''But Always'' () is a 2014 Chinese-Hong Kong

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

film directed by Snow Zou.

Plot

''But Always'' takes place in New York City, however, though it focuses on Asian culture in America. Anran and Yongyuan meet in 1982, when Anran transfers to Yongyuan's school. She is wealthier than her classmates who approach her with suspicion. The school bully assigns Yongyuan to follow Anran, which is a role that he happily accepts for the next 20 years. One sign of his devotion is that he can always recognise her footsteps. Anran and Yongyuan bond as they share the common tragedy of losing their mother in the same earthquake. However, their mothers come from different backgrounds, as Yougyuan's was a peasant and Anran was a doctor. Yongyuan's guardian dies and his uncle takes him away. He's not allowed to say goodbye to Anran, a pattern that recurs as one or the other repeatedly vanishes. A decade later, Yongyuan returns to Beijing and encounters Anran, who is now a pre-med student. She's now grown up to be played by Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan (''Caught in the Web''). Yongyuan is now portrayed by Hong Kong action star Nicholas Tse (''The Bullet Vanishes''). Yongyuan gets involved in some shady business to raise money for Anran's post-graduate education. When she is ready to leave for Columbia University, he disappears again. In Manhattan, Anran gets a new boyfriend. He is a petulant painter called Michael (Qin Hao). She also works two part-time jobs in addition to her studies. Yongyuan, who has gotten rich just so he can search for Anran, finds her through Michael's paintings of her. This leads to another sweet, luminously photographed reunion. But the couple is torn apart twice more.

Cast

* Nicholas Tse as 赵永远 *

Gao Yuanyuan Gao Yuanyuan (, born 5 October 1979) is a Chinese actress and model. She ranked 64th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 40th in 2014, 76th in 2015, and 86th in 2017. Career Gao Yuanyuan was born in Beijing and graduated from China In ...

as 安然 *

Du Haitao Du Haitao () (born 28 October 1987), is a Chinese actor, television host and a host of '' Happy Camp'' of Hunan TV Hunan Television or Hunan TV () is a provincial satellite TV station officially launched on 29 September 1970 and is currently Ch ...

*Alice Li *

Lam Suet Lam Suet (; born 1964), or Lin Xue, is a Hong Kong film actor. Life and career Lam was born in Tianjin, and came to Hong Kong as a youth in 1979 to receive inheritance money left by his grandfather. Soon after, all the money had been squander ...

*Che Xiao *Li Wenling *Shi Pengyuan *Shi Xinyi *

Qin Hao Qin Hao (Chinese name: ) is a Chinese actor. He is known for starring in the 2009 film ''Spring Fever'' and the 2020 television series '' The Bad Kids''. Early life In 1996, Qin entered China's Central Academy of Drama. He graduated from the C ...

Anya Wu Anya Wu (born 17 February 1976) is a Taiwanese-American actress and singer. Life Early life Wu was born in Taiwan on February 17, 1976. At the age of 6, she immigrated to the United States with her parents. Her mother died of cancer when she wa ...

Tong Dawei Tong Dawei (, born 3 February 1979) is a Chinese actor and singer. Tong is best known for starring in the television series ''Jade Goddess of Mercy'' (2003), '' Struggle'' (2007), and '' Tiger Mom'' (2015); as well as the films '' Lost in Beijin ...

as 安然的变态老师 *

Jack Kao Jack Kao (, born 23 April 1958) is a Taiwanese actor. Career He began his career in the late 1980s films of Hou Hsiao-hsien. Kao credits his success to the many real-life gangsters he knew when he was young. He appeared in '' City of Sadness'' ...

Zang Tianshuo Zang Tianshuo (; 6 March 1964 – 28 September 2018) was a Chinese rock musician. Biography Zang Tianshuo began his musical career with the band 1989, formed with his childhood friends Qin Yong, Qin Qi and Li Li, and they incorpored American Ch ...

Reception

By 28 September, it had earned ¥225.77 million at the Chinese box office.

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* {{IMDb title, 3906444 2014 romantic drama films Chinese romantic drama films Hong Kong romantic drama films 2014 films 2010s Cantonese-language films 2010s Mandarin-language films Films set in Beijing Films shot in Beijing Films shot in New York City Wanda Pictures films 2014 directorial debut films 2010s Hong Kong films

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