A Home with a View

A Home with a View is a 2019 Hong Kong black comedy film directed by Herman Yau and starring Francis Ng, Louis Koo, Anita Yuen and Cheung Tat-ming, who also co-produced and wrote the screenplay. The film is an adaptation the play, Family Surprise, which was also written by Cheung.[1]

A Home with a View
Film poster
Traditional家和萬事驚
Simplified家和万事惊
MandarinJiā Hé Wàn Shì Jīng
CantoneseGaa1 Wo4 Maan6 Si6 Ging1
Directed byHerman Yau
Produced byCheung Tat-ming
Stanley Tong
Screenplay byCheung Tat-ming
Based onFamily Surprise
by Cheung Tat-ming
StarringFrancis Ng
Louis Koo
Anita Yuen
Cheung Tat-ming
Lam Suet
Music byMak Chun Hung
CinematographyJoe Chan
Mandy Ngai
Edited byAzrael Chung
Production
company
Er Dong Pictures
Sun Entertainment Culture
Fei Fan Entertainment Production
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Er Dong Pictures (Hong Kong) Company
Distributed byBravos Pictures
Release date
24 January 2019 (2019-01-24)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

Plot

In order to preserve the value of his assets, Lo Wai-man (Francis Ng) spent all of his savings and his father's retirements pensions to purchase an old-age flat in the middle of a noisy neighborhood, cohabiting with his neurotic wife, Suk-yin (Anita Yuen), unemployed son, Bun-hong (Ng Siu-hin), daughter, Yu-sze(Jocelyn Choi) who is going through puberty and his elderly, disabled father (Cheung Tat-ming). With tight living quarters, noisy neighbors, and less than desirable living standards, the Lo family often find themselves at each other's necks over the smallest of inconveniences. Luckily, through a window in the living room lies a distant view of the beautiful ocean which prevents the household from going insane. However, one day, the ocean view disappears after a billboard is illegally built on a neighboring building. With their only sense of relief in the crowded city gone, the Lo family begin to quarrel nonstop. In order to regain the peace within the household, the Lo family does everything in their power to remove the billboard and its owner, Wong Siu-choi (Louis Koo).

Cast

Main cast

Special appearance

Other cast
  • Elena Kong as Betrayed wife
  • Evergreeen Mak as Taxi driver
  • Kingdom Yuen as Guidance counselor
  • Lam Chi-chung as Mr. Lee
  • Anna Ng as Woman arguing in bus
  • Wilfred Lau as Man walking with dog
  • 6-Wing as Mortgage company staff
  • C Kwan as Mortgage company staff
  • Joyce Cheng as CID officer
  • Mak Ling-ling as House department officer
  • Harriet Yeung as Real estate agent
  • Tyson Chak as Advertising company staff
  • Ng Siu-hin as Lo Bun-hong
  • Jocelyn Choi as Lo Yu-sze
  • Siupo Chan as Woman fighting for fish
  • J. Arie as Nurse in mental hospital
  • Anderson Junior as Commerce, Industry & Tourism branch officer
  • Angelina Lo
  • Yu Chi-ming as Fish stall hawker
  • Strawberry Yeung as Real estate agent
  • Ricky Wong as Male property viewer
  • Celine Ma as Female property viewer
  • Gill Mohindepaul Singh as Indian
  • Bonnie Wong as Chan Tai-hung's wife
  • Gladys Liu as Tenant
  • Mandy Yiu as Female tenant
  • Dickson Yuen
  • Kong Ling-ling as Mrs. Chiu
  • Renci Yeung as Property viewer
  • Kitty Yuen as Wong Siu-choi's nurse

Production

Filming for A Home with a View began in 11 December 2017 in Kwun Tong, where a blessing ceremony was held and was attended by director Herman Yau and cast members Francis Ng, Louis Koo, Anita Yuen, Cheung Tat-ming, Lawrence Cheng, Elena Kong and Evergreen Mak. The film is an adaptation of the play, Family Surprise, written by Cheung, who also serves as the film's producer and screenwriter while also donning elderly makeup to portray the role of Ng's father. Cheung revealed that he originally had no interest in playing the role and it was originally a female character in the play, but was persuaded by Ng to do so.[2][3][1][4] Production for the film wrapped up in February 2018.[5]

Release

On 19 March 2018, the film promoted at the 2018 Hong Kong Filmart, where its first poster and trailer was unveiled.[6][7] There, it was also announced the film is slated to be released in the summer of 2018.[8]

But it was then delayed and subsequently released in Hong Kong on 24 January 2019.[9][10]

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References
  1. "靚靚新片再拍鎮宇舐舐脷 古仔演技　嚇窒張達明".
  2. "Six months for Louis Koo's eyes to heal".
  3. "Francis Ng: My son definitely eats too much!".
  4. "收正價撐老友張達明新片 吳鎮宇：肯畀期已偷笑 (18:01)".
  5. "【活得更好】幕前幕後撈得掂 張達明食得又飲得好精神".
  6. "FilMart: Chinese Film Investor Er Dong Seeks IPO".
  7. "阿佘袁詠儀同場 Chilam夾在中間「企硬」".
  8. "【有乜好尷尬】 Chilam 硬晒軚 關靚靚定阿佘事？".
  9. HK Screen Media (2019-01-15), 家和萬事驚 香港版正式預告吳鎮宇VO版 A home with a view trailer, retrieved 2019-05-15
  10. "Hong Kong Box Office, January 21–27, 2019". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
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