''Love in the Buff'' () is a 2012 Hong Kong

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring

Miriam Yeung Miriam Yeung (born 3 February 1974) is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop diva. As of 2020, she has released more than 35 albums and has starred in more than 40 films. In 2012, Yeung won the Award for Best Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards ...

and

Shawn Yue Shawn Yue Man-lok (born 13 November 1981) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. A former model, he has starred in many films, such as ''Jiang Hu'', ''Infernal Affairs II'', the ''Love in the Buff'' film series, ''Mad World'' and '' The Brink'', and ha ...

. It is the sequel to the 2010 film ''

Love in a Puff (film) ''Love in a Puff'' () is a 2010 Hong Kong romantic comedy directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Shawn Yue and Miriam Yeung. The plot revolves around the love story of Cherie and Jimmy, two smokers who met at an outdoor smoking area subsequent ...

''. Principal photography began in mid-July 2011 at

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and was later moved to

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in early August, before finally wrapping up 30 August 2011. The film was released on 29 March 2012 in Hong Kong. The film won the Audience Award in the competition section of the Osaka Asian Film Festival in 2013. For her performance in the film,

won the Best Actress award at the

32nd Hong Kong Film Awards The 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place in Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 13 April 2013. The hosts for the awards ceremony were Eric Tsang, Ronald Cheng, Gordon Lam, Jerry Lamb . TVB, Now TV and RTHK Radio 2 were the live b ...

. A third installment, ''

Love Off the Cuff ''Love Off the Cuff'' () is a 2017 Hong Kong-Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Miriam Yeung and Shawn Yue. Shot in Hong Kong and Taipei, the film is the sequel to the 2012 film ''Love in the Buff'' and the third ...

'', was released on April 27, 2017.

Plot

Five months after the events in ''Love in a Puff'', Jimmy and Cherie are currently living together. Jimmy is under much stress, working long hours. His previous boss, now working in Beijing, asks him to move there to work for him. Jimmy's commitment to his job and the decision to move to Beijing cause a rift in his relationship with Cherie. Eventually, they break up and he moves to Beijing. On one of his business trips, he meets a flight attendant, You-you Shang, and they develop a romantic relationship. Six months later, Cherie is also transferred to Beijing by her company. The two meet by chance but at this time, Cherie is also seeing a responsible and down-to-earth businessman, Sam. Jimmy and Cherie start to cheat behind Sam's and You-you's backs. Initially, they both have a good time going on a few dates, but soon Cherie wants more than the status quo. She breaks it off with Jimmy a second time. This time however, Jimmy decides to end his relationship with You-You and tries to win back Cherie, and in the end, succeeds.

Cast

as Cherie Yu *

as Jimmy Cheung *

Yang Mi Yang Mi (, born 12 September 1986) is a Chinese actress and singer. She made her acting debut in historical television series '' Tang Ming Huang'', and later received recognition for her leading roles in various television series such as ''Wang Zha ...

as Youyou Shang * Xu Zheng as Sam *

Vincent Kok Vincent Kok Tak-chiu (; born 15 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actor, scriptwriter and film director. Vincent's ancestral hometown is Shandong province. Kok is best known for his frequent collaborations with Stephen Chow, acting and co-writing wi ...

as Jimmy's colleague *Roy Szeto as Jimmy's colleague * Crystal Tin as Cherie's boss *

Ekin Cheng Ekin Cheng is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Early in his career, he used the name Dior as a first name (because that was what it sounded like when his younger sister tried to call him 二哥 in Cantonese). He has also been referred to as Noodl ...

as himself (cameo) * Linda Wong as herself (cameo) *

Huang Xiaoming Huang Xiaoming or Mark Huang (, born 13 November 1977) is a Chinese actor, singer, and model. He graduated from the Performance Institute of the Beijing Film Academy in 2000. Huang first rose to prominence in 2001 for playing Emperor Wu of Han in ...

as "man who looks like Huang Xiaoming" (cameo) *

Hao Lei Hao Lei (born 1 November 1978) is a Chinese actress and singer, known for her starring roles in Lou Ye's films ''Summer Palace'' (2006) and ''Mystery'' (2012). Biography In 2003, Hao Lei starred in Liao Yimei's play ''Rhinoceros in Love'' in Sha ...

(cameo) *

Yat Ning Chan Chan Yat Ling (), known in the West as Isabel Chan or Yat Ling Chan, is a Chinese actress based in Hong Kong. Chan Yat Ling is the Cantonese equivalent of her Mandarin Chinese name. She has been active as a Cantonese language performer since 199 ...

as Isabel

Reception

As of 3 April 2012, ''Love in the Buff'' has scored an 89% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Box office

After 4 days of its initial release in Hong Kong, the film has earned HK$9,301,112 in the box office and was no. 1 on the weekend of 31 March to 1 April at the Hong Kong box office.每週詳細票房 2012年3月26日 – 2012年4月1日
''Hong Kong Film Mart''. Retrieved on 10 April 2012.

Closing Credits

Shawn Yue's re-enactment of Linda Wong's '90s hit song "Don't Ask Who I Am" was shown along with the closing credits. In the video, Yue dressed very closely as Wong, as well as mimicked Wong's facial expressions and gestures in the original video. This video has gone viral on social networking sites

Soundtrack album

A Love in the Buff original soundtrack was released on 30 March 2012. Track listing: # 法國人惹的禍 # Drenched (唱- :zh:曲婉婷, 曲婉婷) # Water Melon Bossa # Chop Pig Chair # 離開好地方 # 好地方（北京版） # Rendezvous Valse # 我的歌聲裡 (唱-曲婉婷) # Anyway At All # Smoky Memory # He Said You Are Beautiful # Date In Bed # Queen Of Hea # What's Behind # Third Party # Flirt Again # Blind Date Club # Who's 余春嬌? # To Be Honest # 草坪，野餐，好舒服 # 春天 # Transparent Secret (EKIN version) # Mirror Of You # Why Couldn't Be Together Everyday? # Time To Leave, Bye! # Time To Chase You Back # 掛住你呀！ # Love Means... # Love In The Buff

References

External links

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Hong Kong Film Mart
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