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Hong Kong in New York

An Autumn’s Tale

1h 39m

Directed by Mabel Cheung • 1987 • Hong Kong
Starring Cherie Chung, Chow Yun-fat, Danny Chan

A heartfelt tale of love and loneliness unfolds in New York City in this hugely popular romantic drama, the second film in director Mabel Cheung’s Migration Trilogy. Hong Konger Jennifer (Cherie Chung) arrives in New York with plans to study and reunite with her boyfriend (Danny Chan)—until she discovers him with another woman. Heartbroken and alone in a new city, she finds unexpected connection with her distant relative Figgy (Chow Yun-fat at his most charming), with whose help she begins building a new life for herself.

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