Cheng Cheng Films will be bringing the 4K restoration of Ann Hui’s classic July Rhapsody to cinemas in the US and Canada this May to July ahead of a VOD release later in the year.

Featuring both the final performance of screen icon Anita Mui and the debut of Karena Lam, the film centres on the figure of a dejected teacher on the brink of 40 who finds himself drawn transgressively towards one of his students while evidently disappointed by the way his life has turned out. Directed by Ann Hui and scripted by Ivy Ho (Comrades Almost a Love Story) the literary drama is a poignant and poetic exploration of yearning and thwarted desire. Our review.

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