| C'est la vie, mon chéri | |
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| Traditional | 新不了情 |
| Simplified | 新不了情 |
| Mandarin | Xīn bùliǎo qíng |
| Directed by | Derek Yee |
| Produced by | Alexander Chan Samson Ng |
| Written by | Derek Yee |
| Starring | Anita Yuen Lau Ching-Wan |
| Music by | Chris Babida William Woo Wai-lap |
| Cinematography | Peter Ngor Tam Tsi-wai |
| Editing by | Mei Feng |
| Release date(s) | 19 February 1994 (Berlin International Film Festival) |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
C'est la vie, mon chéri (Chinese: 新不了情; pinyin: Xīn bùliǎo qíng) is a 1993 Hong Kong movie directed by Derek Yee Tung-Shing and starring Anita Yuen, Lau Ching-Wan and Carina Lau. It was a sleeper hit of 1993 and won six awards during the 13th Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Picture.
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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 title may be roughly translated as "That's life, my darling/love".
The original Chinese title refers to the classic 1961 Hong Kong film Love Without End (不了情) starring 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.
Min (Anita Yuen), who is part of a Cantonese street opera troupe and a part-time cover artiste, meets Kit (Lau Ching-Wan), a struggling jazz musician who has just broken up with his celebrity singer 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, which includes a strict mother and a doting, saxophone-playing uncle, Min is re-diagnosed with bone cancer, which she had once suffered as a young child.
30th Golden Horse Awards
The title track of the same name Endless Love (Chinese: 新不了情; pinyin: Xīn bùliǎo qíng) is sang by Taiwanese singer Wan Fang.
In 2008, Derek Yee and CCTV produced a television adaptation of C'est la vie, mon chéri, starring Chen Kun, Fiona Sit, Alex Fong Chung-Sun, Candice Yu, and Hui Siu Hung.
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| Preceded by Cageman |
Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Film 1994 |
Succeeded by Chungking Express |
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