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Now You See Love, Now You Don't (1992)

Now You See Love, Now You Don't poster
Original title
我愛扭紋柴
Directed by
Mabel Cheung, Alex Law
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Hong Kong man returns to his home island and reconnects with his roots. The story follows his romantic and comedic encounters as he speaks the local dialect.

lightheartedwhimsicalromanticcomedicnostalgicslice-of-lifegentleplayful

What happens

Now You See Love, Now You Don't is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film written and directed by Mabel Cheung and Alex Law. In this film, the chief character, played by Chow Yun-fat, who himself grew up in Lamma Island, consistently speaks the Waitau language. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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