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2012 film directed by Ann Hui

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A Simple Life is a 2012 art-house film directed by Ann Hui, written by Chen Shuxian, Li Enlin and Yan-lam Lee, and co-starred by Dehan IP, Andy Lau, Fuli Wang, Qin Hailu, Qin Pei and Huang Qiusheng. The film premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2011 and was released in China on March 8, 2012. The film is named after people, telling the story of a touching "special mother-son love" between a young master Roger who grew up in a big family and a domestic helper Tao Jie who took care of him from childhood. In 2011, the film won the 68th Venice... >>>

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Ye Dexian

Andy Lau

Qin Hailu

Wang Fuli

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"A Simple Life" is a 2012 artistic film produced by Ann Hui Directed by Chen Shuxian, written by Lee Enlin and Yan-lam Lee, Ye Dexian , Andy Lau , Wang Fuli , Qin Hailu , Qin Pei , Huang Qiusheng Waiting to co-star. The film premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2011 and was released in China on March 8, 2012 ^[1] ^[18] .

The film is named after people, telling the story of a touching "special mother-son love" between a young master Roger who grew up in a big family and a domestic helper Tao Jie who took care of him from childhood ^[15] .

In 2011, the film was nominated for the Golden Lion Award at the 68th Venice Film Festival. In 2012, the film won the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards, Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and other awards ^[16] . As of April 9, 2024, the film has grossed $4,776,272 worldwide ^[17] .

Chinese name: Peach girl
Foreign name: A Simple Life / Sister Peach / Tao Jie
Generic type: Literature and art
Producing company: Bona Film Entertainment Co., LTD
Production area: Hong Kong, China
Direct performance: Ann Hui
dramatize: Chen Shuxian , Li Enlin
Producer: Li Enlin, Hui Anhua, Andy Lau

Main performance: Ye Dexian , Andy Lau , Wang Fuli , Qin Hailu , Huang Qiusheng , Qin Pei
Film length: 118 minutes
Release time: 2012年3月8日（中国内地）
Dialogue language: Cantonese, Mandarin
chroma: Chroma
Film classification: PG-12
imdb coding: tt2008006

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Peach girl ( Ye Dexian Play the role of) It is the old servant who has served the Li family for decades, and the second generation of the young master Roger ( Andy Lau Play the role of) Bring up to adulthood. Roger engaged in film producer, more than fifty years old is still celibate, and peach sister also continued to take care of Roger, become a habit. One day, Tao elder sister as usual to the market to buy food, back to the apartment to make soup, do a full table of meals, waiting for Roger home from the mainland business trip, Tao elder sister looked out of the window of the street scene to pass the time, unconsciously but was unconscious on the ground. Peach sister woke up to find himself in the hospital, peach sister is stroke, one arm can not move freely, must use physical therapy as much as possible to restore the ability to move.

Roger in busy work for peach elder sister to find the right old people's home, during the past film shooting know grasshopper brother ( Huang Qiusheng Play the role of) Peach sister came out of the hospital to the old people's home, strange environment, strange residents, peach sister strong calm. Roger often visited the old people's home peach sister, master servant gossip as mother and son, still maintain each other tease tease habit, peach sister mouth hard heart sweet, the envy of the fellow.

Roger specially take peach sister to attend the movie premiere, peach sister for the first time deliberately dress ready, take a collection of long time expensive clothes set out for the meeting; At the premiere, Tao sister opened her eyes and finally had the chance to meet the movie star. Tao sister lamented that she had no regrets in her life ^[2] .

