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  • 2022
  • Golden Scene
  • 2 h 24 m
  • 2022
  • Golden Scene
  • 2 h 24 m

Summary Weilong, a Shanghainese schoolgirl, seeks for solace and secondary education in Hong Kong under the protection of her aunt Mrs Liang. But her socialite custodian has other plans for her: the teenager would become yet another valuable asset to be pawned to rich men. [MUBI]

Directed By: Ann Hui

Written By: Eileen Chang, Anyi Wang

  • 2022
  • Golden Scene
  • 2 h 24 m
  • 2022
  • Golden Scene
  • 2 h 24 m

Love After Love

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary Weilong, a Shanghainese schoolgirl, seeks for solace and secondary education in Hong Kong under the protection of her aunt Mrs Liang. But her socialite custodian has other plans for her: the teenager would become yet another valuable asset to be pawned to rich men. [MUBI]

Directed By: Ann Hui

Written By: Eileen Chang, Anyi Wang

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Mar 17, 2022
The narrative’s second layer, which is buried underneath the first, suggests why the characters do what they do, even if they don’t necessarily address it explicitly.
By Boyd van Hoeij FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 17, 2022
Although rarely as compelling as the estimable director’s finest achievements, it certainly merits attention as a sumptuously detailed evocation of a rarefied world defined as much by a unique set of rules as its abundant material comforts.
By John Berra FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 17, 2022
Love After Love goes through the motions of classic, rousing melodrama but not the emotions.
By Jessica Kiang FULL REVIEW
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Mar 17, 2022
What could make for a captivating story involving a transgressive love triangle is, even on a micro level, ineffective.
By Claire Shaffer FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Alibaba Pictures Group
Release Date Mar 18, 2022
Duration 2 h 24 m
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Awards

Hong Kong Film Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Guangzhou Student Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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