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The Yuppie Fantasia is a film of genre Comedy directed by Gordon Chan with Lawrence Cheng
The Yuppie Fantasia (1989)
Xiao nan ren zhou ji
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Add to a movie listThe Yuppie Fantasia (小男人周記, Xiao nan ren zhou ji, litt. « Journal d'un petit homme ») est une comédie romantique hongkongaise réalisée par Gordon Chan et sortie en 1989 à Hong Kong. C'est l'adaptation de la série radiophonique The Yuppie Fantasia de Lawrence Cheng, diffusée en 1986 sur RTHK.
Elle totalise 16 053 507 $HK au box-office. Premier volet de la trilogie The Yuppie Fantasia, sa suite, Brief Encounter in Shinjuku, sort l'année suivante.
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Leung Foon (Lawrence Cheng), 32 ans, est marié depuis sept ans mais sa vie conjugale avec sa femme Ann (Carol Cheng) semblent n'avoir jamais été jalonnée que de conflits interminables. Du fait d'être entretenu par sa femme plus riche que lui, son estime de soi décline progressivement jour après jour. Décidant de vivre une vraie vie d'homme, il la quitte et demande le divorce.Actors
Lawrence Cheng
(Leung Foon)
Carol Cheng
(Ann)
Cherie Chung
(Mrs Lam)
Sibelle Hu
(Kwai)
Manfred Wong
(Q Tai Long)
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