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MONEY
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Shot for just $4.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Inner Senses
"Her Daydreams Become His Nightmare."
2002 1h 40m CN
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Synopsis
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This is the story of Yan, a young woman haunted by fleeting images of what she believes to be dead people. Told that it is all in her mind by her psychologist Jim, Yan still cannot find any other explanations for her visions. Soon, her suspicions are confirmed when Jim begins seeing the same things she does and the two begin to unravel a mystery that leads to a forgotten past
βHer Daydreams Become His Nightmare.β
Cast
Leslie Cheung
Jim Law
Karena Lam Kar-Yan
Cheung Yan
Maggie Poon Mei-Kei
Cheung, Siu Yu
Waise Lee Chi-Hung
Wilson Chan
Valerie Chow
Mrs. Chan
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
Mr. Chu
Lam Sheung-Mo
Professor Fong
Wong So-Bik
Jim's Assistant
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lo Chi-Leung
- Writers
- Yeung Sin-Ling, Lo Chi-Leung, Derek Yee Tung-Sing
- Languages
- Cantonese, English
- Countries
- China, Hong Kong
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ERA
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Released 24 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, English.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: China, Hong Kong.
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WORLD
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Lo Chi-Leung, shot by Venus Keung. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Peter Kam Pau-Tat. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Leslie Cheung and Karena Lam Kar-Yan and Maggie Poon Mei-Kei carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lo Chi-Leung directs. Venus Keung behind the camera. Peter Kam Pau-Tat scores. Produced in China, Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $4.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 24 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, English.
- 4International production across 2 countries: China, Hong Kong.
- 5Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 6Directed by Lo Chi-Leung, shot by Venus Keung. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 7Original score by Peter Kam Pau-Tat. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 8Leslie Cheung and Karena Lam Kar-Yan and Maggie Poon Mei-Kei carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "Her Daydreams Become His Nightmare.".
- 10IMDB entry: tt0316023 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Only 43 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Venus Keung
- Original score
- Peter Kam Pau-Tat
- Runtime
- 100 min Β· 1h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Original language
- CN
- Certification (US)
- 16
Also by
Lo Chi-Leung
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- FI
Filmko Pictures
HK
Key crew
- ProducerDerek Yee Tung-Sing
- ChoreographerMars
- Theme Song PerformancePeter Kam Pau-Tat
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2003-08-1416
Also known as
International titles
- Yee do hung gaanHK
- KarmaJP
- η°εΊ¦η©ΊιHK
- Inner SensesHK
- Inner Senses - Im Schattenreich der GeisterDE
