Love for All Seasons

2003 1h 33m CN

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 15

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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May is a martial artist and Chinese medicine practitioner who resides in a temple in Omei mountain. Under the threat of her lovelorn master, Misery, she decides to seek the help of infamous womanizer, Tiger Hung, who she had helped earlier, in order to experience heartbreak and master the "Heartbroken Sword" technique to defeat her.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sammi Cheng Sau-Man
May
Louis Koo
Tiger Hung
Li Bingbing
Li Mo Shau
Lam Suet
Fatty
Belinda Hamnett
Cat
Cheung Kam-ching
Tiger's Aide
Teresa Lee Fung
Tiger's Mother
Ha Yue
Tiger's Father

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Johnnie To
Writers: Wai Ka-Fai, Yau Nai-Hoi, Au Kin-Yee
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Johnnie To, shot by Cheng Siu-Keung. 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

DIRECTOR

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Editor Law Wing-Cheong 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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Sammi Cheng Sau-Man and Louis Koo and Li Bingbing carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0374009 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Johnnie To directs. Cheng Siu-Keung behind the camera. Cacine Wong Ka-Sin scores. Law Wing-Cheong cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English.
3Directed by Johnnie To, shot by Cheng Siu-Keung. 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 Law Wing-Cheong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sammi Cheng Sau-Man and Louis Koo and Li Bingbing carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0374009 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.