Esprit D'amour (1983)
December 15, 1983Release Date
Esprit D'amour (1983)
December 15, 1983Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Alan Tam
Koo Chi Ming
Joyce Ni Shu-Chun
Cecilia Yip
Ivy
Bill Tung
Uncle Bill
Joyce Ni
Siu-Yu
Tang Pik-Wan
Ming's Mother
Billy Lau
Ming's Colleague / Assistant Director
Philip Chan
John Tang
Tien Feng
Dr. Han
Lung Tin-Sang
Dr. Han's Assistant
Wai Gei-Shun
Mr. Wai
Cheng Mang-Ha
Granny
Wellington Fung Wing
TV Producer
James Lai Wing-Keung
John's Photo Printer / Project Manager
Chi-shing Chan
Actor
Gam Biu
Uncle Bill's Party Guest
Shing Fu-On
Robber
Garry Chan Chi-Shing
Prisoner
Raymond Fung Sai-Hung
Reporter questioning John / Writer / Production Manager
Tsui Oi-Sam
Ms. Choi / Ms Choi
Lo Kin
Ming's colleague / Writer
Wong Ying-Kit
Cinematographer
Ringo Lam
Director
Clifton Ko Chi-Sum
Writer / Assistant Director
Mang Hoi
Action Director / Martial Arts Choreographer
Roland Chan Ngok-Chung
Assistant Director
Ng Hon-Keung
Assistant Director
Raymond Wong
Story / Presenter
Kenneth Yee
Art Direction
Dominique Lo Ka-Yiu
Assistant Art Director
Shirley Chan Koo-Fong
Costume Designer
Tony Chow Kwok-Chung
Editor
Ng Chiu-Leung
Special Props
Lee Kwan-Lung
Special Props
Lou Wai
Script Supervisor
Violet Lam
Original Music Composer
Wan Yat-Tao
Production Manager
Stephen Wong Wai-Him
Production Manager
Yau Jing-Mei
Production Manager
Fung Gam-Hung
Unit Manager
Leung Kin-Yuen
Unit Manager
Chan Kong-Ho
Set Runner
Lee Cheung
Still Photographer
Lai Tai-Ying
Still Photographer
Chiu Kiu-Hong
Special Effects
Wong Chok-Poon
Foley Supervisor
Joe Chan Kwong-Hung
Director of Photography
Jimmy Leung Chi-Ming
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 15, 1983
Original Nameι°ι½ι―
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Box Office$1,805,452
Genres
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Esprit d'amour is a 1983 Hong Kong supernatural romance film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Alan Tam, Shu-Chun Ni and Cecilia Yip. Shot in modern-day Hong Kong, the film centres on protagonist Koo Chi-Ming, a hapless insurance investigator who while investigating the death of a young women begins being haunted by her spirit.
Based on an American film from 1970 and on an original story by Raymond Wong, Esprit d'amour is credited as the very first film directed by Hong Kong director Ringo Lam better known for his later 1987 film City on Fire starring Chow Yun-fat. Released in Hong Kong on 15 December 1983, the film took in a total of HK$14.1 million at the box office and gained one nomination at the 1985 Hong Kong Film Awards.
In 1998 Esprit d'amour was released on VHS in the United States and on DVD in 2005, a digitally remastered Hong Kong version was also released a few years later in mid-2008.