C'est la vie, mon chéri

C'est la vie, mon chéri (Chinese: 新不了情) is a 1993 Hong Kong romance film directed by Derek Yee and starring Lau Ching-wan, Anita Yuen and Carina Lau. It won six awards, including Best Film, during the 13th Hong Kong Film Awards.

This article is about the Chinese film. For the television series adaptation starring Fiona Sit and Chen Kun, see C'est La Vie, Mon Chéri (TV series).

C'est la vie, mon chéri
DVD cover
Traditional新不了情
Simplified新不了情
MandarinXīn Bù Liǎo Qíng
CantoneseSan1 Bat1 Liu2 Cing4
Directed byDerek Yee
Produced byAlexander Chan
Written byDerek Yee
StarringLau Ching-wan
Anita Yuen
Carina Lau
Music byChris Babida
William Wu
CinematographyPeter Ngor
Tam Tsi-wai
Edited byMei Fung
Eric Kwong
Production
company
Film Unlimited Production
Distributed byNewport Entertainment
Release date
Running time
105 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$31,149,673

Title

The movie is sometimes referred to as C'est la vie, mon chérie even though this is grammatically incorrect in French (either "mon chéri" or "ma chérie" is grammatically correct). The title may be roughly translated as "That's life, my darling/love".

The original Chinese title refers to the classic 1961 Hong Kong film Love Without End (不了情) starring Lin Dai, with the word "new" (新) added in front of it. The storyline is similar, in that the female lead character is also diagnosed with a fatal illness.

An alternative English title is Endless Love.

Plot

Min (Anita Yuen), who is part of a Cantonese street opera troupe and a part-time cover artiste, meets Kit (Lau Ching-Wan), a struggling jazz musician who has just broken up with his celebrity singer girlfriend (Carina Lau). Through her bubbly personality, she affects Kit for the better. However, just as their relationship begins to stabilize and win acceptance from Min's family, which includes a strict mother and a doting, saxophone-playing uncle, Min is re-diagnosed with bone cancer, which she had once suffered as a young child.

Cast and roles

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Awards and nominations
Awards and nominations
Ceremony Category Recipient Outcome
13th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film C'est la vie, mon chéri Won
Best Director Derek Yee Won
Best Screenplay Derek Yee Won
Best Actor Lau Ching-wan Nominated
Best Actress Anita Yuen Won
Best Supporting Actor Paul Chun Won
Best Supporting Actress Fung Bo Bo Won
Carrie Ng Nominated
Best Art Direction Yee Chung-Man Nominated
Best Costume Makeup Design Dora Ng Nominated
Best Original Film Music Chris Babida Nominated
Best Original Film Song Song: C'est la vie, mon chéri (新不了情)

Composer: Chris Babida
Lyricist: Wong Yuk
Singer: One-Fang

 Nominated
30th Golden Horse Awards Best Director Derek Yee Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Derek Yee Nominated
Best Actress Anita Yuen Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Paul Chun Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Fung Bo Bo Nominated
Best Original Film Score Chris Babida, William Wu Nominated

Theme song

The theme song of the same name C'est la vie, mon chéri (Chinese: 新不了情; pinyin: Xīn bùliǎo qíng) is sung by Taiwanese singer One-Fang.[3]

Soundtrack
  • One-Fang: 新不了情 "C'est la vie, mon chéri"
  • Fung Bo Bo: 念情 "Remembering Love"
  • Film score: 晨街 "Morning Street"
  • Film score: 憶兒時 "Childhood Memories"
  • Lee Fung: 搖紅燭 "Shaking the Red Candle"
  • One-Fang: 給我一個吻 "Give Me a Kiss"
  • One-Fang: 不了情 "Endless Love"
  • Film score: 愛芽初萌 "Shoots of a Budding Love"
  • Film score: IN THE MOOD
  • Joe Junior, Louise Tang: 載歌載舞（詐肚痛） "Singing and Dancing (Feigning Abdominal Pain)" (Cantonese)
  • Lee Fung: 補鑊佬 "Remedial guy" (Cantonese)
  • Film score: 返家 "Back Home"
  • Fung Bo Bo: 黎明在望 "Dawn Is in Sight" (Cantonese)

Television Series

In 2008, Derek Yee and CCTV produced a television adaptation of C'est la vie, mon chéri, starring Chen Kun, Fiona Sit, Alex Fong, Candice Yu, and Benz Hui.

See also

References
  1. C'est la vie, mon chéri at HKMDB
  2. C'est la vie, mon chéri at chinesemov.com
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw-R85AcN_w
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Cageman		 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
1994		 Succeeded by
Chungking Express
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