A Simple Life (2011)

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桃姐 (2011)

A Simple Life

Alias: Miss Peach

Alias: Sister Peach

Origin: Hong Kong

Rating: I (Hong Kong)

Release Date (Venice Film Festival): 09/05/2011

Release Date (China): 03/08/2012

Release Date (HK): 03/09/2012

Director
	Ann Hui On-Wah

Screenwriter
	Susan Chan Suk-Yin

Producers
	Ann Hui On-Wah
	Roger Lee Yan-Lam
	Jessica Chan Pui-Wah

Cast
	Andy Lau Tak-Wah	...	Roger Leung
	Deanie Ip Tak-Han	...	Chung Chun-tao/Ah Tao
	Qin Hailu	...	Ms Choi
	Wang Fuli	...	Roger's mother
	Paul Chun Pui	...	Uncle Kin
	Leung Tin	...	Headmaster
	Hui Siu-Ying	...	Mui Gu
	Hui Pik-Kei	...	Auntie Kam
	Elena Kong Mei-Yee	...	Auntie Kam's daughter
	Wendy Yu Man-Si	...	Sharon
	Jason Chan Chi-San	...	Jason
	Anthony Wong Chau-Sang	...	Grasshopper
	Chapman To Man-Chat	...	Dentist
	Eman Lam Yi-Man	...	Carmen
	Lam Yee-Lok	...	Pastor
	Dennis Chan Kwok-San	...	Vincent
	Queenie Chu Wai-Man	...	Receptionist at investment bank
	Tyson Chak Hoi-Tai	...	Air-con fixer at investment bank
	Don Yu Dong	...	Film-maker in Beijing
	Tsui Hark	...	Director Tsui
	Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	...	Director Hung
	Jim Chim Sui-Man	...	Roger's high school classmate, Lok
	Francis Mak Yun-Sau	...	Roger's high school classmate, Henzi
	Lawrence Lau Kwok-Cheong	...	Roger's high school classmate, Ah Chun
	Billy Lau Nam-Kwong	...	Mobster A
	Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon	...	Mobster B
	Steven Ng Shing-Tat	...	Mobster C
	Kung Suet-Fa	...	Nursing home receptionist
	Tam Bing-Man	...	Nursing home visitor
	Eva Lai Yin-Shan	...	Nursing home visitor
	Wada Hiromi	...	Nursing home visitor
	Gao Xia	...	Beijing Office staff
	Ning Hao	...	Guest at premiere
	Helena Law Lan	...	Guest at premiere
	Raymond Chow Man-Wai	...	Guest at premiere
	John Shum Kin-Fun	...	Guest at premiere
	Gordon Lam Ka-Tung	...	Guest at premiere
	Roberta Chow Chung-Hang	...	Guest at premiere
	Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang	...	Guest at premiere
	Chan Wing-Chiu	...	Guest at premiere
	Andrew Lau Wai-Keung	...	Guest at premiere
	AngelaBaby	...	Guest at premiere
	May Leung Cheuk-Mei	...	Nurse B
	Yu Yee-Sheung	...	Nurse A
	Chan Man-Bun	...	Greengrocer A
	Ding Mei-Sum	...	Greengrocer B
	Lam King-Sun	...	Old man with false teeth A
	Cheung Yat-Wah	...	Old man with false teeth B
	Brenda Chan Kwai-Fan	...	Maid interviewee A
	Lee Chun-Ling	...	Maid interviewee B
	Cheung Wai-Lin	...	Maid interviewee C
	Au-Yeung Che-Kim	...	Drug addict tenant
	Lee King-Cheong	...	Clinic doctor
	Kenneth Cheung Moon-Yuen	...	Hospital doctor
	Lau Sau-Yung	...	Elderly person
	Leung Chi-Sheung	...	Elderly person
	Tam Ha	...	Elderly person
	Chow Mui	...	Elderly person
	Li Suet-Yung	...	Elderly person
	Fung Mui	...	Elderly person
	Chan Tsung	...	Elderly person
	Lau Moon-Tai	...	Elderly person
	Louisa Shum Wai-Fong	...	Cleaning lady
	Cheng Wai-Fong (2)	...	Cleaning lady
	Wong Man-Yin	...	Cleaning lady
	Kwan Ah-Fung	...	Old lady
	Wu Wing-Chong	...	Mui's mother
	Timothy Choi Mei-Tat	...	Physiotherapist
	Siu Yiu-Wah	...	Waiter
	Yeung Hiu-Yung	...	Prostitute
	Benny Lau Wai-Hang	...	Emcee
	Sharon Lee Sze-Wai	...	Yunnie