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Ye Dexian 饰 Zhong Chuntao: DUB Wu Min; remark Sister Peach,Roger's contract mother

Andy Lau 饰 Roger Liang: DUB Qu Zhongheng; remark Film producer, young master of a big family

Qin Hailu 饰 Miss CAI: DUB Jiang Duhui; remark Director of the old people's home

Wang Fuli 饰 Beam mother: DUB Jin Yanling , Feng Youwei; remark Roger's Mother (Cantonese/Mandarin)

Qin Pei 饰 A surname: DUB He Wuxiong; remark Old people's home fellow

Huang Qiusheng 饰 grasshopper: DUB Li Xiangsheng; remark Director of the nursing home

Liang Tian 饰 rector: DUB Li Xiangsheng; remark Old people's home fellow

Xu Suying 饰 A surname: DUB Guo Xinya; remark Old people's home fellow

Xu Biji 饰 Aunt Jin: DUB Jiang Duhui; remark Old people's home, eventually fell and died

Jiang Meiyi 饰 Daughter of a nursing home resident: DUB Guo Xinya

Sammo Hung 饰 Sammo Hung; Director Hong ^[1]: DUB Yang Shaowen; remark Play a cameo role

Tsui Hark 饰 Tsui Hark; Director Xu ^[1]: DUB Cao Jilu; remark Play a cameo role

Cen Jianxun 饰 Cen Jianxun: DUB-; remark Play a cameo role

Raymond Chow 饰 Raymond Chow: DUB-; remark Play a cameo role

Yu Dong 饰 Yu Dong; Production MANAGER: ^[1]: DUB He Yujie; remark Guest appearance, president of Bona Film Group

Liu Weiqiang 饰 Liu Weiqiang: DUB-; remark Play a cameo role

Ning Hao 饰 Ning Hao: DUB Lin Xiezhong; remark Play a cameo role

Gong Xuehua 饰 Hospital nurse: DUB lingkaing

Li Fei 'er 饰 Yang Ying: DUB-; remark Play a cameo role

Rowland 饰 Rowland: DUB lingkaing; remark Play a cameo role

Tan Bingwen 饰 Tan Bingwen: DUB Yang Shaowen; remark Cameo, visitor to the nursing home

Li Yanshan 饰 Li Yanshan: DUB Pan Muxian; remark Play a cameo role

Hiromi 饰 Singer: DUB Zeng Yunfan

Lou Nanguang 饰 A surname: DUB Lin Xiezhong

Liu Guochang 饰 Liu Guochang: DUB Jiang Zhilun; remark Roger's high school classmate

Chen Zhishen 饰 Jason: DUB-; remark Sharon's son,Roger's nephew

Lin Diwen 饰 Secretary Liang Shao: DUB Zeng Yunfan

Lin Yinuo 饰 Lin Yinuo: DUB Ma Guoyao; remark priest

Zhu Huimin 饰 Bank clerk: DUB Guo Xinya

Angelababy ^[3] 饰 -: DUB-; remark Guest appearance

To Wenze 饰 dentist: DUB Fu Pinsheng

Teichen 饰 Air conditioner repairman: DUB Jiang Zhilun

Zhan Ruiwen; Wheat Runshou; 饰 Roger's high school classmate: DUB Cao Jilu , He Yujie

Staff list

producer	Song Dai,Yu Dong,Andy Lau
Production MANAGER:	Li Enlin
Supervise the production of	Chen Peihua
director	Ann Hui
WRITER	Li Enlin,Chen Shuxian
shoot	Liwei
Background music	Luo Yonghui
montage	Wei Shufen
Fashion design	Wang Baoyi

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Role introduction

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Peach girl

ACTORS Ye Dexian

DUB -

Character biography: The old man, played by Dehan IP, has worked for the family of Roger, the young master played by Andy Lau, for a full 60 years, serving five generations of people, young and old, and is now in his 70s and suffering from a stroke.

Roger

ACTORS Andy Lau

DUB -

Young master Roger works in the film industry, Tao sister has a stroke, Roger sends her to the old people's home, and the relationship between them really begins to unfold from then on.

Miss CAI

ACTORS Qin Hailu

DUB -

Character biography: Qin Hailu played "CAI girl", is the person in charge of the nursing home, from "Tao sister" admission until death, she is accompanied by the side, witnessing the physical and psychological changes of Tao sister.

Elderly people in nursing homes^[1]

ACTORS Qin Pei

DUB -

Character biography: Qin Pei plays the role of peach sister living in the same old people's home, like to dance and cheerful personality, is the first handsome boy in the old people's home, like peach sister, always borrow money from peach sister to do some mysterious things.

