The Poet
1998, Chinese. Directed by Casey Chan Lai-Ying.
Gu Cheng, a contemporary Chinese poet, emigrated to New Zealand with his wife Reimi and his mistress Ching at a time when, faced with a booming economy, cultural and artistic ideologies were stagnating. He had to choose between staying in China and fighting for the "new cultural and artistic movement," or emigrating with his family. He ultimately opted for the latter. Unfortunately, nothing went as he had planned.
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 18 September 1998
- Original title
- 顧城別戀
- Country
- Hong Kong
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The Poet runs 114 minutes (1h 54m).
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Who directed The Poet?
The Poet (1998) was directed by Casey Chan Lai-Ying and stars Stephen Fung, Theresa Lee Yee-Hung, Joe Cheung Tung-Cho.