Cocktail

2006 1h 30m ZH

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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The melancholy Candy runs the Half Mortal, a trendy bar in Hong Kong. She hires Paul; Stella, a part-time employee who's a college student in psychology, trains him. He has a gift for mixing the perfect drink to fit each customer's emotional needs. His own emotions, however, are complex: his father, an alcoholic, has died recently; he's abandoned his studies; and, although he's likes Stella, he's a tyro with women and inarticulate with her. Is alcohol the key to happiness, as Paul wonders; does it simply change peoples' personality, as Stella thinks; or, is it just there, as Candy's business sense tells her? Can Paul and Stella blend into something smooth?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bobo Chan Man-Yuen
Macy
Chloe Chiu
Yuki
Endy Chow
Paul
Eric Kot Man-Fai
Tong
Johnson Lee Sze-Chit
John
Anson Leung Chun-Yat
Yat
Patrick Tang Kin-Wang
Kin-wang Tang
Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
Kuen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Long Ching
Writers: Cheung Fan
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

RUNTIME

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Directed by Long Ching, shot by Lam Wah-Chuen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Bobo Chan Man-Yuen and Chloe Chiu and Endy Chow carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0498282 — 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

Long Ching directs. Lam Wah-Chuen behind the camera. Brother Hung scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Long Ching, shot by Lam Wah-Chuen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Brother Hung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Bobo Chan Man-Yuen and Chloe Chiu and Endy Chow carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0498282 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.