Chaos By Design
Chaos By Design

Movie·1988·1h 25m

Chaos By Design

Country

Hong Kong

Language

Cantonese

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The Story

Original title: 愛情謎語

Controversial director Angela Chan explores the "La Cage Aux Folles" demi-monde that thrives in today's Hong Kong, but which has never before been portrayed in a major movie. Alex To plays a handsome fashion designer trapped in a tangle of ambiguous relationships that becomes even more complex when he falls for a beautiful D.J. (Cecilia Yip) who, with the help of her best friend (Cherie Chung), is trying to get out of an arranged marriage. This film looks and sounds like a comedy, but has some serious comments about a veiled segment of Hong Kong.

Written By

John Chan Koon-Chung, Fong Chi-Ho

Cinematography

Robert Huke

Music

Anders Nelsson

Themes

woman director

Production House

Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Audience Score

68%

4 votes

Skip11%
Timepass25%
Go for it38%
Perfection26%

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Cast

Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

Rockie

Cecilia Yip Tung

Cecilia Yip Tung

Jeanne Cha

Alex To

Alex To

Abel Song

Maggie Lee

Maggie Lee

Deborah

Chan Kit-Ling

Chan Kit-Ling

Jeanne's 3rd aunt

Lam Lap-San

Lam Lap-San

Derek Dai

Regina Kent

Regina Kent

Jamie

Stephen Ho Kai-Nam

Stephen Ho Kai-Nam

Koku

Thomas Wong Yiu-Fai

Dennis Chan Kwok-San

Dennis Chan Kwok-San

Dr Anthony Lau

Paul Chung Fat

Paul Chung Fat

Fake Mr X

Tam Tin-Nam

Hunchback housekeeper

Chan Ga-Bik

Chan Ga-Bik

Jeanne's colleague

Ngai Tim-Choi

Ngai Tim-Choi

Man slashed by Mr X

Wong Kar-Wai

Wong Kar-Wai

Tong Gwok-Ming

Kwan Yik-Nam

Stephanie Lai Ming-Sze

// crew

Crew

Angie Chen

Angie Chen

Writer, Director

John Chan Koon-Chung

John Chan Koon-Chung

Writer

Fong Chi-Ho

Writer

Anders Nelsson

Anders Nelsson

Original Music Composer

Robert Huke

Director of Photography

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