Sammo Hung/Director Hong^[1]

ACTORS Sammo Hung

DUB -

Character biography: Sammo Hung's cameo as a movie star, and Tsui Hark Lau has a lot of opposite scenes.

Tsui Hark/Director Xu^[1]

ACTORS Tsui Hark

DUB -

Character biography: Tsui Hark makes a cameo appearance in the film, opposite Sammo Hung a lot of Andy Lau, and some scenes in the film have been accused of alluding to Peter Chan's film Bodyguards and Assassins.

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Behind the scenes

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The film is the tenth film that Deanie IP and Andy Lau have worked on together, after their last collaboration, Dark horse Prince It was in the year 2000.
"A Simple Life" is Qin Hailu He is the first Hong Kong film to be shot after obtaining the "Hong Kong Identity Card" through the Talent Scheme.
The film was selected for competition at the 68th Venice Film Festival, and its lead actress Deanie IP won the Venice Best Actress award.
"A Simple Life" won three awards at the 48th Golden Horse Awards: Best Director, Best Actor and Best actress. It is also the first film by Andy Lau in 2004. Infernal Affairs 3 He won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for the second time.
The 15th Estonia Tallinn Dark Night Film Festival Best actress for "A Simple Life" actress Dehan IP, the 15th Estonia Tallinn Dark Night Film Festival best film for "A Simple Life", and won the FICC Jury Award (10,000 euros scholarship) ^[6] .

Award record

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time	name	Awards	species	prizewinner
The year 2011	Venice Film Festival	Special Honorary Award for Catholic Culture	Win a prize	Ann Hui
		Gianni Astree Award		Ann Hui
		The Nazarno Tadei Award		Ann Hui
		Equal opportunity award		Ann Hui
		Volpi Cup - Best actress		Ye Dexian
		Golden Lion Prize	nominate	Ann Hui
The year 2012	Hong Kong Film Awards	Best picture	Win a prize	crew
		Best director		Ann Hui
		Best screenplay		Chen Shuxian
		Best actor		Andy Lau
		Best actress		Ye Dexian
		Best supporting actor	nominate	Qin Pei
		Best supporting actress		Qin Hailu
		Best photography		Liwei
The year 2011	Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards	Best Actor Award	Win a prize	Andy Lau
		Best Actress Award		Ye Dexian
		Best Director Award		Ann Hui
		Best picture	nominate	crew
		Best original screenplay		Chen Shuxian
		Best Editing award		Kwong Chi-leung ^[7]
The year 2013	The 29th Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards	Best feature Film	nominate	crew ^[8]
The year 2013	The 29th Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards	Best original screenplay	nominate	Chen Shuxian ^[8]
2022	New Era International Film Festival Golden Yanghua Award	A hundred years of quality movies	Win a prize	A Simple Life ^[14]

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In order to process the "Peach Sister" this masterpiece, the film company invested up to 30 million, for such a strong literary atmosphere, the perspective of the life of the ordinary citizens of the film is a "huge investment", is the 2008 work of Anhua Xu Day and night in Tin Shui Wai "30 times the investment, of which Andy Lau as one of the investors of" Peach Sister ". At first, Ann Hui was moved by the film script about the love of the master and servant, but she could not find investment everywhere, and finally asked Andy Lau directly to help, so that "A Simple Life" could be started ^[6] .

Production and distribution

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Release information
nation	Release date
China	March 5, 2012
Italy	March 8, 2012
Singapore	March 9, 2012
Malaysia	March 15, 2012
Britain	August 3, 2012
Netherlands	August 16, 2012
Belgium	August 22, 2012
Japan	October 13, 2012
France	May 8, 2013
Germany	April 24, 2014 ^[9]

