Underplayed Gems

A Certain Romance (1984)

A Certain Romance poster
Original title
少女日記
Directed by
Yonfan
Genre
drama
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young girl meets a boy during her vacation but after returning home, various circumstances prevent her from meeting him again. The film follows her quiet longing and the chance that slips away.

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What happens

《少女日記》(英語:A Certain Romance)是1984年上映的一部香港愛情電影,由楊凡執導,葉中平及楊凡編劇,吳美枝和鄧浩光主演,講述女孩在渡假期間邂逅了一個男孩,卻在之後因種種原因錯過結識對方機會的故事。本片入圍第4屆香港電影金像獎三項提名,最終慿主題曲〈偶遇〉榮獲最佳電影歌曲大獎;導演楊凡亦於1985年獲紐約林肯中心(New York’s Lincoln Center)頒受「優秀亞洲新導演」(Most Promising New Asian Director)。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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