create other Category I wonders
like One of the Lucky Ones and The Umbrella Story.
This film won three Hong Kong Film Awards, but was nominated
for a slew of others, including Best Picture. It's tirelessly
sentimental, but I liked it. (Kozo 1997) |
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Awards: |
14th Annual
Hong Kong Film Awards
• Winner - Best Supporting Actress (Law
Koon-Lan)
• Winner - Best New Artist (Alice Lau Ar-Lai)
• Winner - Best Screenplay (Raymond
To Kwok-Wai)
• Nomination - Best Picture
• Nomination - Best Actress (Alice Lau Ar-Lai)
• Nomination - Best Supporting Actress (Fung Wai-Hung)
• Nomination - Best New Artist (Hui Fan)
• Nomination - Best Original Score (Lee Hong-Gum, Wan
Hol-Geen)
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Universe Laser
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
English and Chinese Subtitles |
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