The Truth About Jane and Sam

The Truth About Jane and Sam

Infobox Film
name = The Truth About Jane and Sam
真心話


image_size = 200px
caption = Theatrical poster for "The Truth About Jane and Sam".
director = Tung-Shing Yee
producer = Catherine Hun
writer = Tung-Shing Yee
narrator =
starring = Fann Wong
Peter Ho
Cheng Pei-pei
Kar Lok Chin
Tung Cho Cheung
Wei Wei
James Lye
music = Ken Lim
Zhang Renshu
Li Min
Dawn Lim
cinematography = Feng-Zhen Feng
Kwok-Man Keung
editing = Chi-Leung Kwong
distributor =
released = September 24 1999
runtime = 100 min.
country = HKG
SIN
language = English
Mandarin
Cantonese
budget = US$1 million
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0170626

"The Truth About Jane and Sam" (Chinese: 真心話; Simplified Chinese: 真心话) is a Hong Kong film co-produced by Hong Kong's Film Unlimited and Singapore's Raintree Pictures. Directed by Hong Kong director Derek Yee, the movie stars Singapore actress Fann Wong and Taiwanese male singer Peter Ho Yun-Tung.

Plot summary

Sam (Peter Ho Yun-Tung), a fresh graduate from Singapore, works as a journalist in Hong Kong to gain wider exposure in life. He chances upon Jane (Fann Wong), an intriguing mainland girl who lives a wayward, depraved life on the streets of Hong Kong. Because of her previous experiences in life, she is highly distrustful of men and spends her days smoking, taking drugs and booze. Sam, from a rich Singapore family, finds his social view broadened as he spends time with Jane in an effort to capture a good feature story. What started out as fascination over her for a cover story develops into a heart-warming love story. The two fall in love but their love is tested under the harsh light of societal comparisons.

Box office

* The film grossed SGD$78,261 in Singapore on the sneak preview weekend, making it the top film of the weekend, a rarity for a Hong Kong film in Singapore. (Hong Kong films have suffered declining cinema attendance rates since the mid-90s.) The media widely attributed it to the presence of Fann Wong, a leading Singaporean actress, in the lead role.
* At the end of its five week run in Singapore, it had grossed SGD$1,057,318 - making it the top Hong Kong film of the year in Singapore.
* In Hong Kong, the film grossed over HKD$5 million.

Cast

* Fann Wong - Jane
* Peter Ho Yun-Tung - Sam
* Cheng Pei-pei - Sam's mother
* Chin Kar Lok - Jane's brother
* Joe Cheung - Sam's father
* Wei Wei - Jane's grandmother
* James Lye - The man in the pet shop
* Deborah Sim - The bitchy ice-cream seller

ee also

* List of Hong Kong films

Nominations

* 19th Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer Award (Fann Wong)

External links

*imdb title|id=0170626|title=Zhen xin hua


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