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Merry Christmas (1984)

Directed by Clifton Ko Chi-Sum

Comedy | Romance

Overview

A widower named Baldy (Karl Maka) longs for his lovely neighbor, but is unable to summon the courage to tell her until another man enters the picture and forces his hand. Knowing that Mak, the middle-aged newspaper editor, often misses his late spouse, his beloved children persuade him to date Siu Fung, the singer who lives next door. At this moment, Siu Fung’s cousin, Uncle Sam, returns from the States and proposes to marry Siu Fung. One day, dispute happens between Sam and Mak which makes Siu Fung mad with Mak..

Length 96 minutes

Actors

Karl Maka | Paula Tsui | Danny Chan Bak-Keung | Loletta Lee | Cyrus Wong Ka-Ming | Leslie Cheung | Yuen Woo-ping | Go Wang | Sandy Lam | Anglie Leung

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
12/16/2023TVBroadcastOther6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Comedies are not my favorite genre, especially these sorts of ridiculous screwball kinds. I think too that I probably miss some of the cultural nuances for foreign comedies like this. This is totally in keeping what I’d expect Decloux to play though and it was fun enough.

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