July Rhapsody
Mar 14 2002
•2h 43m
•Drama, Romance
High school teacher Lam Yiu-Kwok is in the midst of a midlife crisis. His wife, Man-Ching, has been unfaithful; his friends are reaping the rewards of successful business careers while he earns a comparatively meager salary at an unglamorous job; and one of his young students, Choy-Lam, has fallen for him. When Man-Ching leaves for a month to help her former lover, a jealous Yiu-Kwok is tempted to retaliate by pursuing an affair with Choy-Lam.
Cast
See allJacky Cheung Hok-Yau
Lam Yiu-kwok
Anita Mui Yim-Fong
Chan Man-ching
Karena Lam Kar-Yan
Woo Choy-lam
Shaun Tam Chun-Yin
Lam On-yin
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