Love After Love

Ann Hui / Hong Kong (China)

Screening

CaixaForum

27-10-2022, 19:00 h.

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Film Information

Year: 2020

Duration: 144’

Language: VOSE

Genre: Drama

Synopsis

Ge Weilong is a young girl who travels from Shanghai to Hong Kong in search of education. In order to pay for her studies, she asks for help from her aunt, Mrs. Liang, who has a shady life. She gradually becomes her puppet and ends up working for her by seducing rich and powerful men. However, Ge Weilong develops feelings and becomes genuinely attracted to Playboy George Qiao, whose goal is to marry a rich girl to maintain his own high-class lifestyle.

Director

From Summer Snow, The Postmodern Life of My Aunt and The Way We Are to A Simple Life and The Golden Era, Ann Hui has always excelled in making films that portray women. Each of her film has earned accolades and acclaim from around the globe, and she has helped countless actresses win awards. She is a Hong Kong film director, film producer and occasional screenwriter, one of the most critically acclaimed amongst the Hong Kong New Wave.