C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
7.6
Unable to make it as a commercial success because he staunchly refuses to sell out, a struggling Hong Kong musician rediscovers his love of music and regains an interest in his life's meaning through his relationship with a dying girl.
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Cast
25 people
Lau Ching-wan
Kit
Known for
Warriors of Future
Mad Detective
Anita Yuen Wing-yee
Min
Known for
Ip Man: The Final Fight
Thunderbolt
Paul Chun Pui
Cheung Po-Sai
Known for
Fist of Legend
The First Frost
Petrina Fung Bo-bo
Min's Mother
Also in
Call Girl '88
My Family
Carina Lau
Tracey
Known for
Warriors of Future
Days of Being Wild
Carrie Ng Ka-lai
Yau Ling
Known for
City on Fire
Naked Killer
Anita Yuen
Min
Sylvia Chang Ai-chia
Min's Doctor
Known for
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Eat Drink Man Woman
Jacob Cheung Chi-Leung
Fortune Teller
Known for
Twin Dragons
David Wu
Known for
A Chinese Ghost Story
Twin Dragons
Sherman Wong
Producer
Also in
Iron Angels
Doubles Cause Troubles
Peter Chan
Cocktail party attendee
Also in
Twenty Something
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Derek Yee Tung-Sing Director · William Wu Wai-lap Composer
Worldwide gross $31M · First release November 11, 1993 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China
Box office
Worldwide gross
$31,149,673
Production
Film Unlimited
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
新不了情
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · November 11, 1993
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
June 15, 2026 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
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