Only Fools Fall in Love

1995 1h 42m CN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 16

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Poor girl meets rich boy as they quarrel over a stinky tofu seller's once a year delicacy. His brother pays her to marry the brother so he can stage an assassination attempt. The attempt doesn't succeed but the man is reduced to the level of an idiot child and the girl looks after him because of her guilt. She nurses him back to health so that he can resume his place as head of the family.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lau Ching-Wan
Chiu Ford
Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien
Dee
Yuen Wah
Dee's Father
Dayo Wong Chi-Wah
Chiu Jack
Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung
Fook's Servant
Bak Ka-Sin
Miss Anna
Billy Lau Nam-Kwong
Sha Sam
Patrick Dunn
Nick

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu
Writers: Erica Li, Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu, shot by Poon Hang-Sang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

AWARDS

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Original score by Cacine Wong Ka-Sin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

AWARDS

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Editor Wong Wing-Ming shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Lau Ching-Wan and Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien and Yuen Wah carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0112779 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu directs. Poon Hang-Sang behind the camera. Cacine Wong Ka-Sin scores. Wong Wing-Ming cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu, shot by Poon Hang-Sang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Cacine Wong Ka-Sin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Wong Wing-Ming shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lau Ching-Wan and Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien and Yuen Wah carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0112779 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.