11 August 2010 (2010-08-11) (Hong Kong Summer International Film Festival)
26 August 2010 (2010-08-26) (Hong Kong)
Running time
105 minutes
Country
Hong Kong
Language
Cantonese
All About Love (得閒炒飯 De xian chao fan) is a 2010 Hong Kong film directed and produced by Ann Hui. Based on a true story, the plot concerns two bisexual women who had been lovers in the past and meet again years later in a counseling session for expectant mothers.[1] Hui said in an interview that initially "There were no investors" for the film because the subject of same-sex relationships was banned in China, and the Hong Kong film industry relied on the Chinese market.[1]
Ms. Hui, a graduate of the London Film School,[2] described the film as "serious...but it is also very commercial," adding that "Sometimes it is better to make serious issues more acceptable to audiences, by making it a comedy and having big stars so that people will come watch the movie."[3]
All About Love had its world premiere at the Hong Kong Summer International Film Festival on 11 August 2010;[4][5] followed by theatrical release on 26 August 2010.[6]
Cheung, Esther M.K.; Marchetti, Gina; Yau, Esther C.M., eds. (2015). "10. Feminism, Postfeminism, and Hong Kong Women Filmmakers". A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema (1st ed.). Wiley Blackwell. pp. 254–259. ISBN978-0-470-65928-1.