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Three old friends check into a hotel to play a game: The first one to find Karen gets to be her boyfriend, then they will cease being friends.
- Romance, Comedy
- Andy Hui Chi-On
- Kam-Hung Yip
This splendid little movie is a surprise given its inclusion in the hackneyed 90’s romance genre that's sprung from the success of last year's Feel 100%. The plot is set up thusly: three friends (Andy Hui, Wallace Chung, and Jan Lam) begin a contest to find Karen (Shum Yuk-Mei), a particular girl they all like.
- Riley Yip Kam-Hung
- 1997
- Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
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- Jan Lamb
- Riley Yip
Three youths who studied aboard in Canada, because their dream girl Karen said "See you again if it's in our destiny.", all return to Hong Kong, cramp into a cheap Tsimshatsui motel, and begin a first come first serve competition of love. The three each uses their own tricks.
The first film from director Riley Yip (Just One Look), Love is not a game, but a joke is a breezy, bittersweet urban romance that evokes the work of celebrated director Wong Kar Wai. Jan Lam, Andy Hui and Wallace Chung play three friends who make a pact to compete for the hand of a girl named Karen - but first, they have to find her.
- Cantonese, Mandarin
- English, Traditional Chinese
- 1999-06-01
Sep 12, 1997 · No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke. Three friends begin a contest to find Karen, a particular girl they all like. The limits: one month, and no advertising or radio. The prize: the losers withdraw and the winner gets free reign to woo her.
The first film from director Riley Yip (Just One Look), Love is not a game, but a joke is a breezy, bittersweet urban romance that evokes the work of celebrated director Wong Kar Wai. Jan Lam, Andy Hui and Wallace Chung play three friends who make a pact to compete for the hand of a girl named Karen - but first, they have to find her.
