Love After Love | |
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Traditional Chinese | 第一爐香 |
Simplified Chinese | 第一炉香 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Dì yī lú xiāng |
Directed by | Ann Hui |
Written by | Wang Anyi |
Based on | Aloeswood Incense: The First Brazier by Eileen Chang |
Produced by | Ann Hui |
Starring | Ma Sichun Faye Yu Eddie Peng Chang Chun-ning Fan Wei |
Cinematography | Christopher Doyle |
Edited by | Kwong Chi-leung Mary Stephen |
Music by | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Fortissimo Films |
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Running time | 144 minutes[1] |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Box office | ¥64 million[2][3] |
Love After Love (Chinese: 第一炉香) is a 2020 Chinese romance drama film directed by Ann Hui, and starring Ma Sichun, Faye Yu, Eddie Peng, Chang Chun-ning and Fan Wei. The film had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on September 8, 2020.[4][5] It was released theatrically in China on October 22, 2021.[6]
The film marked the third time Hui directed an Eileen Chang adaptation (following 1984's Love In A Fallen City and 1997's Eighteen Springs). It is an adaption of Chang's novella Aloeswood Incense: The First Brazier,[7] a sprawling love story set in 1940s Hong Kong.[8][9]
Set in Hong Kong shortly before the Second World War, Ge Weilong (Sandra Ma) plays a young girl who travels from Shanghai to Hong Kong in pursuit of education, but ends up working for her aunt seducing rich and powerful men.
The film's soundtrack was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto.[10]
The film had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on September 8, 2020.[11] It also screened at the 25th Busan International Film Festival on October 23, 2020,[12][13] and at the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival on October 31, 2020.[14]
Year | Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Results | Ref(s) |
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2022 | 40th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Cinematography | Christopher Doyle, Kubbie Tsoi | Nominated | [15] |
Best Art Direction | Zhao Hai | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Make Up Design | Emi Wada | Nominated | |||
Best Original Film Score | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Won |