A Tale of Three Cities (Chinese: 三城记) is a 2015 Chinese-Hong Kong war romance film directed by Mabel Cheung. The film is about the real love story of two people (Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, parents of Jackie Chan) who met in Wuhu during the Second Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s, separated in Shanghai during the Chinese Civil War in the 1940s, and finally reunited in Hong Kong in the 1950s while their children from previous marriages were left behind in mainland China (whom they would not see again until 38 years later).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| A Tale of Three Cities | |
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| Chinese | 三城记 |
| Directed by | Mabel Cheung |
| Written by | Mabel Cheung Alex Law |
| Starring | Sean Lau Tang Wei Qin Hailu Jing Boran |
| Music by | Henry Lai |
Release dates |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Countries | China Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
Plot
editIn the turbulent 1940s and 1950s, love was hard to come by. An engagement token, a love song, or a promise were enough to make lovers obsessed. Policeman Fang Daolong, with his complex identity, meets the enigmatic Chen Yuerong, and their love story unfolds across three cities. They fell in love in Anhui, separated in Shanghai, but they still kept a promise to each other and waited for reunion in Hong Kong. That night, Daolong waited for the boat carrying Yuerong to dock at the shore of Hong Kong Island, but unexpectedly the boat had an accident. Yuerong finally arrived in Hong Kong smoothly and started a new life with Daolong.
Cast
edit- Sean Lau as Fang Daolong
- Tang Wei as Chen Yuerong
- Qin Hailu as Sister Qiu
- Jing Boran as Shou Maihua
- Huang Jue as Master Zhou
- Elaine Jin as Yuerong's mother
- Li Jianyi as grandfather
- Jiao Gang
- Philip Chan
See also
edit- Traces of a Dragon, 2003 documentary film on Jackie Chan's parents, also directed by Cheung
References
edit- ^ "Tang Wei plays action star Jacky Chan's mother in new film - Entertainment News - SINA English". english.sina.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (15 May 2014). "Cannes: IM Global, China's Huayi Brothers Pact For International Sales". Deadline. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "A TALE OF THREE CITIES | ANTHEM | IM GLOBAL". www.imglobalfilm.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Huayi debuts high-profile titles at FilMart". Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "A Tale of Three Cities out this fall|Health |chinadaily.com.cn". usa.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "'A Tale of Three Cities' is a Film Based on Jackie Chan's Parents' Love Story". Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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