An Autumn's Tale
Original title: Chau tin dik tung wa
“A story about a New York Chinatown waiter who falls for a college student.”
1987 · 1 h 38 min
Mabel CheungCast
Chow Yun-Fat 
Cherie Chung Danny Bak-Keung Chan Gigi Suk Yee Wong Fu-Sheng Wu Yung-Cho Ching
Credits
Written by: 
Alex Law
Plot
A young woman from Hong Kong arrives in New York to study and is helped by a distant, easy-going cousin, and the two slowly fall in love. Starring Chow Yun-fat and Cherie Chung.
Sinekatalog’s take
A warm, gentle and charming romance.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Golden Horse Awards 1987: Best Actor (Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor) — Chow Yun-fat
- Hong Kong Film Awards 1988: Best Film (Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film)
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (2,859 votes)
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