All's Well, End's Well '97

1997 1h 30m CN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 46

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Old Mr. Lo has three sons and the youngest one Lo Kung is his favorite. However, Kung does nothing but fool around all day long. Old Mr. Lo is very annoyed about this. The relationship between father and son is thus affected. So on Kung's birthday, his two brothers decide to play a joke on him. They trick him into believing he has won the lottery. Kung is so happy that he spends a tremendous amount of money. When he realizes he is in huge debt, he pretends to go insane and the whole family believes him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Roy Chiao
Mr. Lo
Raymond Wong
Lo Leung
Francis Ng Chun-Yu
Lo Fei
Stephen Chow
Lo Kung
Christine Ng Wing-mei
Yinsu
Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien
Shenny
Amanda Lee Wai-Man
Monalisa Kam
Christy Chung Lai-Tai
Little Suen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
Writers: Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu, Raymond Wong
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
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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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "All's Well, End's Well Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting, shot by Adam Tam Chi-Wai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

AWARDS

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Roy Chiao and Raymond Wong and Francis Ng Chun-Yu carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting directs. Adam Tam Chi-Wai behind the camera. Violet Lam scores. Poon Hung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
4Part of the "All's Well, End's Well Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting, shot by Adam Tam Chi-Wai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Violet Lam. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Poon Hung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Roy Chiao and Raymond Wong and Francis Ng Chun-Yu carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0118591 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.