Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye

1991 1h 46m CN

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 7

Drama

Synopsis

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Alan and Eric are childhood friends who are separated when Eric moves to America. They are reunited in Hong Kong when Eric finds Alan at the cafe where the latter is working as a waiter and singer. Together they forge a business which is destroyed in a storm. Meanwhile, both have met a lady named Olive, and both strive for her affection.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alan Tam
Alan
Eric Tsang
Eric
Maggie Cheung
Olive
Blackie Ko Sau-Leung
Pierre
Barry Wong Ping-Yiu
Barry
Paul Fonoroff
Hairy Keung
Michael Dinga
Michael
Cheung Ying-Tsoi
Eric's dad

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Chan
Writers: Barry Wong Ping-Yiu, Lee Chi-Ngai, Peter Chan
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Chan, shot by Jingle Ma Choh-Sing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Richard Lo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Alan Tam and Eric Tsang and Maggie Cheung carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102886 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Peter Chan directs. Jingle Ma Choh-Sing behind the camera. Richard Lo scores. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Peter Chan, shot by Jingle Ma Choh-Sing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Richard Lo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Alan Tam and Eric Tsang and Maggie Cheung carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0102886 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.