Production Companies
	Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd.
	Focus Films Limited
	Bona Entertainment Company Limited

First Assistant Director
	Karen Lai Suk-Fong

Second Assistant Director
	Cherie Ho Pui-Yee

Story
	Roger Lee Yan-Lam

Co-Writers
	Roger Lee Yan-Lam

Script Researcher
	Poon Fu-Yim	Stephen Chan Ying-Lun

Script Supervisor
	Shooca Zhang Fan

Director of Photography
	Nelson Yu Lik-Wai

2nd Unit Cinematographer
	Kubbie Tsoi

Focus Puller
	Billy Ko Ching-Kam

2nd Unit Focus Puller
	Ho Po-Wing	Dandy Chan Yiu-Ming

Dollyman
	Wong Chun-Mo

Camera Assistant
	Lum Lai-Shing	Ringo Siu Tze-Fan	Woo Wing-Kiu
	Cheung Tat-Chuen	Ma Pui-Chuen

Gaffer
	Wong Chi-Ming (2)

Best Boy
	Chan Hon-Sung

Electrician
	Andy Lee Po-Lam	Luk Yiu-Cheung	Luk King-Hei
	Johnny Wan Yat-Sing

Art Director
	Albert Poon Yim-Sum

Assistant Art Director
	Andrew Wong Man-Hin

Costume Designer
	Boey Wong Bo-Yee

Image Consultant
	Man Lim-Chung

Assistant Costume Designer
	Yoyo Chow Sau-Yiu

Wardrobe
	Tong Ping

Makeup
	Cheng Yu-Lai	Kuromiya Yumiko

Hair Stylist
	Rachel Kong Tak-Yen	Brian Lau Shui-Yin

Editor
	Eric Kwong Chi-Leung	Manda Wai Suk-Fan

Props Master
	Wong Kim-Kwong

Props
	Yuen Kwong-Ping	Wong Kam-Suen	Fong Chi-Nang

Sound Mixer
	Tang Hsiang-Chu

Boom Operator
	Hui Ching-Yat	Shih Chun-Yao

Music
	Law Wing-Fai

Presenter
	Don Yu Dong	Andy Lau Tak-Wah	Song Dai

Co-Producer
	Nansun Shi Nan-Sheng	Cheung Hong-Tat	Stephen Lam Bing-Kwan

Administrative Producer
	Jeffrey Chan Wing-Hung	Simon Li	Ren Yue

Planning
	Zhang Hao (2)	Sze Yeung-Ping

Production Manager
	Sandy Yip Wai-San

Associate Production Manager
	Jomin Chan Po-Man

Assistant Production Manager
	Tom Wong Pak-Lun

Unit Production Manager
	Liu Ya-Qin

Unit Manager
	Andy Chan Shing-Hung

Set Runner
	Yuen Ka-Ho	Siu Chin-Hung

Finance
	Roger Lee Yan-Lam

Accounting
	Lau Yee-Wan

Still Photographer
	Sharon Lee Sze-Wai

Tea Lady
	Pauline Yeung Yung-Lin

Sound Post-Production Studio
	Cinedigit Sound Ltd.	3H Sound Studio Ltd.

Sound Designer
	Tu Duu-Chih

Re-Recording Mixer
	Tu Duu-Chih

Dialogue Recording
	Ip Siu-Kei	Chan Chi-Yeung (3)

Dialogue Editing
	Danny Chau Tak-Ming

Post-Production Assistant
	Lillian Cheung Lai-Nei

Credits Designer
	Albert Poon Yim-Sum

Equipment
	Salon Films (HK) Ltd.

Laboratory
	Cine Art Laboratory Ltd.

English Subtitle Translation
	Tony Rayns

Summary
	World premiere at Venice Film Festival on 09/05/2011 ...........After a 12-year acting hiatus, Hui cast Deannie Ip to huge acclaim in this gentle story of two people expressing their love for one another in quiet, expressive ways. Based on the life of the film’s co-screenwriter Roger Lee, it gently and evocatively portrays the struggles of an ageing maidservant working for the only member of her employer family still living in China (Andy Lau). It is beautifully shot by key Jia Zhangke collaborator, Yu Lik-Wai, and features satirical cameos by a number of Hong Kong cinema veterans and legends including Sammo Hung, Raymond Chow, Stanley Kwan and Tsui Hark. - Melbourne Cinematheque