July Rhapsody

– Lam Yiu Kwok, a Hong Kong secondary school teacher is facing a mid-life crisis. While he has only hi..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
Original Name:
男人四十
July Rhapsody
July Rhapsody (2002) - Also known as 男人四十

Lam Yiu Kwok, a Hong Kong secondary school teacher is facing a mid-life crisis. While he has only his pride and Chinese poetry to fall back on, his peers are successful businessmen and professionals who flaunt their extravagant lifestyles at reunion dinners. After many years, Lam is still living in a modest apartment with his wife, Man Ching and two teenage sons. However financial stagnancy is not his only problem. An old flame of Man Ching (who was the couple's former schoolteacher) returns to Hong Kong and uncovers old wounds. Man Ching feels obliged to help her ex-lover. Meanwhile, Yiu Kwok faces another dilemma: Choy Lam, a precocious student, has a crush on him and the 'forbidden fruit' looks more and more tempting in the light of his wife's 'infidelity'. Will he succumb to young charms and let history repeat itself?

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14 Mar 2002

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Cantonese

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Plot:

Yiu-Kwok is a high school teacher, having a perfect family. Good times don't last long, when a student, Choy-Nam, falls in love with him. For dealing with a relationship with Mr. Seng, a beloved teacher of the couple, his wife Man-Ching requests a leave for a month. A midlife crisis mixing with pressure sends him into an emotional tailspin. Everything seems to lead him towards Choy-Nam, the forbidden fruit. History seems to repeat itself.

Awards:

10 wins & 17 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10

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