Three Summers opens, a young man with a difficult past leaves his present home in the city of Hong Kong and hearkens back to the fishing village of his youth. Against the backdrop of that locale, his young sister has recently befriended a group of adolescents who visit the isle perennially - every summer - and who share their individual stories with her. One tale at a time, she begins to experience life vicariously through the others' recollections.
Acting
Young Tony Leung already magnetic, carrying silence like a full sentence.
Cinematography
Fishing village as character—salt air practically wafts through the frame.
Director
Lawrence Ah Mon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lawrence Ah Mon's 1992 film captures pre-handover Hong Kong anxiety, rural spaces as psychological refuge from urban uncertainty.
One of Tony Leung's earliest leading roles before his Wong Kar-wai partnership cemented international stardom.
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