The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese姨媽的後現代生活
Simplified Chinese姨妈的后现代生活
Transcriptions
Directed byAnn Hui
Written byAnn Hui
Li Qiang
Yan Yan (novel)
StarringSiqin Gaowa
Chow Yun-fat
Zhao Wei
Lisa Lu
CinematographyKwan Pun Leung
Nelson Yu Lik Wai
Edited byLiao Ching-Song
Music byJoe Hisaishi
Release dates
  • 8 September 2006 (2006-09-08) (Toronto Film Festival)
  • 2 March 2007 (2007-03-02) (Taiwan)
  • 6 March 2007 (2007-03-06) (China)
  • 8 March 2007 (2007-03-08) (Hong Kong)
Running time
111 minutes
CountriesHong Kong
China
Taiwan
LanguagesMandarin
Shanghainese

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (simplified Chinese: 姨妈的后现代生活; traditional Chinese: 姨媽的後現代生活; pinyin: Yimā de hòuxiàndài shēnghúo) is a 2006 Hong Kong serio-comedy film, directed by Ann Hui, starring Siqin Gaowa and Chow Yun-fat. The film also guest-stars Chinese actresses Zhao Wei and Lisa Lu.

Its executive producer was Yuan Mei; another producer was Er Yong. The film was based on a novel of the same title written by Yan Yan (燕燕), while the film's screenplay was by Li Qiang, a Chinese scriptwriter, who had written the script of the 2005 film Peacock, directed by Gu Changwei.