Underplayed Gems

Tempting Heart (1999)

Tempting Heart poster
Original title
心動
Directed by
Sylvia Chang
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man and a woman look back on their youthful romance in Hong Kong years after they parted. The film follows their relationship from first meeting to eventual separation.

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What happens

Tempting Heart (Chinese: 心動) is a 1999 Hong Kong romantic drama film directed and co-written by Sylvia Chang. It stars Takeshi Kaneshiro and Gigi Leung as a pair of onscreen lovers. The film has a notable theme song "Xin Dong", performed by Shino Lin Xiao Pei, which became a radio hit and can still be frequently heard on the radio or at karaoke bars/boxes. The success of Tempting Heart prompted director Johnnie To to cast Kaneshiro and Leung in his 2003 film Turn Left Turn Right. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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