All About Love (2010 film)

All About Love
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ann Hui
Produced by
Screenplay by Yang Yeeshan
Starring
Music by Anthony Chue
Cinematography Charlie Lam
Edited by
  • Chan Chi-wai
  • Eric Kong Chi-leung
Production
companies
Class Limited
Distributed by Mega-Vision Pictures
Release date
  • 11 August 2010 (2010-08-11) (Hong Kong Summer International Film Festival)
  • 26 August 2010 (2010-08-26) (Hong Kong)
Running time
 105 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese

All About Love (得閒炒飯 De xian chao fan) is a 2010 Hong Kong film directed and produced by Ann Hui. Based on a true story, the plot concerns two lesbians who had been lovers in the past and meet again years later in a counseling session for expectant mothers.[1] Hui said in an interview that initially "There were no investors" for the film because the subject of same-sex relationships was banned in China, and the Hong Kong film industry relied on the Chinese market.[1]

Ms. Hui, a graduate of the London Film School,[2] described the film as "serious...but it is also very commercial," adding that "Sometimes it is better to make serious issues more acceptable to audiences, by making it a comedy and having big stars so that people will come watch the movie."[3]

Cast

Release

All About Love had its world premiere at the Hong Kong Summer International Film Festival on 11 August 2010;[4][5] followed by theatrical release on 26 August 2010.[6]

Its international premiere was held at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on 13 September 2010.[7][8][9] It was screened by the Denver Film Society at the 2011 Cinema Q Film Festival,[10] and by the San Francisco Film Society in the inauguration of its "Hong Kong Cinema Series" festival in 2011.[11]

Accolades

List of accolades
Award / Film Festival Date Category Recipient / Nominee Result Ref(s)
Asian Film Festival Reggio Emilia
2011
 Best Actress Sandra Ng Won [12][13]

References

  1. 1 2 Philbrick, Jami (22 October 2010). "Exclusive: Director Ann Hui Talks All About Love". MovieWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Hui, Ann". Hong Kong Women Filmmakers. 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Seno, Alexandra A. (3 September 2010). "Hong Kong: A Love Story". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Fung, Lynn (August 9, 2010). "HK Summer Film Fest: Top 5 Movies". Hong Kong Tatler. Edipresse Media Asia Limited. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Vivian Chow's comeback film premieres in HK". China.org.cn. State Council Information Office. August 12, 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. ↑ shixisheng (21 July 2010). "'All about Love' Releases First Trailer". CRIENGLISH.com. China Radio International. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Toronto 2010 full lineups announced: Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery". Screen Daily. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Knegt, Peter (September 9, 2010). "TIFF List 2010: The Complete Toronto Film Festival Lineup". IndieWire. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Simon, Alissa (September 16, 2010). "All About Love". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "All About Love". Denver Film Society. 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Hartzell, Adam (September 22, 2011). "SFFS's Hong Kong Cinema Series Brings Fan Fare to New Screen". SF360. San Francisco Film Society. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  12. ↑ Huy, Phan Quoc (25 June 2011). "Sandra Ng wins an unexpected Best Actress". Entertainment 24h. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Asian Film Festival, Reggio Emilia" (PDF). Cineforum Robert Bresson. June 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

Further reading

  • Cheung, Esther M.K.; Marchetti, Gina; Yau, Esther C.M., eds. (2015). "10. Feminism, Postfeminism, and Hong Kong Women Filmmakers". A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema (1st ed.). Wiley Blackwell. pp. 254–259. ISBN 978-0-470-65928-1.
  • Chu, Karen (October 11, 2010). "Q&A: Ann Hui". The Hollywood Reporter.
  • Cole, Susan G. (September 2, 2010). "TIFF picks: Susan G. Cole". NOW.
  • Elley, Derek (25 October 2010). "All About Love". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012.
  • Hu, Brian (December 16, 2010). "AFM 2010: Hong Kong films". Asia Pacific Arts. University of Southern California.
  • Kerr, Elizabeth (October 14, 2010). "All About Love -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  • Mudge, James (January 14, 2011). "All About Love (2010) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011.
  • Saito, Stephen (September 14, 2010). "Toronto 2010: "All About Love," Reviewed". IFC. AMC Networks.
  • Wee, Darren (November 12, 2010). "All About Love". The China Post. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010.
  • Anon (December 21, 2010). "All About Love". Yam Magazine.


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