- Summer Snow (film)
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Summer Snow 
Directed by Ann Hui Produced by Ann Hui Written by Man Keung Chan Starring Roy Chiao
Josephine SiaoMusic by Yoshihide Otomo Cinematography Pin Bing Lee Editing by Yee Shun Wong Distributed by Daiei Motion Picture Company
Toko-TokumaRelease date(s) May 4, 1995 (Hong Kong) Running time 100 mins. Country Hong Kong Language Cantonese Box office HKD 14,000,000 (Hong Kong) Summer Snow (Chinese: 女人四十, Cantonese: Loey Yen Sei Seup, Mandarin: Nu ren si shi, also known as Woman, Forty) is a 1995 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by Ann Hui. It stars Josephine Siao and Roy Chiao in leading roles.
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Plot
Summer Snow tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun,[1], who is a housewife in her forties trying cope with the upheavals in her family. Her supportive mother-in-law has just died and her husband, who is a driving test examiner, is not giving her the support.
Cast
- Josephine Siao as May Sun
- Roy Chiao as Lin Sun
- Law Kar-ying as Bing Sun
- Allen Ting as Allen Sun
- Koon-Lan Law as Lan Sun
- Ping Ha as Mrs. Han
- Shun Lau as Mr. Lo
- Ching Yee Chong as Carrie Chin (Daughter-In-Law)
- Gin Tsang as Janice
- Sin Hung Tam as Ying Sun (Bing's Mother)
- Ann Hui as Neighbour
- Fai Chow as Bing's Brother
- Stephen Fung as Cannon
Awards
In 1995, Summer Snow won four Golden Horse Awards at the Golden Horse Film Festival and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Silver Berlin Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. The following year it won the Grand Prix at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival, several Golden Bauhinia Awards, several Hong Kong Film Awards and the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress and Best Film.[2]
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Director (Ann Hui)
- Won: Best Actor (Roy Chiao)
- Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao)
- Won: Best Supporting Actor (Law Kar-Ying)
- Won: Best Screenplay (Chan Man-Keung)
32nd Golden Horse Awards
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao)
- Won: Best Supporting Actor (Law Kar-Ying)
- Won: Best Cinematography (Lee Pin-Bing)
- Nominated: Best Director (Ann Hui)
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Director (Ann Hui)
- Won: Best Actor (Roy Chiao)
- Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao)
- Won: Best Supporting Actor (Law Kar-Ying)
- Won: Best Screenplay (Chan Man-Keung)
- Nominated: Best Art Direction (Wong Yank)
- Nominated: Best Film Editing (Wong Yee Shun)
- Nominated: Best New Performer (Allen Ting)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Law Koon-Lan)
2nd Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao)
References
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Plot Synopsis". Allmovie. http://wc04.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:134442~T0. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Awards for Nu ren si shi". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111767/awards. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
External links
- Summer Snow at the Internet Movie Database
- Summer Snow at AllRovi
- HK cinemagic entry
Awards and achievements Preceded by
Vive L'AmourGolden Horse Awards for Best Film
1995Succeeded by
In the Heat of the SunPreceded by
Ashes of TimeHong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Film
1995Succeeded by
Comrades, Almost a Love StoryPreceded by
Chungking ExpressHong Kong Film Awards for Best Film
1996Succeeded by
Comrades, Almost a Love StoryPreceded by
NoneGolden Bauhinia Awards for Best Film
1996Succeeded by
Comrades, Almost a Love StoryFilms directed by Ann Hui The Secret · The Spooky Bunch · The Story of Woo Viet · Boat People · Love in a Fallen City · The Romance of Book and Sword · Princess Fragrance · Starry is the Night · Swordsman · Song of the Exile · My American Grandson · Zodiac Killers · Boy and His Hero · Summer Snow · Ah Kam · As Time Goes By · Eighteen Springs · Ordinary Heroes · Visible Secret · July Rhapsody · Jade Goddess of Mercy · The Postmodern Life of My Aunt · The Way We Are · Night and Fog · All About Love · A Simple LifeHong Kong Film Award for Best Film Father and Son (1982) • Boat People (1983) • Ah Ying (1984) • Homecoming (1985) • Police Story (1986) • A Better Tomorrow (1987) • An Autumn's Tale (1988) • Rouge (1989) • Beyond the Sunset (1990) • Days of Being Wild (1991) • To Be Number One (1992) • Cageman (1993) • C'est la vie, mon chéri (1994) • Chungking Express (1995) • Summer Snow (1996) • Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1997) • Made in Hong Kong (1998) • Beast Cops (1999) • Ordinary Heroes (2000) • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2001) • Shaolin Soccer (2002) • Infernal Affairs (2003) • Running on Karma (2004) • Kung Fu Hustle (2005) • Election (2006) • After This Our Exile (2007) • The Warlords (2008) • Ip Man (2009) • Bodyguards and Assassins (2010) • Gallants (2011)Sun, Moon and Star (1962) · The Love Eterne (1963) · Beautiful Duckling (1965) · Hsi-shih, Beauty of Beauties (1966) · Orchids and My Love (1967) · The Road (1968) · Spring in a Small Town (1969) · Home Sweet Home (1970 · The Story of Ti-Ying (1971) · Execution in Autumn (1972) · The Escape (1973) · Land of the Undaunted (1975) · The Victory (1976) · Heroes of the Eastern Skies (1977) · He Never Gives Up (1978) · Story of a Small Town (1979) · Good Morning, Taipei (1980) · If I Were for Real (1981) · The Battle for the Republic of China (1982) · Growing Up (1983) · Old Mao's Second Spring (1984) · Kuei-Mei, a Woman (1985) · The Terrorizers (1986) · Straw Man (1987) · Painted Faces (1988) · Full Moon in New York (1989) · Red Dust (1990) · A Brighter Summer Day (1991) · Hill of No Return (1992) · The Wedding Banquet (1993) · Vive L'Amour (1994) · Summer Snow (1995) · In the Heat of the Sun (1996) · Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1997) · Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (1998) · Ordinary Heroes (1999) · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) · Durian Durian (2001) · The Best of Times (2002) · Infernal Affairs (2003) · Kekexili: Mountain Patrol (2004) · Kung Fu Hustle (2005) · After This Our Exile (2006) · Lust, Caution (2007) · The Warlords (2008) · No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti (2009) · When Love Comes (2010)
Categories:- 1995 films
- Best Film HKFA
- Cantonese-language films
- 1990s comedy films
- 1990s drama films
- Hong Kong films
- Films directed by Ann Hui
- 1990s drama film stubs
- Hong Kong film stubs
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