C'est La Vie, Mon Chéri
| C'est La Vie, Mon Chéri | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Written by | Ella Chan |
| Directed by | Derek Yee |
| Starring | Fiona Sit Aloys Chen Alex Fong Candice Yu Benz Hui |
| Opening theme | 新不了情 by Jane Zhang |
| Ending theme | 我要如何不想他 by Tsai Chin |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong China |
| Original languages | Cantonese Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 29 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Derek Yee Henry Fong |
| Production locations | Hong Kong Guangzhou, China |
| Running time | 45 mins |
| Production company | Film Unlimited |
| Original release | |
| Network | Jade |
| Release | 13 March – 22 April 2008 |
C'est La Vie, Mon Chéri or New Endless Love (Chinese: 新不了情) is a series starring Fiona Sit and Aloys Chen based on an adaptation of the 1994 Hong Kong movie, also known as C'est la vie, mon chéri. Both the movie and the series are directed by Derek Yee.
Synopsis
The story starts out with Kit and Mun being complete strangers. Kit breaks up with superstar Tracy after being with her for 5 years and moves out to live in a place called Yau Ma Tei. Kit becomes good friends with a neighbouring family (Mun's family) who sing every night in Temple Street for a living. As Tracy becomes more hateful of Kit and Mun, Kit and Mun unnoticingly develops a closer relationship every day. With the audience having to wait impatiently for the two to get together, Kit makes a swift move at the end of episode 15 and kisses Mun on the lips for the first time.
Together, the couple go through a series of downfalls like Tracy stealing a song Kit wrote for Mun, Mun seeing her divorced father again, Ling leaving the family, and Kit rebonding with his mother. Just when Mun and Kit are closer than ever, fate turns against them. In episode 23, the two talk about marriage and right after a phone call where Mun told Kit not to buy an expensive wedding ring, Mun falls on the ground foreshadowing bone tumor will return to haunt her. Mun, once the strongest character in the story, loses her cheerfulness and optimism.
Cast
Lau family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Alex Fong | Lau Ho Wan 劉浩雲 |
Mun's father Lum's father Fan's husband Oi's ex-boyfriend Successful businessman |
| Candice Yu | Lee Joi Oi 李再愛 |
Mun's mother Kei Gor's girlfriend Wen's ex-girlfriend Singer |
| Chen Xiaoyi 陳小藝 |
Hui Pui Fan 許佩芬 |
Wen's wife Lum's mother |
| Fiona Sit | Lau Mun 劉敏 |
Kit's girlfriend Oi's daughter Wen's daughter Singer |
| Benz Hui | Lee Joi Sang 李再生 |
Mun's uncle Oi's brother Saxophone player |
| Lü Jie | Man Siu Ling 萬少玲 |
Oi's non-biological sister Singer Chinese opera performer |
Cheung family
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Ken Wong 王凱韋 |
Cheung Siu Wa 張少華 |
Kit's brother |
| Aloys Chen | Cheung Siu Kit 張少傑 |
Mun's boyfriend Tracy's ex-boyfriend Music & lyrics composer |
| Zhao Rong 趙榮 |
Pang Tsui Sai 彭翠茜 |
Kit's ex-girlfriend Singer Superstar |
| Elena Kong | Ma Man Lai 馬文麗 |
Tracy's manager |
Background Information
Mun
The birth of Mun initially caused multiple problems for Oi. Right when Oi found she was pregnant, her spouse Wen announced his family has arranged for him to marry Fan. Realising she was not capable of raising Mun alone, Oi decided to let Wen and Fan take care of her. At the age of five, Mun was diagnosed with bone tumor. Chances of her surviving were critically low and Fan who was at that time pregnant, abandoned Mun. Giving up her career in the professional singing industry, Oi rebonded with Mun who miraculously recovered.
Kit
Kit grew up without a proper father and mother. His mother left the family to be with another man and being frustrated at that time, told Kit's father he is not Kit's real dad. Due to this reason, Kit was treated much harsher compared to his closest family member and brother, Wa. A DNA test later proved that Kit was in fact Wa's biological brother. Later Started a music school using his talents to compose and teach.