Lavender (2000 film)

Lavender Chinese Jyutping Fan Yi Cho is a 2000 Hong Kong romantic film written and directed by Riley Yip KamHung. The film stars Taiwanese actor singer Takeshi Kaneshiro, Hong Kong actress singer Kelly Chen and actor singer Eason Chan. The title of the film is derived from Kelly Chens character Athenas deceased boyfriend favorite scent, which was lavender. The film is the third collaboration between Kaneshiro and Chen, the two previously costarred together in 1996 Lost and Found and 1998 Anna Magdalena.

Athena Kelly Chen is an aroma therapy teacher and scent shop owner. She is lonely and depressed, her life is empty, she desperately longs and misses her deceased boyfriend Angelo. Each day she purchases a helium balloon, writes an message on it and releases it to the skies hoping it will reach Angelo. The days and nights come and go without much surprises until one night when an angel named Angel Takeshi Kaneshiro crashes into her apartment balcony. At first she thinks he is a burglar until he explains to her that he is an injured angel who cant return to heaven until the Holy Door is opened plus he must gather love to be able to fly again. She lets him stay at her place until he can return to heaven but he must be her servant to repay for staying at her home. He tells her he wont be much of an bother since he doesnt consume human food as he only survives on humans giving him love.While returning home from one of their shopping errands together they both run into Athenas nosy gay next door neighbor Chow Chow Eason Chan. Chow Chow is immediately smitten with Angel and falls in love with him at first sight. That night Chow Chow invites himself and his dog also named Chow Chow who happens to be an Chow Chow breed over to Athenas place to chit chat with Angel. While talking to Chow Chow, Angel learns more about Athena and Chow Chows connection to Athena. Athenas deceased boyfriend Angelo was also Chow Chows childhood friend whom Chow Chow was in love with, in order to be near Angelo, Chow Chow decided to move across the hall from Athenas. Angel also finds out that Anglo was an SDU team officer who had dead suddenly of heat stroke one day during a typical training day and that Athena has never really gotten over his death. ........

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