Perfect Life (2009)
1h 37m
Running Time
January 30, 2009Release Date
Plot.
Perfect Life, the second feature by Emily Tang (Tang Xiaobai), at first revolves around Li Yueying, a young woman in the cold north-east of China. In a world where no one is waiting for an untrained, inexperienced woman, she knows that in order to fulfil her dreams she will have to resort to her own stubbornness and selfishness. Her father deserted her mother and the money saved by the family is destined for her younger brother's studies. When she stops working for a shop making artificial limbs in order to take a job as a chambermaid, she attracts the attention of a mysterious criminal, Mongol. Then in the editing, the documentary story of Jenny from Hong Kong starts to emerge. She thought she had her life perfectly worked out, but when her marriage breaks down, she also finds herself in financial problems and has to fight for the custody of her children.
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Cast & Crew.
Yao Qianyu
Li Yue Ying
Jenny Tse
Character
Cheng Taishen
Wang Hong Lin
Chong Huanzhi
Chang Lin
Yu Zhilong
Xiao Jin
Wu Ma
Li Yueying's mother
Liu Chunmei
Lover of Yueying's father
Xu Pong
Zhenzhen
Qi Wuyou
Headmaster
Zhang Da-Jing
Hotel manager
Li Guangjie
Brother Liao
Tang Hongjun
Hooligan A
Tian Dongwu
Adonis
Zhang Qian
Chief Wang
Liang Xiaowu
Li Yueying's lover
Jia Yi
Li Yueying's husband
Emily Tang
Director / Writer / Camera Operator
Wu Jie
First Assistant Director
Kwong Po Wai
Associate Producer
Ating Wei
Assistant Director
Du Qingchun
Script Consultant
Lam Ching
Associate Producer / Art Direction
Zhang Yang
Sound Designer
Di Wang
Continuity
Han Shuang
Makeup & Hair
Liu Qiang
Assistant Art Director
Wen Yuei
Assistant Art Director
Eddie
Assistant Art Director
Lai Yiu-Fai
Director of Photography
Wong Chi-Ming
Lighting Design / Associate Producer
Jia Zhangke
Co-Producer
Chan Hon-Sung
Gaffer
Li Da
Production Manager
Chow Chisan
Camera Operator
Ka-On Au
Camera Operator
Lu Sheng
Camera Operator
Phillip Lin
Camera Operator / Assistant Editor / Post Production Coordinator
Chow Keung
Editor / Camera Operator / Producer
Mingna Li
Location Sound Recordist
Jordan Yang
Production Manager
Li Xiudong
Co-Producer
Details.
Release DateJanuary 30, 2009
Original Name完美生活
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 37m
Genres
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Wiki.
Perfect Life (Chinese: 完美生活) is a 2008 Chinese-Hong Kong film by Emily Tang and produced by director Jia Zhangke (who received a co-producer credit) and his company, Xstream Pictures. The film mixes elements of dramatic fiction and documentary film.