C'est la vie, mon chéri


C'est la vie, mon chéri is a 1993 Hong Kong romance film directed by Derek Yee and starring Lau Ching-wan, Anita Yuen and Carina Lau. It won six awards, including Best Film, during the 13th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Title

The movie is sometimes referred to as C'est la vie, mon chérie even though this is grammatically incorrect in French. The title may be roughly translated as "That's life, my darling/love".
The original Chinese title refers to the classic 1961 Hong Kong film Love Without End starring Lin Dai, with the word "new" added in front of it. The storyline is similar, in that the female lead character is also diagnosed with a fatal illness.
An alternative English title is Endless Love.

Plot

Min, who is part of a Cantonese street opera troupe and a part-time cover artiste, meets Kit, a struggling jazz musician who has just broken up with his celebrity singer girlfriend. Through her bubbly personality, she affects Kit for the better. However, just as their relationship begins to stabilize and win acceptance from Min's family, which includes a strict mother and a doting, saxophone-playing uncle, Min is re-diagnosed with bone cancer, which she had once suffered as a young child.

Cast and roles

Theme song

The theme song of the same name C'est la vie, mon chéri is sung by Taiwanese singer One-Fang.

Soundtrack

In 2008, Derek Yee and CCTV produced a television adaptation of C'est la vie, mon chéri, starring Chen Kun, Fiona Sit, Alex Fong, Candice Yu, and Benz Hui.