''Love After Love'' () is a 2020 Chinese

erotic Eroticism () is a quality that causes sexual feelings, as well as a philosophical contemplation concerning the aesthetics of sexual desire, sensuality, and romantic love. That quality may be found in any form of artwork, including painting, scul ...

romance drama film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...

directed by

Ann Hui Ann Hui On-wah, (; born 23 May 1947) is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in Ho ...

, and starring

Ma Sichun Sandra Ma Sichun (, born 14 March 1988) is a Chinese actress of Hui ethnicity. She is noted for her roles in the films '' The Left Ear'' (2015) and ''Soul Mate'' (2016), for which she won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress alongside ...

Faye Yu Yu Feihong (born 1971), also known as Faye Yu, is a Chinese actress and an occasional film director and producer, best known in the west for Wayne Wang's award-winning American films ''A Thousand Years of Good Prayers'' (2007) and '' The Joy Luck ...

Eddie Peng Eddie Peng Yu-Yan (; born 24 March 1982) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and model. Personal life Peng was born in Penghu, Taiwan. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the age of thirteen. In 2000, he graduated from Sir Winston Church ...

, Chang Chun-ning and Fan Wei. The film had its world premiere at the

77th Venice International Film Festival The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September 2020, albeit in a "more restrained format" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian actress Cate Blanchett was appointed as the President of the Jury. '' The Ti ...

on September 8, 2020. It is scheduled to be theatrically released in China on October 22, 2021. The film marked the third time Hui directed an

Eileen Chang Eileen Chang ( zh, t=張愛玲, s=张爱玲, first=t, w=Chang1 Ai4-ling2, p=Zhāng Àilíng；September 30, 1920 – September 8, 1995), also known as Chang Ai-ling or Zhang Ailing, or by her pen name Liang Jing (梁京), was a Chinese-born A ...

adaptation (following 1984's '' Love In A Fallen City'' and 1997's '' Eighteen Springs''). It was an adaption of Chang's the short story ''Aloeswood Incense: The First Brazier'', sprawling love story set in 1940s Hong Kong.

Synopsis

Set in Hong Kong shortly before the Second World War, Ge Weilong (

Sandra Ma Sandra Ma Sichun (, born 14 March 1988) is a Chinese actress of Hui ethnicity. She is noted for her roles in the films '' The Left Ear'' (2015) and ''Soul Mate'' (2016), for which she won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress alongsid ...

) plays a young girl who travels from Shanghai to Hong Kong in pursuit of education, but ends up working for her aunt seducing rich and powerful men.

Cast

as Ge Weilong *

as Aunt Liang *

as Qiao Qiqiao (George Qiao) *

Janine Chang Janine Chang Chun-ning (; born September 4, 1982) is a Taiwanese actress and film producer. Chang attended National Taipei University and obtained a bachelor's degree in law. In June 2010, Chang graduated from the Institute of Industrial Econom ...

as Ni'er * Fan Wei as Situ Xie * Zhang Jianing as Sui Sui * Yin Fang as Lu Zhaolin *

Isabella Leong Luísa Isabella Nolasco da Silva Leong Lok-yau (born 23 June 1988), better known as Isabella Leong, is a Macanese actress and former singer. Early life Luísa Isabella Nolasco da Silva was born on 23 June 1988, in Macao to Luís Alberto Marques ...

as Ji Jie *

Paul Chun Paul Chun (; born 26 June 1945) is a Hong Kong actor. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television series since 1949. In 1966, he appeared in ''The Sand Pebbles'', an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise. Early life He wa ...

as Sir Qiao Cheng *

Michelle Bai Bai Bing (; born 2 May 1986) is a Chinese actress and singer. Bai is noted for her roles as Xue Baochai and Princess Yushu in the television series '' The Dream of Red Mansions'' (2010) and '' The Myth'' (2010) respectively. Early life and edu ...

as Mrs Xin *

Wu Yanshu Wu Yanshu (; born 1938) is a Chinese actress. Wu is considered a National Class-A Actor in China. Wu first garnered recognition for her acting in 2016, when her performance in '' Finding Mr. Right 2'' and earned her a Golden Horse Award nomina ...

Release

The film had its world premiere at the

on September 8, 2020. It also screened at the 25th Busan International Film Festival on October 23, 2020, and at the 33rd

Tokyo International Film Festival The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. Along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals, and is considered to be the ...

on October 31, 2020.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Wang Anyi 2020s Mandarin-language films 2020 romantic drama films Chinese romantic drama films Films based on Chinese novels Films based on works by Eileen Chang Films directed by Ann Hui Films set in China Films set in Fujian Films shot in Shanghai Films shot in Fujian Films with screenplays by Wang Anyi