An Autumn's Tale
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| Traditional | 秋天的童話 |
| Simplified | 秋天的童话 |
| Mandarin | Qiū Tiān Dí Tóng Huà |
| Cantonese | Cau1 Tin1 Dik1 Tung4 Waa2 |
| Directed by | Mabel Cheung |
| Produced by |
Dickson Poon John Shum |
| Written by | Alex Law |
| Starring |
Chow Yun-fat Cherie Chung Danny Chan |
| Music by | Lowell Lo |
| Cinematography | David Chung James Hayman |
| Edited by | Lee Yim-hoi Cheung Kwok-kuen Chu San-kit Chan Kei-hop Kwong Chi-leung |
| Distributed by | D&B Films |
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98 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language |
Cantonese English Japanese |
| Box office | HK$25,546,552 |
An Autumn's Tale is a 1987 Hong Kong romantic drama film set in New York City starring Chow Yun-fat, Cherie Chung, and Danny Chan. The film Mabel Cheung's second directorial effort after her "migration trilogy."
The film won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film, Best Cinematography (James Hayman and David Chung) and Best Screenplay (Alex Law); Chow was nominated for Best Actor for three films that same year, but won for his performance in Prison on Fire. On the other hand, Chow won his second Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for his role in this film in 1987. Cherie Chung was nominated for Best Actress and Lowell Lo was nominated for Best Original Score, respectively. The film was ranked #49 on the Hong Kong Film Awards' Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures.
Jennifer travels to New York City with plans to study with her boyfriend, Vincent. Samuel Pang arrives at the airport with two friends, Cow and Bull to pick her up. Not comprehending with the security officer, Pang shouts welcoming Japanese phrases in hopes of getting inside. Illegally parking his car at a no-parking zone, Pang rushes his friends to escort Jennifer from the airport.
Arriving at her apartment, Pang introduces Jennifer to her room. He warns her to be careful using the fridge, as it is run by gas, which is constantly leaking, but his voice is muffled by a passing train. Pang leaves letting Jennifer know that she may stamp on the floor if she needs anything, as he lives downstairs.
The next day, Jennifer wakes up Pang to have him show her how to take a train to meet Vincent. Pang jokes the train station is like a labyrinth and is dangerous for a girl like her to go there by herself. He insists driving her to the train station. Waiting for Jennifer to change, he comments women are "cha bo", meaning trouble. Pang ridicules Jennifer not knowing English.
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