In the Mood for Love (2000)
Main actor and actress:
Maggie Cheung
Tony Leung
Director:
Wong Kar-wai
Plot:
A movie about the strong relationship between two neighbours after both suspected extramarital activities of their spouses.
A classic romantic Chinese that won the best actor in Festival De Cannes in 2000.
Almost a Love Story (1996)
Main actor and actress:
Maggie Cheung
Leon Lai
Director:
Peter Chan
Plot:
Two Chinese-mainlanders living in Hong Kong form a close friendship. Over the years this grows into love, but there are obstacles.
In the Moon for Love (2000)
Almost a Love Story (1996)
Film Recommendation
Learning is not only about reciting and revising. Sometimes learning through your interests intensify the effect. Watching movies is definitely one of the best way to learn through leisure.
There are tonnes of classic Chinese movies have gradually permeated through people. The following are some movies that recommend for you.
Let’s learn more Chinese through this incredible leisure!
The Love Eterne (1963)
Main actor and actress:
Betty Loh Ti
Ivy Ling Po
Director:
Li Han Hsiang
Plot:
Yang Yue Wei meets the ghost of a woman who died because of avenging her father's murder. The two fall in love after being pursued by agents from the government and the underworld, and try to bridge the gap between the living and dead.
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Main actor and actress:
Leslie Cheung
Zhang Fengyi
Gong Li
Director:
Chen Kaige
Plot:
In 1924, young Cheng Dieyi begins training at the Beijing Opera House with Duan Xiaolou at the same time. Pretending to be in love with Duan onstage, Cheng starts to develop actual romantic feelings to Duan. Over the next 50 years, the two men maintain a complicated friendship as China undergoes great changes.
The Love Eterne (1963)
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Pushing Hand (1992)
Main actor and actress:
Sihung Lung
Bo Z. Wang
Deb Snyder
Director:
Ang Lee
Plot:
A elderly tai chi master Mr. Chu from Beijing struggles to adjust to life in New York, living with his Americanised son Alex. Chu immediately butts heads with his white daughter-in-law, Martha.
But when Chu begins to teach tai chi at a local school, his desire to make a meaningful connection comes to fruition in the most unexpected of ways.
Lost on Journey (2010)
Main actors:
Wang Bao-Qiang
Zheng Xu
Xiao Chen
Director:
Wai Man Yip
Plot:
Chenggong Li, a boss of a toy corporation, tries to head back to Chan Sar to celebrate the Chinese New Year with his family. However, plans don't go as smoothly after he crosses paths with a stranger, Geng Niu.
Pushing Hard (1992)
Lost on Journey (2010)
God of Cookery (1996)
Main actor and actress:
Stephen Chow
Karen Mok
Director:
Stephen Chow
Lik-Chi Lee
Plot:
The most renowned and feared chef in the world loses his title of God of Cookery because of his pompous attitude. Humble made him to regain his title.
Red Cliff (2008) and Red Cliff II (2009)
Main actors and actress:
Tony Chiu Wai Leung
Takeshi Kaneshiro
Fengyi Zhang
Director:
John Woo
Plot:
In ancient China, the emperor of the Han Dynasty allows General Cao Cao to declare war against southern provinces. He has the intention of unifying the entire country. Cao's large army quickly advances, killing civilians and soldiers alike. To resist Cao, the southern warlords form an alliance led by Viceroy Zhou Yu. Zhou relies upon elaborate formations and unorthodox strategies to fight against Cao's overwhelming forces.
God of Cookery (1996)
Red Cliff (2008) and Red Cliff II (2009)
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
Main actors and actress:
Andy Lau
Tony Ka Fai Leung
Chao Deng
Carina Lau
Director:
Hark Tsui
Plot:
During the Tang Dynasty, China's empress Wu ZeTian frees an imprisoned detective to solve the deaths of two courtiers who burst into flame after exposure to sunlight.
The Mermaid (2016)
Main actors and actresses:
Chao Deng
Show Lo
Yuqi Zhang
Jelly Lin
Director:
Stephen Chow
Plot:
A mermaid falls for a developer who threatens the ecosystem of her species. The developer saved mermaid's species after fall in love with her.