Their Private Lives

1978 1h 32m CN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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Ko Ming Chung, a wildly popular movie actor is having an illicit affair with similarly popular thespian Ai Ling. Though Ming Chung's wife quietly puts up with this infidelity, so long as he does not try to leave her, Ai Ling's spouse is less forgiving, a middle-aged oaf prone to violence. When the tabloids get wind of the liaison, the two secret lovers find themselves headline news throughout the colony. Ming Chung's wife soon starts to mount a media blitz, painting Ai Ling as a husband-stealing, home-wrecking shrew.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chow Yun-Fat
Ko Ming Chung
Liao Yung Hsiang
Chiang Ai Ling
Chen Hsi Lien
Pe Ming Chu
Lo Yuen
Liu Chiang Fen
David Lo Dai-Wai
Wei Kang
Bonnie Ngai Chau-Wah
Hsiu Hsiu
Angelina Lo Yuen-Yan
Ming Chu's sister
Yu Chi-Ming

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yang Chuan
Writers: Li-jen Liang
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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48 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 Yang Chuan, shot by Fan Shou Fu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Frankie Chan Fan-Kei. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Fan Kung-Wing 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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Chow Yun-Fat and Liao Yung Hsiang and Chen Hsi Lien carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0077133 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yang Chuan directs. Fan Shou Fu behind the camera. Frankie Chan Fan-Kei scores. Fan Kung-Wing cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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Things worth knowing

148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Yang Chuan, shot by Fan Shou Fu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Frankie Chan Fan-Kei. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Fan Kung-Wing shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Chow Yun-Fat and Liao Yung Hsiang and Chen Hsi Lien carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0077133 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.