July Rhapsody

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A subtle study in the deterioration of relationships and the strains of a broken marriage, director Ann Hui's character-driven drama draws on Chinese poetry to tell a tale of infidelity and pensive yearning. Tempted by the advances of an amorous student, Chinese Literature professor Lam (Jacky Cheung) considers an extramarital affair while still reeling in the pain of wife Man Ching's (Anita Mui) previous infidelity. As depression and boredom push the couple further apart, Professor Lam's moral devotion to his ...
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A subtle study in the deterioration of relationships and the strains of a broken marriage, director Ann Hui's character-driven drama draws on Chinese poetry to tell a tale of infidelity and pensive yearning. Tempted by the advances of an amorous student, Chinese Literature professor Lam (Jacky Cheung) considers an extramarital affair while still reeling in the pain of wife Man Ching's (Anita Mui) previous infidelity. As depression and boredom push the couple further apart, Professor Lam's moral devotion to his wife places him at odds with the pain he harbors from their tumultuous past.
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Editorial Reviews

All Movie Guide
As a study of a dissolving marriage, July Rhapsody may not compare with fellow Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-Wai's In the Mood for Love, but Ann Hui's delicately nuanced and profoundly sad film is similar enough, and good enough, to evoke comparisons. An acclaimed veteran director, Hui has a penchant for elliptical storytelling, which rendered her previous effort, the ghost movie Visible Secret, nearly incomprehensible. In this film, however, it works perfectly as a way of sketching in aspects of the story which eventually build to an intentionally enigmatic conclusion. Where Wong's film is aggressively formalist, Hui tempers hers with a more conventional structure that still allows for her personal touches. A rarity in a slumping Hong Kong film industry struggling to find its feet, July Rhapsody is a thoughtful, quiet film that seems to go against every prevailing trend, and is all the better for it.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 4/28/2006
  • UPC: 601641685344
  • Original Release: 2002

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  • Source: Tai Seng
  • Region Code: 0
  • Time: 1:43:00
  • Format: DVD

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Jacky Cheung Lam
Anita Mui Ching
Karena Lam Wu
Tou Chung Hua Seng
Eric Kot Yue
Jin Hui Stone
Technical Credits
Ann Hui Director, Producer
Jacob C.L. Cheung Co-producer
Kuo Li Chi Sound/Sound Designer
Kwong Chi-Leung Editor
Albert Chow Co-producer
Yee Chung-man Costumes/Costume Designer
Ivy Ho Screenwriter
Man Lim-chung Production Designer
Kwan Pun-leung Cinematographer
Tsang Siu Ting Asst. Director
Alexander Wong Executive Producer
Derek Yee Producer
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Scene Index

Side #1 --
2. Chapter 1 [14:22]
3. Chapter 2 [11:35]
4. Chapter 3 [12:30]
5. Chapter 4 [12:45]
6. Chapter 5 [11:55]
7. Chapter 6 [12:56]
8. Chapter 7 [12:56]
9. Chapter 8 [13:36]
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Menu

Side #1 --
   On Air
   Chapters
   Stars' Files
      Derek Yee
      Ann Hui
      Jacky Cheung
      Anita Mui
      Karena Lam
   Trailer
   More Attractions
      Inner Senses
      Tiramisu
   Language & Subtitles
      Languages: Cantonese (Dolby Digital Stereo) (Dolby Digital 5.1)
      Mandarin (Dolby Digital Stereo)
      Subtitles: Traditional Chinese
      English
      Simplified Chinese
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