Dream Lovers is a 1986 Hong Kong romantic fantasy film directed by Tony Au. The film stars Chow Yun-fat as Song Yu, a famous orchestra conductor who recently has visions of a beautiful woman and a Qin dynasty era terracotta statue. When Song visits the statues, he meets Cheung Yuet-heung (Brigitte Lin), who also has dreams of a long lost lover. but with her visions being more violent. The two meet with a medium who tells them that they are the reincarnations of a pair of lovers who were murdered hundreds of years earlier.[1][2][3]
| Dream Lovers | |
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 Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 夢中人 |
| Simplified Chinese | 梦中人 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Mèng Zhōng Rén |
| Jyutping | Mung6 Zung1 Jan4 |
| Directed by | Tony Au |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Chiu Kang-chien |
| Produced by | Vicky Lee Leung |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Bill Wong |
| Edited by | Yu Ma-chiu |
| Music by | Law Wing-fai |
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Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$7,289,958 |
Dream Lovers was Au's second film following 1983's Last Affair where he again worked with Chow. The film grossed over HK$7 million on its release and was nominated for four awards at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards, where Law Wing-fai won the award for Best Original Film Score.
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (July 2013) |
Cast
edit- Chow Yun-fat as Song Yu
- Brigitte Lin as Cheng Yuet-heung
- Cher Yueng as Wah-lei
- Kwan Shan as Har-nam
- Elaine Jin as Har-nam's wife
- Lam Chung as Li Chang
Production
editThe film was a production of D&B Films.[4] The film starred Chow Yun-fat and Brigitte Lin, the only film where the two star together.[2] Chow had previously worked with director Tony Au on the 1982 film, Last Affair.[5] Dream Lovers was one of the first Hong Kong films to utilize the popular Terracotta Warrior figures that were excavated from Qin Shi Huangs tomb in 1974.[6]
Release
editDream Warriors was released in Hong Kong on 25 April 1986 and grossed a total of HK$7,289,958 during its theatrical run.[4] The film was released on VHS by Tai Seng Entertainment, on Laserdisc by Mei Ah Entertainment and on VCD and DVD by Mega Star Video.[2]
Reception
editAt the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards, Law Wing-fai won the award for Best Original Film Score.[7] Cher Yeung was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Wah-lei.[2][7] Bill Wong was nominated for Best Cinematography and William Chang was nominated for Best Art Direction.[7]
In his book The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997, author Charles Strong gave the film a nine out of ten rating stating that "aside from fine work by Chow and Lin, and Au's artful compositions, the main asset here is Law Wing-fai's award-winning score".[3] Jonathan Crow for the online film database Allmovie gave the film a four out of five star rating.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Crow, Jonathan. "Dream Lovers (1986)". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Charles, 2000. p.83
- ^ a b Charles, 2000. p.84
- ^ a b "Dream lovers". Hong Kong Film Archive. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ Charles, 2000. p.177
- ^ O'Brien, 2003. p.89
- ^ a b c 第6屆香港電影金像獎得獎名單. Hong Kong Film Awards (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- Charles, John (2000). The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786408421.
- O'Brien, Daniel (2003). Spooky Encounters : A Gwailo's Guide to Hong Kong Horror. Manchester: Headpress. ISBN 1900486318.