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Look For A Star

April 1st, 2010 4 comments

LookForAStarLook For a Star aka Yau Lung Hei Fung is a 2009 Romance from famed Hong Kong director Andrew Lau who is most famous for the Infernal Affairs trilogy that he co-helmed with Alan Mak.

The star is the eminently bankable Andy Lau who has returned from doing a few period epics to a modern Romance in this feature. His co-star is Shu Qi.

The filmĀ  is set entirely in Macau, which is a mere 40 miles and 40 minutes away from Hong Kong via your choice of high-speed ferries like jetfoils, turbo-cats, jumbo-cats and other kinds of hovercraft. I must add that clearing immigration in both Hong Kong and Macau took almost as long as the rapid trip across the South China Sea. Macau is correctly called the Las Vegas of the East, and serves as a glittering backdrop for the story. Read more…

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