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Love in a Puff Is Smoking
June 22, 2010 11:53
Having recently screened at Sydney Film Festival, the secret world of smokers is explored in Pang Ho-Cheung’s 'Love in a Puff', showing exclusively at the Mercury Cinema from 9-17 July.
Following a 2007 Hong Kong government crack-down on indoor smoking, smokers are forced to head outside to indulge in their secret pleasures. When two workers meet whilst on a cigarette break, so begins a romance set in the unlikely surroundings of garbage cans and street gutters.
Pang Ho-Cheung, director of festival-hit films such as 'Isabella' and 'Men Suddenly in Black', returns with a romantic comedy that perfectly captures the behaviour, rituals and dating etiquette of young, local Hong Kongers.
As any smoker will tell you, the best conversations happen on cigarette breaks – stories of intrigue, love, gossip and hilarity. For non-smokers, 'Love in a Puff' provides an entrée into this hidden realm, while also providing a look at the restless, mesmerising pulse of modern Hong Kong.
Consider 'Love in a Puff' your trip to Hong Kong - an insider's guide to the dazzling city from the best places to eat, right down to the great conversations you'd never otherwise have.
Sessions:
Friday 9 July: 7:00pm
Saturday 10 July: 7:00pm | 9:00pm
Sunday 11 July: 4:00pm | 6:00pm
Friday 16 July: 7:00pm
Saturday 17 July: 7:00pm
For full program details, session times & prices visit www.mercurycinema.org.au or call 8410 1934 to make a booking.
Contact details:
Location: Adelaide (SA)
Contact: Mercury Cinema
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