The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
| The Postmodern Life of My Aunt | |
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| Traditional | 姨媽的後現代生活 |
| Simplified | 姨妈的后现代生活 |
| Directed by | Ann Hui |
| Written by | Ann Hui Li Qiang Yan Yan (novel) |
| Starring |
Siqin Gaowa Chow Yun-fat Zhao Wei Lisa Lu |
| Music by | Joe Hisaishi |
| Cinematography |
Kwan Pun Leung Nelson Yu Lik Wai |
| Edited by | Liao Ching-Song |
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111 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong China Taiwan |
| Language |
Mandarin Shanghainese |
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (simplified Chinese: 姨妈的后现代生活; traditional Chinese: 姨媽的後現代生活; pinyin: Yimā de hòuxiàndài shēnghúo) is a 2006 Hong Kong serio-comedy film, directed by Ann Hui, starring Siqin Gaowa and Chow Yun-fat. The film also guest-stars Chinese actresses Zhao Wei and Lisa Lu.
Its executive producer was Yuan Mei; another producer was Er Yong. The film was based on a novel of the same title written by Yan Yan (燕燕), while the film's screenplay was by Li Qiang, a Chinese scriptwriter, who had written the script of the 2005 film Peacock, directed by Gu Changwei.
Ye Rutang (Siqin Gaowa), a single-living woman in her late fifties, struggles to maintain a dignified life amid the dangers of Shanghai. Living alone in an apartment, she endures gossipy neighbor Mrs Shui (Lisa Lu) and her pampered cat. She is pragmatic, frugal and self-reliant, but her old-fashionedness and trusting nature make it difficult for her to fit into Shanghai society.
After encountering self-proclaimed aesthete Pan Zhichang (Chow Yun-Fat), she falls for Pan and uses her life savings to invest on cemetery spaces on Pan's suggestion. He turns out to be a fraudster.
After being the victim of several con artists, Ye suffers a bad fall and is hospitalized. She decides to leave Shanghai to live with her working-class husband and cook daughter (Zhao Wei) in Anshan.
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt premiered at film festivals around the world; it was a special presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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