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Dragon Eye Congee (2005)

Dragon Eye Congee poster
Original title
Dragon Eye Congee: A Dream of Love
Directed by
Allen Chang
Genre
romance, drama, music
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A love story set in 1960s Taiwan. After a chance meeting, a woman named Hsin-yi becomes entangled in a romance that spans time and memory, centering on a bowl of congee and a recurring dream.

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What happens

Dragon Eye Congee: A Dream of Love (Chinese: 龍眼粥) is a 2005 Taiwanese romance film set in the 1960s. Produced by Lee Hsing and directed by Allen Chang, the film stars Singapore's Fann Wong, Hong Kong's Shaun Tam and Taiwan's Ivy Yin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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