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Comrades, Almost a Love Story; 甜蜜蜜
	; Film poster of Comrades, Almost a Love Story
Directed by	Peter Chan
Produced by	Peter Chan
Written by	Ivy Ho
Starring	Maggie Cheung; Leon Lai; Eric Tsang; Len Berdick; Cheung Tung-cho; Yue Ding; Christopher Doyle; Michelle Gabriel; Irene Tsu; Kristy Yang
Music by	Chiu Jun-Fun; Chiu Tsang-Hei
Cinematography	Jingle Ma
Editing by	Chan Ki-hop; Kwong Chi-Leung
Release date(s)	November 2, 1996
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese, also available in Mandarin

Comrades, Almost a Love Story (simplified Chinese: 甜蜜蜜; traditional Chinese: 甜蜜蜜; pinyin: tián mì mì) is a 1996 Hong Kong film starring Maggie Cheung, Leon Lai, Eric Tsang, and Kristy Yang. It was directed by Peter Chan.

[edit] The story

The film, spanning decades, centers on two Chinese mainlanders who migrate to Hong Kong to make a living, but end up falling in love. Leon Lai plays a naive Northlander and Maggie Cheung plays an opportunist/entrepreneur who takes advantages of mainlanders like herself for financial gains. The loneliness of living in the big city inevitably brings the two into an affectionate love affair. Because of his commitment to another woman, Xiaoting, Maggie leaves Leon and winds up in a relationship with a mob boss. Leon returns to his fiance, but his love for Maggie continues and they secretly meet and spend time together. Unfortunately, guilt and circumstances lead Leon and Maggie to separate, only to find each other again as lonely immigrants in America in the end. It is an epic love story that spans ten years. It was filmed in Hong Kong and New York City.

[edit] Production

The Chinese title of the film, Tian Mi Mi, came from a famous Teresa Teng song. The movie displays their love of the famous singer who died a year before the film was released; the film is considered a love poem in memory of Teresa Teng. Her music is featured prominently throughout the film, with Leon Lai singing the title song for the ending credits. In a cameo performance, Christopher Doyle, the internationally-known cinematographer famous for his collaboration with Wong Kar Wai, plays an English teacher.

[edit] Reception

The movie was very well received in Hong Kong and Taiwan, winning best picture, director, and actress for the HK Film Academy Awards, among other wins. Maggie Cheung's performance also won general acclaim. The movie was voted #11 of the Greatest Chinese Films of all time by the Chinese Movie Database (www.dianying.com) and #28 of the 100 Greatest Chinese Films by the Hong Kong Film Awards. It is also listed in the 100 Greatest Chinese Films of the 20th Century by Asia Weekly Magazine.

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] Awards

16th Hong Kong Film Awards

Best Picture
Best Director - Peter Chan Ho-Sun
Best Actress - Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk
Best Supporting Actor - Eric Tsang Chi-Wai
Best Screenplay - Ivy Ho
Best Cinematography - Jingle Ma Chor-Sing
Best Art Direction - Hai Chung-Man
Best Costume Design - Ng Lei-Lo
Best Original Music Score - Chui Jun-Fun

Nominations

Best Actor - Leon Lai
Best Newcomer - Kristy Yang

Golden Horse Film Awards

Best Picture
Best Actress

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