The Allure of Tears (Chinese: 倾城之泪) is a 2011 Chinese romance drama film co-written and directed by Wong Chun-chun and starring Zhou Dongyu, Aarif Rahman, Gigi Leung, Richie Jen, Joe Chen, and Shawn Dou. The film consists of three love stories. The film premiered in China on December 22, 2011.[1][2]
| The Allure of Tears | |
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 Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 傾城之淚 |
| Simplified Chinese | 倾城之泪 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Qīngchéng Zhī Leì |
| Directed by | Wong Chun-chun |
| Written by | Lawrence Cheng Wong Chun-chun Silver Hau Skipper Cheng |
| Produced by | Lawrence Cheng Daniel Feng Guang Yuan Fu Grace Song |
| Starring | Zhou Dongyu Aarif Rahman Gigi Leung Richie Jen Joe Chen Shawn Dou |
| Cinematography | Yu Jing-pin |
| Edited by | Wong Hei Kwong Chi-leung |
| Music by | Chiu Tsang-hei |
Production company | Cayie Movie & Video Communication |
| Distributed by | Fu Jian Heng ye Film Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
Cast edit
- Zhou Dongyu as Geilimei, a patient with a blood cancer.
- Aarif Rahman as You Le, a brain cancer patient and Fuerdai.
- Gigi Leung as Yang Lin, a violinist.
- Richie Jen as Ding Dake, Yang Lin's boyfriend.
- Joe Chen as Zhang Cai, Chen Sheng's girlfriend.
- Shawn Dou as Chen Sheng, a white-collar.
Release edit
The Allure of Tears was released on December 22, 2011 in mainland China, and on March 1, 2012 in Hong Kong.
Reception edit
The film was accused of plagiarizing the plot of several Korean films and duplicating the poster concept of the 2005 South Korean film Sad Movie.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ 《倾城之泪》上演三滴泪 六大明星倾情出演(组图). 163.com (in Chinese). 2012-02-02.
- ^ 《倾城之泪》22日上映 眼泪风暴即将席卷全国. sina (in Chinese). 2011-12-21.
- ^ "倾城之泪"酷似韩国电影 导演：并非有意抄袭. mtime.com (in Chinese). 2011-12-21.
- ^ 《倾城之泪》曝人物海报 被称“致敬”韩国电影. dbw.cn (in Chinese). 2011-08-03.
External links edit
- The Allure of Tears at IMDb
- The Allure of Tears at Douban (in Chinese)
- The Allure of Tears at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)
