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Release Year1994
Runtime1h 34m
LanguageCantonese
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes21
DirectorClifton Ko Chi-Sum
WritersRaymond To Kwok-Wai
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.4 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsIt's a Wonderful Life
About It's a Wonderful Life
This 1994 Chinese New Year offering takes place over a period of time between one Christmas and Chinese New Year's eve. We are introduced to thirteen "Big Rich" people, learn of their particular dispositions and dilemmas, are witness to the former either getting changed or developed and see the latter (re)solved. Teresa Mo as the daughter just returned from studying in France; Leslie Cheung as the friend who came in tow; Tony Leung Kar Fai as the cartoonist son who can only speak normally when he is anxious; Anita Yuen as the woman who Tony Leung's character falls in love with; Carol "Do Do" Cheng as her flat-chested, disciplinary-cum-art teacher sister; Raymond Wong as the eldest son who cannot handle alcohol well; Petrina Fung Bo Bo as his estranged wife; Sean Lau as the marriage-minded cousin; and Kwan Tak Hing as the eccentric-but-definitely-not-senile grandfather.
Directed by Clifton Ko Chi-Sum, It's a Wonderful Life leans on a strong ensemble — Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1994.
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