The Allure of Tears
| The Allure of Tears | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Jing-Pin Yu |
| Edited by | Wong Hei Chi-Leung Kwong |
| Music by | Tsang-Hei Chiu |
Production companies | Cayie Movie & Video Communication Co,.LTD. |
| Distributed by | Fu Jian Heng ye Film Distribution Co,.LTD. |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | CNY 10,000,000 |
| Box office | CNY 44,000,000 |
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]
Cast
- 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
The Allure of Tears was released on December 22, 2011 in mainland China, and on March 1, 2012 in Hong Kong.
Reception
The viewers accused the film of plagiarizing the plots of Korean films. Most of all, the poster of The Allure of Tears copied the 2005 Korean film Sad Movie.[3][4]
Box office
The Allure of Tears grossed over CNY 44,000,000 on a budget of CNY 10,000,000 million.
References
- ^ 《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
- The Allure of Tears at IMDb
- The Allure of Tears at Douban (in Chinese)
- The Allure of Tears at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)