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First of May

2017-03-18 cn 21m
Drama
Mrs. Ho, a senile and distraught widow, lives by herself in a walk-up building. For more than half a century, Mrs. Ho has been living in her flat since she was married. But, after an accident, her legs went lame. Her son keeps persuading her to sell the flat and move into a building with lifts. She refuses and she wants to hold onto the flat, her only contact with her dead husband, where they used to do tap-dance together. Of course, they weren’t Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers but, the film makes touchingly clear, we need to listen to rhythm of their dance. More importantly, Mrs. Ho’s perseverance and strength recall the portrayal of another old woman – Ella Garth (Jo Van Fleet) in Elia Kazan’s masterpiece Wild River (1960).

Director of Photography

Wong Wai Tung

Director

Lam Chi Yu

Writer

Lam Chi Yu

Producer

Thisbe Law Hoi Lam

Producer

Wong Hui Wai

tap dance

Status

Released

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Companies

  • Fresh Wave
  • Hong Kong Arts Development Council

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