Love in a Puff

2010 1h 44m CN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 89

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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When the Hong Kong government enacts a ban on smoking cigarettes indoors, hard-core smokers are driven outside and a budding romance develops between two co-workers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah
Cherie
Yue Man-lok
Jimmy
Cheung Tat-Ming
Joseph
Jo Kok Cho-Lam
KK
Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu
Tak
Charmaine Fong Ho-Man
Patty
Sharon Luk Sze-Wan
Vivian
Roy Szeto Wai-Cheuk
Eunuch Lee

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edmond Pang Ho-Cheung
Writers: Edmond Pang Ho-Cheung, Heiward Mak Hei-Yan
Languages: Cantonese, Japanese, French, English, Korean
Countries: Hong Kong

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Cantonese, Japanese, French, English, Korean.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Love in a... Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edmond Pang Ho-Cheung, shot by Jason Kwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

AWARDS

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Wenders Li Tung-Chuen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah and Yue Man-lok and Cheung Tat-Ming carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1602479 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edmond Pang Ho-Cheung directs. Jason Kwan behind the camera. Alan Wong scores. Wenders Li Tung-Chuen cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Japanese, French, English, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Cantonese, Japanese, French, English, Korean.
3Part of the "Love in a... Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Edmond Pang Ho-Cheung, shot by Jason Kwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alan Wong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Wenders Li Tung-Chuen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah and Yue Man-lok and Cheung Tat-Ming carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1602479 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 89 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.