Love After Love (2020)

Original title

第一炉香

Directed by

Ann Hui

Genre

romantic drama

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 24m

Rated

15

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman moves to Hong Kong in the 1940s and gets entangled in a passionate relationship with a wealthy playboy. Her desires clash with the pressures of society and family, leading to emotional turmoil.

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What happens

Love After Love (Chinese: 第一炉香) is a 2020 Chinese romantic drama film directed by Ann Hui, and starring Ma Sichun, Faye Yu, Eddie Peng, Chang Chun-ning and Fan Wei. The film had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on September 8, 2020. It was released theatrically in China on October 22, 2021. The film marked the third time Hui directed an Eileen Chang adaptation (following 1984's Love In A Fallen City and 1997's Eighteen Springs). It is an adaption of Chang's novella Aloeswood Incense: The First Brazier, a sprawling love story set in 1940s Hong Kong. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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