Summer Snow (, also known as Woman, Forty) is a 1995 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by Ann Hui. It stars Josephine Siao and Roy Chiao in leading roles. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Overview The film's Chinese title () literally translates to Woman, 40. Its alternative titles are Loey Yen Sei Seup, or Nuiyan, Seisap.
Plot Summer Snow tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun, who is a housewife in her forties trying cope with the upheavals in her family. Her supportive mother-in-law has just died and her husband, who is a driving test examiner, is not giving her support.
Cast Josephine Siao as May Sun Roy Chiao as Lin Sun Law Kar-ying as Bing Sun Sin-hung Tam as Ying Sun (Bing's Mother) Allen Ting as Allen Sun Koon-Lan Law as Lan Sun Ha Ping as Mrs. Han Shun Lau as Mr. Lo Patricia Ching Yee Chong as Carrie Chin (Daughter-In-Law) Gin Tsang as Janice Ann Hui as Neighbour Fai Chow as Bing's Brother Stephen Fung as Cannon
Awards In 1995, Summer Snow won four Golden Horse Awards at the Golden Horse Film Festival and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Silver Berlin Bear at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. Josephine Siao also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at Berlin. The following year it won the Grand Prix at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival, several Golden Bauhinia Awards, several Hong Kong Film Awards and the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress and Best Film.
1st Golden Bauhinia Awards Won: Best Film Won: Best Director (Ann Hui) Won: Best Actor (Roy Chiao) Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao) Won: Best Supporting Actor (Law Kar-Ying) Won: Best Screenplay (Chan Man-Keung)
32nd Golden Horse Awards Won: Best Film Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao) Won: Best Supporting Actor (Law Kar-Ying) Won: Best Cinematography (Lee Pin-Bing) Nominated: Best Director (Ann Hui)
15th Hong Kong Film Awards Won: Best Film Won: Best Director (Ann Hui) Won: Best Actor (Roy Chiao) Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao) Won: Best Supporting Actor (Law Kar-Ying) Won: Best Screenplay (Chan Man-Keung) Nominated: Best Art Direction (Wong Yank) Nominated: Best Film Editing (Wong Yee Shun) Nominated: Best New Performer (Allen Ting) Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Law Koon-Lan)
2nd Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Won: Best Film Won: Best Actress (Josephine Siao)
See also List of submissions to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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HK cinemagic entry