A Simple Life (Tao Jie) (2012)
MOVIE SUMMARY:
Since her teenage years, Chung Chun-Tao has worked as an amah - a servant - for the Leung family. Known as Ah Tao, she witnessed every aspect of the family's life. Now, after 60 years of service, she is looking after Roger, who works in the film industry and is the only member of the family still resident in Hong Kong. One day Roger comes home from work to find that Ah Tao has suffered a stroke. He rushes her to hospital, where she announces that she wants to quit her job and move into anursing home. Roger researches the possibilities and finds her a room in an establishment run by an old friend. Ah Tao moves in and begins acquainting herself with a new 'family': the brisk but fundamentally kindly supervisor Ms Choi and a motley crew of elderly residents Giving ever more time and attention to Ah Tao's needs and pleasures, Roger comes to realise how much she means to him. In another angle we can say, After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.
A Simple Life (Chinese: 桃姐; Mandarin Pinyin: Táo Jiě; Jyutping: Tou2 Ze2), also known as Sister Peach, is a Hong Kong drama film directed by Ann Hui and starring Andy Lau and Deanie Ip. Ip, in the titled role as Sister Peach, won the Best Actress Award in the 68th Venice International Film Festival. Originally, this film was decided to be the last work of Ann Hui. However, with the film's big success, Ann Hui changed her mind and be willing to continue her career.
Although it is often said that it is the first collaboration of Lau and Ip since 1988's The Truth their last collaboration was actually 1999's Prince Charming. Production of the film officially began during Chinese New Year. It is filmed in Mei Foo Sun Chuen. Production was wrapped on 6 April 2011 after two months of filming. The film competed in the 68th Venice International Film Festival. It was also selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
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| A Simple Life (Tao Jie) (2012) |
Movie Title: A Simple Life (Tao Jie) (2012)
Also Known As: Sister Peach
In Theaters: April 13, 2012 [5 September 2011 (Venice), 9 March 2012 (Hong Kong)]
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Genres: Drama
Run Time: 1 Hr. 58 Min.
Distributors: Distribution Workshop
Budget: CNY 30,000,000 (estimated) [RMB30 million (US$5.4 million)]
Box office: HKD 17,306,520 (Hong Kong) (18 March 2012)
Director: Ann Hui
Writers: Susan Chan, Yan-lam Lee
Stars: Andy Lau, Deannie Yip and Lawrence Ah Mon
Original Music: Wing-fai Law
Cinematography: Nelson Yu Lik-wai(director of photography)
Film Editing: Chi-Leung Kwong, Manda Wai
Studio: Bona International Film Group, Focus Films, Sil-Metropole Organisation
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese
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Produced by
Ann Hui ---- producer
Andy Lau ---- executive producer
Yan-lam Lee ---- producer
Dai Song ---- executive producer
Dong Yu ---- executive producer
FULL CAST
Andy Lau ---- Roger
Deannie Yip ---- Ah Tao
Lawrence Ah Mon
Dennis Chan
Sui-man Chim
Raymond Chow ---- Himself
Queenie Chu
Paul Chun ---- Uncle Kin
So-ying Hui
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Elena Kong
Suet-Fa Kong ---- Receptionist - Elderly Home
Eman Lam
Lan Law
Tin Leung
Hao Ning
Hailu Qin ---- Ms Choi
Ping-Man Tam
Chapman To ---- Dentist
Hark Tsui ---- Director Tsui
Hiromi Wada
Fuli Wang
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang ---- Owner - Elderly Home
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