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An Autumn's Tale

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1987 · 98 min Drama Romance
7.4 / 10 · TMDB

Lee Kay, a young woman from Hong Kong, arrives in New York City to begin her studies. She's met in Chinatown by a distant relative, a rough-around-the-edges local nicknamed the 'Tramp'. Their initial cohabitation is a minefield of awkwardness and cultural disconnect. Lee immerses herself in student life, buoyed by hopes of reuniting with her boyfriend back home. When bitter news of his infidelity arrives from Hong Kong, her fragile new world fractures. In this alien, bustling environment, it's the Tramp, with his clumsy care and blunt honesty, who becomes her unexpected anchor.

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Original Title 秋天的童話
Year 1987
Country Hong Kong
Genre Drama, Romance
Director Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting
Runtime 98 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.4/10 (57 votes)

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Chow Yun-fat's film is not a loud melodrama but a quiet symphony of longing and warmth. Director Mabel Cheung expertly sidesteps clichés, building a relationship that grows through shared routine, silent gestures, and mutual vulnerability in a foreign land.

What lingers after the credits is a poignant resonance—less about unrequited love, more about the realization that the deepest understanding often comes from the person we least expect. It remains a benchmark of restrained lyricism. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting

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