''In Between'' (), also known as ''Conjugal Affairs'' and ''The New Age of Living Together'', is a 1994 romantic

anthology film An anthology film (also known as an omnibus film, package film, or portmanteau film) is a single film consisting of several shorter films, each complete in itself and distinguished from the other, though frequently tied together by a single theme ...

. It consists of three stories, by three directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan. The three segments are, in the following order: * ''Star Hunter'' (), written and directed by

Samson Chiu Samson Chiu Leung-chun () is a Hong Kong-based film director, film writer and newspaper columnist. He is a member of the Hong Kong Directors' Guild. Filmography * ''News Attack'' (1989) - director/writer, starring Andy Lau as a news photographe ...

. * ''Lonely Hearts Club'' (), written and directed by

Yonfan Yonfan (born 14 October 1947) is a Hong Kong film director and photographer. Biography He was born in Wuhan, Hubei, Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China. As the Yang family emigrated from mainland China, they lived first in Hong Kong ...

. * ''Unwed Mother'' (), written and directed by

Sylvia Chang Sylvia Chang (born 21 July 1953) is a Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director. In 1992, she was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. In 2018, she was one of the jury members of the main competition ...

Plot

The film follows three roommates as they go through trials and tribulations in their respective love lives. *''Star Hunter'' - A womanizing hairstylist develops a romantic friendship with a mysterious woman. *''Lonely Hearts Club'' - A young stockbroker who's feeling more and more distant from his long-term girlfriend begins an affair with an older woman about to get divorced. *''Unwed Mother'' - A woman who discovers she's pregnant is unsure whether the father is her long-term on-and-off boyfriend or the Russian man she had a one-night stand with.

Cast

Star Hunter

Jan Lamb Jan Lamb Hoi-fong (; born 28 January 1967) is a Hong Kong DJ, singer and actor. Lamb is the elder brother of Jerry Lamb and younger brother of singer and radio personality Sandy Lamb. He formed a comedic musical duo during the late 1980s with f ...

as Eddie () * Wu Chien-lien as Icy ()

Lonely Hearts Club

Nicky Wu Nicholas Wu Qilong (born 31 October 1970) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He found fame in 1988 when he became a member of the popular Taiwanese band, Xiao Hu Dui (Little Tiger Team), performing alongside Alec Su and Julian Chen. The trio were ex ...

as Steven Chan *

as Anna Lau * Melvin Wong as Joseph Lau * Lee Ching as Amy * Emotion Cheung as Steven's co-worker

Unwed Mother

Maggie Cheung Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (; born 20 September 1964) is a Hong Kong former actress. Raised in Hong Kong and Britain, she started her career after placing second in 1983's Miss Hong Kong Pageant. She achieved critical success in the late 1980s and in ...

as Co Co Lau *

Winston Chao Winston Chao Wen-hsuan (born 9 June 1960) is a Taiwanese actor. He came to international attention for his performance in the 1993 film ''The Wedding Banquet'' and ''Kabali''. He is also known for his roles in ''Red Rose White Rose'' and ''Eat D ...

as Wong Man Fai () *

Eric Kot Eric Kot Man-fai is a Hong Kong singer and actor who studied in California and is the second youngest of three brothers. He formed a comedic music duo with fellow DJ and comedian Jan Lamb called Softhard in the 1980s. He also runs a fashion st ...

as Keung ()

External links

* *
''In Between''
at the

Hong Kong Film Archive The Hong Kong Film Archive is a film archive collects, preserves, and screens Hong Kong films and other related materials. The archive was founded in 1993, when its Planning Office was opened by the Urban Council. It joined the Internationa ...

''The New Age of Living Together''
at the

Hong Kong Movie DataBase The Hong Kong Movie Database (HKMDB) is a bilingual (English and Chinese) website started in 1995 by Hong Kong resident Ryan Law to provide a repository for information about movies originating from Hong Kong and the people who created them. Th ...

* 1994 films 1994 comedy-drama films 1990s romance films Taiwanese anthology films Chinese-language films Films directed by Yonfan Hong Kong romantic comedy-drama films 1990s Mandarin-language films Taiwanese romantic comedy-drama films Films directed by Sylvia Chang Films directed by Samson Chiu 1990s Hong Kong films {{Taiwan-film-stub