For this alone the picture should be studied in film school, its ability to get the audience to so willingly suspend its disbelief despite some really blatant plot developments and twists (well, it's also a cultural thing too, here, I am sure, as many Chinese believe very much in Fate...).Looking for some great streaming picks?

Stars: Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung. Comrades: Almost a Love Story.

Mid-level gangster Wah falls in love with his beautiful cousin, but must also continue to protect his volatile partner-in-crime and friend, Fly. A man tries to find out who his real mother is after the woman who raised him tells him the truth. As friendship turns into love, problems develop, and although they seem meant for each other they somehow keep missing out. He meets the streetwise Qiao and they become friends. 1996 13+ 1h 56m Award-Winning Films. Biopic of 1930's Chinese actress Ruan Ling Yu.

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Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. You better believe it. From deep love stories to light RomComs, these romantic movies are ready and waiting. Ultimately, it's also a great window onto Chinese culture and how crass and materialistic it can be, contrary to some Western notions of ancient Oriental wisdom and whatnot. Use the HTML below. Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant he frequents.

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Over the years this grows into love, but there are obstacles. A broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings. Set during the Ming Dynasty, this acclaimed production tells the story of a power hungry eunuch who employs an evil sect ... First, let me agree whole-heartedly with all the coments posted here (so far): this is a great film, really touching, and fun to watch...a "chick flick" with brains? (So to speak!) TRY 30 DAYS FREE This big hit at the Sundance Film Festival had audiences cheering. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and will endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.

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This Hong Kong-set crime drama follows the lives of a hitman, hoping to get out of the business, and his elusive female partner.

Two young Chinese mainlanders transplanted to Hong Kong -- naive Xiao-Jun Li and street-smart Qiao Li -- become fast friends and then try not to fall in love despite their deepening feelings for each other.

However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs. A couple take a trip to Argentina but both men find their lives drifting apart in opposite directions. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Two young Chinese mainlanders transplanted to Hong Kong -- naive Xiao-Jun Li and street-smart Qiao Li -- become fast friends and then try not to fall in love despite their deepening feelings for each other. JOIN NOW SIGN IN. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site?

A story of four teenagers during Cultural Revolution in Beijing. A very fatalistic thread runs through this film, and were it not for some great acting and writing, among other things, all those "coincidences" would've wound up seeming staged.

Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant he frequents. Can you feel the love tonight? Jun arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, hoping to be able to earn enough money to marry his girlfriend back home. Was this review helpful to you? Director: Kar-Wai Wong.

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