A West Lake Moment
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Traditional | 鴛鴦蝴蝶 |
Simplified | 鸳鸯蝴蝶 |
Literally | Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies |
Directed by | Yim Ho Yang Zi |
Written by | Yim Ho |
Starring | Chen Kun Zhou Xun |
Distributed by | Asia Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Language | Mandarin |
A West Lake (Chinese: 鸳鸯蝴蝶; pinyin: Yuan Yang Hu Die) is a 2005 psychological romantic drama-comedy film directed by Hong Kong directors Yim Ho and Yang Zi, and starring Chen Kun, Zhou Xun and . Aloys Chen and Zhou Xun had also previously collaborated as lovers in Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress and Baober in Love.
Plot[]
Xiao Yu (Zhou), a barista and cake maker in a teahouse-café by Westlake in Hangzhou. Since a car crash long ago, she had been leading a peaceful life with her kind-hearted best friend and fellow car crash survivor Tong () who is unabashed in admitting that his feelings for Xiao Yu have developed into love.
One day A Qin (Chen) celebrates his birthday alone in her café. Xiao Yu's curiosity sparks off their dialogues and both discover they have many parallels. But A Qin is a player who is escaping to Hangzhou from the pressures of his relationships in Beijing and Xiao Yu is pursued by Tong ... What will be their choices?
Cast[]
- Aloys Chen as Qin
- Zhou Xun as Xiao Yu
- as Tong
- Yan Xiang
- Zhang Yue
Crew[]
- Direction by Yim Ho and Yang Zi
- Storyline by Yim Ho and
- Art direction by William Chang
- Cinematography by
- Original Soundtrack by and Fernando Martinez
External links[]
- 2005 films
- Mandarin-language films
- Chinese films
- 2005 romantic drama films
- Chinese romantic drama films
- Chinese film stubs