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Juliet
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review | awards | availability | |
Francis Ng and Sandra Ng (with friend) |
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Year: |
2000 |
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Director: |
Wilson
Yip Wai-Shun |
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Producer: |
Joe
Ma Wai-Ho |
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Cast: |
Francis
Ng Chun-Yu, Sandra
Ng Kwun-Yu, Simon Yam
Tat-Wah, Eric Kot Man-Fai,
Angela Tong Ying-Ying,
Tats Lau Yi-Tat, Joe
Lee Yiu-Ming |
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The
Skinny: |
Slow-moving
yet involving drama from promising director Wilson Yip. His
sensitive handling of the characters is matched by the fine
performances by leads Francis Ng and Sandra Ng. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
Surprising drama about two nobodies who find an unlikely romance
despite the imminent collapse of their respective worlds.
Francis Ng is Jordan, a low level triad who finds himself
strangely attracted to divorced restaurant hostess Juliet
(Sandra Ng), who’s had a mastectomy and has since retreated
into a shell. Through coincidence, the two form a makeshift
family with the child of a triad boss (Simon Yam) who’s after
Jordan for some dough.
Though that sounds like a typical
HK concept-plot, the truth is anything but. This is a near-plotless
drama that’s unbearably slow yet riveting in its opacity and
depth of emotion. This is a rare HK film in that it does nothing
to help the viewer understand—you’re forced to understand
volumes through the exquisite acting of the two leads and
the low-key direction of director Wilson Yip. He handles the
story with an uncommon style and sensitivity which can either
draw a viewer in—or possibly turn them off.
This is not a film for undemanding
audiences, as it does very little to actually manipulate you.
Yip lets you decide whether or not you like the characters—he
just presents the situations. This is a difficult film but
it’s also a rare gem in its uncompromising storytelling. (Kozo
2000) |
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Awards: |
20th
Annual Hong Kong Film Awards
• Nomination - Best
Director (Wilson
Yip Wai-Shun)
• Nomination - Best
Actor (Francis Ng Chun-Yu)
• Nomination - Best Supporting Actor (Simon
Yam Tat-Wah)
9th Annual Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
• Recommended Film |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Mei Ah Laser
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
Dolby Digital 5.1
Removable English and Chinese Subtitles |
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image courtesy
of Mei Ah Laser Disc Co., Ltd.
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