A Family Affair (1984 film)

A Family Affair
Film poster
Traditional Chinese	全家福
Simplified Chinese	全家福
Hanyu Pinyin	Quán Jiā Fú
Jyutping	Cyun4 Gaa1 Feok1
Directed by	Dean Shek
Written by	Lee Chun
Produced by	Raymond Wong
Starring	Sam Hui Olivia Cheng Dean Shek Jenny Tseng Melvin Wong
Cinematography	Joe Chan
Edited by	Tony Chow
Music by	Lam Miu-tak
Production company	Cinema City & Films Co.
Distributed by	Golden Princess Film Production
Release date	15 August 1984 (1984-08-15)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$22,129,187

A Family Affair is a 1984 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by and starring Dean Shek, and co-starring Sam Hui, Olivia Cheng, Jenny Tseng, and Melvin Wong.

Plot

Wing-cheung (Sam Hui) and his wife Nancy (Olivia Cheng) have separated due to personality clashes, leaving their pair of children, 10-year-old Maisy and 7-year-old Tommy, under the care of Nancy's father, Alex (Dean Shek). Not long after, Wing-cheung and Nancy have each met new lovers. Not wanting his grandchildren to fall into the hands of stepparents, Alex devise a plan for Wing-cheung and Nancy to reconcile. However, his plan backfires and Wing-cheung and Nancy eventually file for divorce. Feeling disappointed and upset, Tommy and Maisy run away from home.

Cast

• Sam Hui as Chan Wing-cheung
• Olivia Cheng as Nancy
• Dean Shek as Alex
• Melvin Wong as George Ma
• Jenny Tseng as Linda (special appearance)
• Siu Ban-ban as Tommy
• Helen Chan as Maisy
• Yu Mo-lin as Cleaning lady
• Yat-poon Chai as Policeman at station

Theme song

• Love Is Invincible (無敵是愛)
  • Composer/Lyricist: Samuel Hui
  • Singer: Samuel Hui, Jenny Tseng

Reception

Critical

So Good Review gave the film a negative review criticizing the mood of the film as "irritating" and its melodramatic moments as "hysteria". ^[1]

Box office

The film grossed HK$22,129,187 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 15 August to 5 September 1984.^{[ citation needed ]}

Accolades

Accolades
Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Outcome
21st Golden Horse Awards	Best Original Film Song	Song: Love Is Invincible (無敵是愛) Composer/Lyricist: Samuel Hui Singer: Samuel Hui, Jenny Tseng	Nominated

References

1. "F - sogoodreviews.com".

External links

• A Family Affair at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• A Family Affair at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• A Family Affair at IMDb
• A Family Affair at AllMovie