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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Asian Crush
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Asian Crush
  • 1 h 52 m

Summary What started as a chance meeting in the back alley for a smoke, ended up in a romance for Jimmy Cheung and Cherie Yue. Six months later, Cherie can no longer stand Jimmy’s habit of dragging his feet on everything and Jimmy is tired of Cherie’s temper tantrums. When Jimmy is offered a lucrative position in Beijing, their love in a puff is...

Directed By: Ho-Cheung Pang

Written By: Jody Luk, Yee-sum Luk, Ho-Cheung Pang

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Asian Crush
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Asian Crush
  • 1 h 52 m

Love in the Buff

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
65
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Summary What started as a chance meeting in the back alley for a smoke, ended up in a romance for Jimmy Cheung and Cherie Yue. Six months later, Cherie can no longer stand Jimmy’s habit of dragging his feet on everything and Jimmy is tired of Cherie’s temper tantrums. When Jimmy is offered a lucrative position in Beijing, their love in a puff is...

Directed By: Ho-Cheung Pang

Written By: Jody Luk, Yee-sum Luk, Ho-Cheung Pang

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
65
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6 Reviews
14% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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86% Positive
6 Reviews
14% Mixed
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75
Mar 29, 2012
The film has an exhilarating tossed-off quality that characterized many of the most entertaining works of the French New Wave.
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70
Apr 24, 2017
It’s the narrative non sequiturs and comic vignettes sprinkled throughout that give the freewheeling pic its playful charm.
By Maggie Lee FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 29, 2012
There's charm aplenty in Pang Ho-Cheung's Love in the Buff, a romantic comedy that is as interesting for its glimpse into contemporary urban China as it is for the charisma of its leads.
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70
Mar 29, 2012
Love in the Buff may not be one for the ages, but it is one for right now, and shows up countless lifeless Hollywood romantic comedies. Pang's nimble, incisive writing and direction and his winning leads give proof to the rom-com ideal that a film can be funny, romantic and connected to modern life.
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70
Mar 28, 2012
A natural, light and convincing rom com very similar to the original Hong Kong hit.
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70
Mar 27, 2012
Buff gels into a surprisingly moving look at the machinations of the heart.
By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 30, 2012
Despite the title, there is no nudity in the Chinese rom-com Love in the Buff, although there is a lot of risqué language.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW

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Production Company China Film Media Asia Audio Video Distribution Co., Making Film, Media Asia Films
Release Date Mar 30, 2012
Duration 1 h 52 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.mediaasia.com/loveinthebuff/
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Awards

Hong Kong Film Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Chinese Film Media Awards
• 3 Nominations
Osaka Asian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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