A Simple Life

Saw this at the Toronto Film Festival and anxiously awaiting a North American release on bluray or DVD. An emotional film that won Deanie Ip the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival this past year. Very well-paced with complex characters who you fully believe in every aspect. It's the little moments between the two that solidified this one for me. I must seek out more of Ann Hui's films!

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Wonderful chemistry between the leads makes this film straightforward yet deeply moving.

(2nd viewing)

Absolutely moving, but understated rather than overblown. The two leads are great, and so are the direction and cinematography.

A lovely and exquisite portrait of how kindness and affection combats that ever creeping bleakness of the human condition that can threaten to envelop anyone of us.

A movie packed to the brim with food and kindness.

Deannie Yip was charming.

nisan 12, ist film fest & A Simple Life, gercek ve samimi bir hikaye ama bir filmi iyi yapan unsurlar maalesef sadece bunlar olamiyor. Eger filmin hikayesine benzer yasamisliklariniz varsa sizi icine cekebilir, kendini izlettirebilir. Aksi zor. Film, sinema anlaminda size yeni bir deneyim sunmuyor. Duygusal bir film- ancak otesini hissettiremiyor.

Beautiful and rejuvenating, quite similar to Yi Yi.

"A Simple Life is moving and well made, but it could use a little emotional grit and, while we're at it, a sense of humor." - Chuck Bowen