Comrades: Almost a Love Story

Comrades Almost a Love Story Chinese pinyin tin m m is a 1996 Hong Kong film starring Maggie Cheung, Leon Lai, Eric Tsang, and Kristy Yang. It was directed by Peter Chan. The title refers to Tian mi mi, a song by Teresa Teng whose songs are featured in the film. It was filmed on location in Hong Kong and New York City.

Burdened by guilt and his love for Li Qiao, XiaoJun confesses to his wife that he has not been faithful. He then leaves Hong Kong, and becomes a cook in the United States. Pao, chased by the Hong Kong police, escapes with Li Qiao to the U.S. as illegal immigrants. After almostyears, XiaoJun and Li Qiao meet again as lonely immigrants in the U.S. after the latter gets her green card. By then, both of them have already been freed from their previous partners XiaoJun left his wife, and Pao is killed in a robbery in the U.S. The film ends with XiaoJun and Li Qiao fatefully meeting each other in front of an electronic shop that has a display TV playing a Teresa Teng video, after news of the singers death broke.The Chinese title of the film, Tian Mi Mi, comes from a song of the same name by Teresa Teng, which is famous both in mainland China and among the overseas Chinese community. The movie displays love of the famous singer who died a year before the film was released the film is considered a love poem in memory of Teresa Teng. Her music is featured prominently throughout the film, and Teresa Teng herself is an important subplot for the movie. Leon Lai sings the title song for the ending credits. In a cameo performance, Christopher Doyle, the internationallyknown cinematographer famous for his collaboration with Wong Karwai, plays an English teacher. ........

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