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A Simple Life
Directed by
Ann Hui
Not Rated
2011
1h 58m
Drama
7.5
94%
86%
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After suffering a stroke, an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people's home.
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Cast of A Simple Life
Andy Lau Tak-Wah
Roger Leung
Deanie Yip Tak-Han
Ah Tao
Qin Hailu
Ms. Choi
Wang Fuli
Roger's Mother
Paul Chun Pui
Uncle Kin
Leung Tin
Head Master
Wendy Yu Man-Si
Sharon
Eman Lam Yi-Man
Carmen
Elena Kong Mei-Yee
Aunt Kam's Daughter
Jason Chan Chi-San
Jason
Hui So-Ying
Mui Gu
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Grasshopper
Chapman To Man-Chat
Dentist
Raymond Chow
Guest at Premiere
Yu Dong
Filmmaker
Tsui Hark
Director Tsui
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Director Hung
John Shum Kin-Fun
Guest at Premiere
Francis Mak Yun-Sau
Roger's High School Buddy, Henzi
Lawrence Ah Mon
Roger's High School Buddy, Ah Chun
Dennis Chan Kwok-San
Vincent
Ning Hao
Director Ning
Lam Yee-Lok
Pastor
Gordon Lam Ka-Tung
Guest at Premiere
Helena Law Lan
Madame Lo
Jim Chim Sui-Man
Roger's High School Buddy, Lok
Tam Bing-Man
Bing
Eva Lai
Elderly Home Visitor
Gong Xuehua
Receptionist at Elderly Home
Queenie Chu Wai-Man
Receptionist at Investment Bank
Tyson Chak
Air-Conditioning Fixer at Investment Bank
Hiromi Wada
Visiting Singer
Gao Xia
Beijing Office staff
Yu Yee-Sheung
Nurse A
May Leong
Nurse B
Chan Man-Bun
Greengrocer A
Ding Mei-Sum
Greengrocer B
Lau Sau-Yung
Elderly
Leung Chi-Sheung
Elderly
Tam Ha
Elderly
Chow Mui
Elderly
Li Suet-Yung
Elderly
Fung Mui
Elderly
Chan Tsung
Elderly
Lau Moon-Tai
Elderly
Lam King-Sun
Old man with false teeth
Cheung Yat-Wah
Old man with false teeth
Louisa Shum Wai-Fong
Cleaning lady A
Cheng Wai-Fong
Cleaning lady B
Wong Man-Yin
Cleaning lady C
Bobo Hoi Bik-Gei
Aunt Kam
Kwan Ah-Fung
Old Lady
Wu Wing-Chong
Mui's Mother
Timothy Choi
Physiotherapist
Dorothy Leopord Kalumuna
Escort for Out-patient Visit
Dean Siu
Waiter
Brenda Chan Kwai-Fan
Interviewee A
Lee Chun-Ling
Interviewee B
Cheung Wai-Lin
Interviewee C
Billy Lau Nam-Kwong
Mobster A
Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon
Mobster B
Steven Ng Shing-Tat
Mobster C
Au-Yeung Che-Kin
Drug Addict
Roberta Chow Chung-Hang
Guest at Premiere
Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
Guest at Premiere
Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Guest at Premiere
Chan Wing-Chiu
Guest at Premiere
AngelaBaby
Guest at Premiere
Lee King-Cheong
Clinic Doctor
Yeung Hiu-Yung
Prostitute
Benny Lau Wai-Hang
Emcee
Sharon Lee Sze-Wai
Yunnie
Kenneth Cheung Moon-Yuen
Hospital Doctor
A Simple Life Ratings & Reviews
Washington Post
Mark Jenkins
Often poignant but leavened with humor.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Here is a film with the clarity of fresh stream water, flowing without turmoil to shared destiny. No plot gimmicks. No twists and turns. Just a simple life.
New York Times
Rachel Saltz
Ms. Hui, a rare successful female director in the Hong Kong film industry, drew her story from real events, and the movie retains a tonic flavor of the everyday: its drama unfolds simply, without explosive moments but not without emotion
Los Angeles Times
Sheri Linden
Though overlong, Hui's valentine never milks the drama for tears, maintaining an unsentimental focus on the central duo's playful chemistry and the loving way Ah Tao's attention to detail is repaid.
From the Front Row
Mattie Lucas
A lovely and tender film, and while its premise is rife with potential for sentimentality it remains remarkably restrained, as unassuming as Ah Tao, avoiding maudlin cliche with a wise and even hand.
Slant Magazine
Chuck Bowen
A Simple Life is moving and well made, but it could use a little emotional grit and, while we're at it, a sense of humor.
Chicago Reader
Ben Sachs
[T]he sort of film in which every detail feels unforced but essential.
Village Voice
Ernest Hardy
Gingerly peels layer after layer of sharp insights into the dynamics of familial love, using compassion and droll humor as its tools.
National Catholic Reporter
Antonio Sison
The understated sentiment is made more eloquent by the calibrated performances of the actors, most especially Deanie Ip, who so thoroughly disappears into the role of Ah Tao that her moments infuse the film with a documentary feel.
MUBI
Daniel Kasman
Ann Hui risks the delicate balancing act of combine fantasy and reality with "A Simple Life", another-and an exceedingly excellent and moving-mainstream "social message" film from this master director.
Antagony & Ecstasy
Tim Brayton
[Deannie Yip gives] one of those authoritative performances that can only come at the end of a very long career.
Boston Phoenix
Peter Keough
Hui depicts the passage of time and the poignancies of the past with subtle, elliptical episodes, and the film draws on deep emotions without succumbing to sentimentality.
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
...a compelling yet uneven piece of work.
Film Journal International
Daniel Eagan
Moving character study from noted filmmaker Ann Hui.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
Well-acted, deeply human and emotionally resonating.
Spotlight on Film
Diana Tuova
This film...ends on a bitter note, but it is still, first and foremost, a touching message of the importance of goodwill and remembrance.
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