Summer Snow

1995 1h 41m ZH

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 24

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun, who is a housewife in her forties trying cope with the upheavals in her family.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Josephine Siao
May Sun
Roy Chiao
Lin Sun
Law Kar-Ying
Bing Sun
Tam Sin-Hung
Ying Sun
May Law Koon-Lan
Lan Sun
Patricia Chong Jing-Yee
Carrie Chin
Allen Ting Chi-Chun
Allen Sun
Teresa Ha Ping
Mrs. Han

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ann Hui
Writers: Chan Man-Keung
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ann Hui, shot by Mark Lee Ping-Bing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 7

AWARDS

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Josephine Siao and Roy Chiao and Law Kar-Ying carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0111767 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Ann Hui directs. Mark Lee Ping-Bing behind the camera. Yoshihide Otomo scores. Wong Yee-Shun cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Ann Hui, shot by Mark Lee Ping-Bing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yoshihide Otomo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Wong Yee-Shun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Josephine Siao and Roy Chiao and Law Kar-Ying carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0111767 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.