C'est la vie, mon chéri
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C'est la vie, mon chéri (Chinese: 新不了情; pinyin: Xīn bùliǎo qíng) is a 1994 Hong Kong movie directed by Derek Yee Tung-Shing and starring Anita Yuen, Lau Ching-Wan and Carina Lau.
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[edit] Title
The movie is sometimes referred to as C'est la vie, mon chérie even though this is grammatically incorrect in French (either "mon chéri" for a man or "ma chérie" for a woman is grammatically correct).
The original Chinese title refers to the classic 1961 Hong Kong film Love Without End (不了情) starring Linda Lin Dai, with the word "new" (新) added in front of it. The storyline is similar, in that the female lead character is also diagnosed with a fatal illness.
An alternative English title is Endless Love.
[edit] Plot
Min (Anita Yuen), a street singer and part-time opera singer, meets Kit (Lau Ching-Wan), a struggling jazz musician who has just broken up with his girlfriend (Carina Lau). Through her bubbly personality, she affects Kit for the better. However, just as their relationship begins to stabilize and win acceptance from Min's family, Min is diagnosed with leukemia.
[edit] Awards
13th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards
- Winner - Best Picture
- Winner - Best Director (Derek Yee Tung-Sing)
- Winner - Best Actress (Anita Yuen Wing-Yee)
- Winner - Best Supporting Actress (Petrina Fung Bo-Bo)
- Winner - Best Supporting Actor (Paul Chun Pui)
- Winner - Best Screenplay (Derek Yee Tung-Sing)
