Perhaps Love (2005 film)

Perhaps Love
DVD cover of Perhaps Love
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese如果·愛
Simplified Chinese如果·爱
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingYu Gwo, Oi
Directed byPeter Chan
Screenplay byAubrey Lam
Raymond To
James Yuen
Jessica Fong
Story byRaymond To
Theresa Tang
Produced byPeter Chan
Andre Morgan
StarringZhou Xun
Takeshi Kaneshiro
Jacky Cheung
CinematographyPeter Pau
Edited byWenders Li
Kwong Chi-leung
Music byPeter Kam
Leon Ko
Production
companies
Applause Pictures Limited
Ruddy Morgan Productions
Morgan & Chan Films
Distributed byCelestial Pictures (Worldwide)
Applause Entertainment
Mega Star Video Distribution (HK) Limited
Pan Européenne Distribution (France)
Wild Side Films (France)
Shaw Organisation (Singapore)
Release date
  • 8 December 2005 (2005-12-08)
Thailand : April 2005
Running time
107 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin
BudgetUS$10 million[1]
Box officeUS$7 million[2]

Perhaps Love is a 2005 Hong Kong musical film directed by Peter Chan, written by Lam Oi-wah and Raymond To, choreographed by Farah Khan and starring Zhou Xun, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Jacky Cheung.[3] It was funded by Astro Shaw and TVB, and was distributed by Celestial Pictures. The film closed the 62nd Venice International Film Festival.[4][5] It was submitted by Hong Kong as its official entry for the 78th Academy Awards.[6][7]

  1. ^ "HK musical"Perhaps Love" debutes in Beijing_life_English_SINA.com". Archived from the original on 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Ru guo ˇ Ai (Perhaps Love)". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  3. ^ "金城武周迅十指紧扣 《如果·爱》首映星光璀璨" [Jin Chengwu and Zhou Xun hold hands tightly at the star-studded premiere of "If Love"]. China News (in Chinese). 2 December 2005. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. ^ "HK Films Take the Spotlight at Venice Film Festival". China.org. 3 August 2005. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ "62nd Venice Film Festival - September 10, 2005". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. ^ "导演陈可辛袒露野心《如果爱》目标奥斯卡" [Director Peter Chan reveals his ambition for "If Love" to target Oscar]. Sohu (in Chinese). 30 November 2005. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Play it again, but with music and in Chinese - The New York Times". The New York Times. 12 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.