Hong Kong Synopsis
男人四十
Lam Yiu Kwok, a Hong Kong secondary school teacher is facing a mid-life crisis. While he has only his pride and Chinese poetry to fall back on, his peers are successful businessmen and professionals who flaunt their extravagant lifestyles at reunion dinners. After many years, Lam is still living in a modest apartment with his wife, Man Ching and two teenage sons. However financial stagnancy is not his only problem. An old flame of Man Ching (who was the couple's former schoolteacher) returns to Hong Kong and uncovers old wounds. Man Ching feels obliged to help her ex-lover. Meanwhile, Yiu Kwok faces another dilemma: Choy Lam, a precocious student, has a crush on him and the 'forbidden fruit' looks more and more tempting in the light of his wife's 'infidelity'. Will he succumb to young charms and let history repeat itself?
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Drama + Romance in Hong Kong
90 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding July Rhapsody itself).
The 2001–2003 Hong Kong Window
July Rhapsody holds position #23 of 43 Hong Kong films in the 2001–2003 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when July Rhapsody premiered alongside 12 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other Hong Kong films in 2002.
The 532nd Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
22 audience reviews — more than 46% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 48th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #433 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #168 of 311 (top 54%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Filmko Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | March 14, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0312886 |