Creative company
Production company	1. Bona Film Entertainment Co., LTD. (China) 2. Yingyi Entertainment Co., LTD. (Hong Kong, China) 3. Yindu Institution Limited (Hong Kong, China) 4. Yindu Film Distribution Co., LTD. (China) 5. Bona International Film Group (China)
Issuing company	1. Distribution Studio (Hong Kong) Co., LTD. (Hong Kong, China) 2. ABC Distribution (Belgium) 3. Cinemien (Netherlands) 4. Homescreen 5. Scorpio East (Singapore) 6. Tucker Film 7. Cathay-Keris Films Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) 8. Zhejiang Bona Film and Television Production Co., LTD. (China) 9. Lark Films Distribution (Hong Kong, China) 10. Golden Screen (Malaysia) 11. China Lion Film Distribution 12. Twin Co. Ltd. (Japan) 13. KOCH Media Deutschland GmbH (Germany) ^[9]

Box office receipts

The film was released in the Chinese mainland on March 8, 2012, Women's Day, and accumulated 36 million yuan in the first four days, of which the box office exceeded 13 million yuan on the first day, beating the American blockbuster "The same period". War horse " ^[10] . In the second week, "Alien Battleground" continued to take second place, with a total of 55.2 million in 11 days. The third week of revenue 8.9 million yuan ranked sixth, a total of 64.1 million yuan. In the fourth week, it collected 3.1 million column 9, and accumulated 67.2 million. The fifth week received 1.19 million to rank 10th, with a cumulative box office of 68.39 million yuan.

The film earned HK $8.25 million in its first three days of release in Hong Kong (Friday to Sunday), ranking first for the week. The weekly revenue of 8.97 million continued to rank first, with a total of 17.32 million in 10 days ^[11] . 4.59 million copies in its third week Manhunt "And" The Hunger Games "Ranked third with a total of HK $21.91 million in 17 days. It earned 2.37 million in the fourth week, ranking fifth, with a total of 24.29 million. The fifth week received 1.6 million listed eighth place, 31 days cumulative box office 25.89 million Hong Kong dollars.

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Film evaluation

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Warm and touching

The film gives up the means of sensationalism, and shows this journey with a very calm and resolute attitude of refusing to go one step further. Calm and restraint is what makes the film so striking. The second stroke, lying on the hospital bed, the pastor held the hands of Andy Lau and Sister Tao closed their eyes together to pray to God, then Sister Tao secretly opened her eyes to see Andy Lau who was praying with their eyes closed, which is indeed the most moving scene of the film ^[12] . ( Tencent Entertainment review )

Good film but not classic

The film adopts such a calm and restrained approach to bite the theme of "death journey", regardless of the shadow of death, only 90 minutes of time, "A Simple life" will be a rare classic film. But perhaps the talent is not enough to split into the theme of death, "Sister Tao" did not gradually present the different mental outlook of Sister Tao in the face of death, nor did it show the slow change of the relationship between the master and the servant, and the whole process was too flat. This makes "A Simple Life" a rare good film, rather than a rare classic ^[12] . (Tencent Entertainment review)

Perfect partner

The wonderful performances of Dehan IP and Andy Lau in "A Simple Life" were widely praised by the audience. In order to be more in tune with the old actors like Dehan IP, and also match the overall spirit of the film, Andy Lau even tried to remove the strong "star flavor" and interpret himself as an ordinary person. In addition, dozens of cameos in the film also have very wonderful performances, Hong Kong veteran filmmakers Tsui Hark , Sammo Hung , Qin Pei , Huang Qiusheng , Tu Wenze, Rowland Gong Xuanxu, director Ning Hao, actors Qin Hailu, Wang Fuli, Liang Tian, Bona Film President Yu Dong and others have contributed a very wonderful performance in the film, although not much, but all in the performance to achieve excellence, also occasionally a magic stroke, frequently bring surprises to the audience ^[13] . (Sina Entertainment review)

Ease in sorrow

"A Simple Life" is said to be tragicomedy, under the premise of the big theme of sadness, the film has a lot of happy and light places. For example, Tao sister asked Andy Lau why he didn't get married, and said that the tall, model-like girl she saw last time was good. Lau said she was already a model and had already followed Aaron Kwok . For example, Andy Lau took Tao sister to the premiere of the movie, Tao sister said she saw some people leave while watching the movie, and thought they were going to the toilet, who knows, never came back. The sarcastic line made foreign journalists laugh ^[12] . (Tencent Entertainment review)