Lover at Large

1991 1h 25m CN

DramaFantasyRomance

Synopsis

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Sheila returns to Hong Kong for a summer reunion with her parents. However, she is distressed by her parents' quarrels. From their quarrels, Sheila soon finds out that her mother's, Myunt, love affair with an actor, Ho, in the past. Ho loved Myunt dearly. He even killed himself to protect her reputation. Sheila arranges a seance meeting between Ho and her mother. Something goes wrong and Ho is stranded in the human world. Gradually, Sheila falls in love with Ho. To her great dismay, Ho shows his love to Myunt only. Sheila thus helps him to be with Myunt again. Sheila's father is outraged. He calls on all celestial powers to send Ho back to the other world. Sheila throws herself to protect him. She is killed. In order to give Sheila a new life, Ho promises to return to ghost land and gives up any chance of a new incarnation, then Sheila revives.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sharla Cheung Man
Lily Lam
Sheila Chan Suk-Lan
Yan Yan
David Wu
Leung Ho
Gabriel Wong Yat-Shan
Madonna / Fong
Teddy Yip Wing-Cho
Lam Chi Ming / Lily's Father
Peter Chan Lung
Taoist Priest
Chan Sek
Sun Xing

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexander Chan Mong-Wah
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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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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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alexander Chan Mong-Wah, shot by Chan Yuen-Kai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hai Kit-Wai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sharla Cheung Man and Sheila Chan Suk-Lan and David Wu carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5964628 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alexander Chan Mong-Wah directs. Chan Yuen-Kai behind the camera. Hai Kit-Wai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Alexander Chan Mong-Wah, shot by Chan Yuen-Kai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Hai Kit-Wai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sharla Cheung Man and Sheila Chan Suk-Lan and David Wu carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5964628 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.