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Comrades: Almost a Love Story

1996 Hong Kong film directed by Peter Chan
Movie film Q708888
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Comrades: Almost a Love Story

Summary

Comrades: Almost a Love Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,015 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story received the Almost a Love Story — award received (P166): Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film[3].
  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story received the Almost a Love Story — award received (P166): Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film[4].
  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story received the Almost a Love Story — award received (P166): Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film[5].
  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story received the Almost a Love Story — award received (P166): Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Film[6].
  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story's instance of is recorded as Almost a Love Story — instance of (P31): film[7].
  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story was directed by Almost a Love Story — director (P57): Peter Chan[8].
  • Almost a Love Story — screenwriter (P58): Ivy Ho wrote the screenplay for Comrades: Almost a Love Story[9].
  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story's composer is recorded as Almost a Love Story — composer (P86): Chiu Tsang Hei[10].
  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story's composer is recorded as Almost a Love Story — composer (P86): Jun Fun Chiu[11].
  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story's genre is Almost a Love Story — genre (P136): romantic comedy[12].
  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story's genre is Almost a Love Story — genre (P136): comedy drama[13].
  • A cast member of Comrades: Almost a Love Story was Almost a Love Story — cast member (P161): Maggie Cheung[14].
  • A cast member of Comrades: Almost a Love Story was Almost a Love Story — cast member (P161): Leon Lai[15].
  • A cast member of Comrades: Almost a Love Story was Almost a Love Story — cast member (P161): Eric Tsang[16].
  • A cast member of Comrades: Almost a Love Story was Almost a Love Story — cast member (P161): Christopher Doyle[17].
  • A cast member of Comrades: Almost a Love Story was Almost a Love Story — cast member (P161): Irene Tsu[18].
  • A cast member of Comrades: Almost a Love Story was Almost a Love Story — cast member (P161): Kristy Yang[19].
  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story was produced by Almost a Love Story — producer (P162): Peter Chan[20].
  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story's record label is recorded as Almost a Love Story — record label (P264): Universal Music Hong Kong[21].
  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story's production company is recorded as Almost a Love Story — production company (P272): Orange Sky Golden Harvest[22].
  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story's production company is recorded as Almost a Love Story — production company (P272): Golden Movies International[23].
  • Comrades: Almost a Love Story's director of photography is recorded as Almost a Love Story — director of photography (P344): Jingle Ma[24].
  • The original language of Comrades: Almost a Love Story was Almost a Love Story — original language of film or TV show (P364): Cantonese[25].
  • The original language of Comrades: Almost a Love Story was Almost a Love Story — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[26].
  • The original language of Comrades: Almost a Love Story was Almost a Love Story — original language of film or TV show (P364): Standard Chinese[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Comrades: Almost a Love Story was produced by Almost a Love Story — producer (P162): Peter Chan[20]. It was directed by Almost a Love Story — director (P57): Peter Chan[8]. Almost a Love Story — screenwriter (P58): Ivy Ho wrote the screenplay for it[9]. Cast members include Almost a Love Story — cast member (P161): Maggie Cheung[14], Almost a Love Story — cast member (P161): Leon Lai[15], Almost a Love Story — cast member (P161): Eric Tsang[16], Almost a Love Story — cast member (P161): Christopher Doyle[17], Almost a Love Story — cast member (P161): Irene Tsu[18], and Almost a Love Story — cast member (P161): Kristy Yang[19].

Publication

Publication dates include November 2, 1996[28], December 5, 1996[29], March 1, 1997[30], January 30, 1998[31], February 7, 1998[32], and May 15, 1998[33]. Original languages include Almost a Love Story — original language of film or TV show (P364): Cantonese[25], Almost a Love Story — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[26], and Almost a Love Story — original language of film or TV show (P364): Standard Chinese[27]. Genres include Almost a Love Story — genre (P136): romantic comedy[12] and Almost a Love Story — genre (P136): comedy drama[13]. Comrades: Almost a Love Story was distributed by Almost a Love Story — distribution format (P437): video on demand[34].

Reception

Awards received include Almost a Love Story — award received (P166): Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film[3], an award for best film[35], in Hong Kong[36], founded in 1982[37]; Almost a Love Story — award received (P166): Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film[4], a class of award[38], founded in 1962[39]; Almost a Love Story — award received (P166): Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film[5], a class of award[40]; and Almost a Love Story — award received (P166): Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Film[6], a class of award[41]. Reviews include 89%[42] and 7.2/10[43].

Why It Matters

Comrades: Almost a Love Story ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,015 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

What awards did Comrades: Almost a Love Story receive?

Honors received include Almost a Love Story — award received (P166): Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film[3], Almost a Love Story — award received (P166): Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film[4], Almost a Love Story — award received (P166): Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film[5], and Almost a Love Story — award received (P166): Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Film[6].

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  22. [24] ↑ . Hong Kong Movie DataBase. Retrieved . hkmdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  27. [42] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [43] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date → +1996-11-02T00:00:00Z, +1996-12-05T00:00:00Z, +1997-03-01T00:00:00Z +6
    Screenwriter → Ivy Ho
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+118'}
    Original language of film or tv show → Cantonese, English, Standard Chinese
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