Happy Together

– A couple take a trip to Argentina in search of a new beginning, but instead find themselves drifting..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 36 Minutes
Release Year:
1997
Original Name:
春光乍洩
Happy Together (1997) - Also known as 春光乍洩

A couple take a trip to Argentina in search of a new beginning, but instead find themselves drifting ever further apart.

Happy Together (1997) - Trailer

Release Date:

30 May 1997

Language:

Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish

Director:

Kar-Wai Wong

Writer:

Kar-Wai Wong

Main Actors:

Leslie Cheung, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Chen Chang, Gregory Dayton

Plot:

Yiu-Fai and Po-Wing arrive in Argentina from Hong Kong and take to the road for a holiday. Something is wrong and their relationship goes adrift. A disillusioned Yiu-Fai starts working at a tango bar to save up for his trip home. When a beaten and bruised Po-Wing reappears, Yiu-Fai is empathetic but is unable to enter a more intimate relationship. After all, Po-Wing is not ready to settle down. Yiu-Fai now works in a Chinese restaurant and meets the youthful Chang from Taiwan. Yiu-Fai's life takes on a new spin, while Po-Wing's life shatters continually in contrast.

Awards:

7 wins & 19 nominations.

Production:

Kino on Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
Metacritic:
69%