甜蜜蜜 (Comrades, Almost a Love Story). 1996. Hong Kong. Directed by Peter Chan. With Leon Lai, Maggie Cheung. DCP. In Cantonese; English subtitles. 118 min.
Peter Chan’s epic love story follows two mainland-Chinese expatriates in Hong Kong (memorably portrayed by Leon Lai and Maggie Chueng) who are repeatedly brought together by chance and loneliness despite different dreams and commitments. As life seems to pull them together and apart, they end up living separate lives after immigrating to New York City, where they try to make ends meet amid chaotic entanglements and feelings that refuse to fade away despite the forces of time and destiny.