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1. PROJECT EXAMPLE 一个动人的爱情故事 YígèDòngrén De ÀiqíngGùshi A Moving Love Story 甜蜜蜜 Tiánmìmì COMRADES, ALMOST A LOVE STORY (1966) • "Tian mi mi" (original title) • 118 min  -   • Drama | Romance  -  2 November 1996 (Hong Kong) • Director: Peter Chan • Genres: Drama Prof. Lam 林教授 • 周老师

2. 电影名字 DiànyǐngMíngzìNames of The Movie • The movie’s Chinese name 甜蜜蜜 Tiánmìmì • The literal meaning of Chinese Name pleasantly sweet， sweet as honey • The movie’s official English name comrades, almost a love story View Movie: Comrades: Almost a Love Story 甜蜜蜜 (1996) - Eng Sub second Links : Comrades: Almost a Love Story 甜蜜蜜 (1996) - EngSub

3. 剧情介绍 júqíngjiēshàoPlot introduction • Jun arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, hoping to be able to earn enough money to marry his girlfriend back home. He meets the streetwise Qiao and they become friends. As friendship turns into love, problems develop, and although they seem meant for each other they somehow keep missing out. • 1986年3月，黎小军告别女友小婷从天津来到香港讨生活，期望有天把小婷接来风光地成婚。黎小军在速食店与同样从大陆到港讨生活的李翘结识后，因为共同喜爱邓丽君，两人在交往的过程中生出了真爱。但是之后黎小军成了小婷的老公，李翘跟了黑社会豹哥来到台湾。 • 黎小军之后来到美国纽约工作，李翘则同样移居纽约，两人于1995年再度碰面。

4. 剧情刚要 júqínggāngyàoSynopsis (cont’d) • Xiaojun and Chiao become best friends -- indeed, each is the only real friend the other has in Hong Kong … • and one night, on New Year's Eve, the two find themselves alone together and end up making love. • The next morning, both Xiaojun and Chiao are certain they've made a mistake; • Xiaojungoes on to marry his sweetheart from home, while Chiao opens a flower shop and becomes involved with a kind man who has ties to organized crime. • As the years pass, however, Xiaojun becomes convinced that his mistake wasn't sleeping with Chiao, but letting her go, and eventually he decides he must find her and win her heart.

5. 影评 yǐngpíngMovie Review • Destiny brings two people together, but they aren't sure if they're meant to be friends or lovers in this romantic comedy-drama. • In 1986, Xiaojun (Leon Lai) arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, full of dreams about life in the big city and determined to make enough money to send for his fiancée and marry her. • Xiaojunknows no one in Hong Kong except his aunt, but with her help, he finds a room in a cheap hotel and picks up a job peddling a delivery bicycle for a butcher. On his day off, Xiaojun decides to get lunch at a McDonalds, which he's heard about but never seen. Xiaojun is waited on by Chiao (Maggie Cheung), a pretty girl who has also moved to Hong Kong from the mainland to seek her fortune. • Chiaois taken with Xiaojun, but thinks he's too much the country bumpkin, especially since he can't speak Cantonese or English. • Chiaoarranges for Xiaojun to get lessons in English and teaches him about life in Hong Kong and how to get rich quick; she also ropes him into helping with her latest business scheme, using his delivery bike to sell flowers.

6. Comrades: Almost a Love Story was a runaway success in Hong Kong, where the film won nine trophies at the 1997 Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress. (~ Mark Deming, Rovi) View Movie: Comrades: Almost a Love Story 甜蜜蜜 (1996) - Eng Sub second Links : Comrades: Almost a Love Story 甜蜜蜜 (1996) - EngSub