I Have a Date with Spring
1994 film by Clifton Ko
I Have a Date with Spring (Chinese: 我和春天有個約會) is a 1994 Hong Kong film directed by Clifton Ko and written by Raymond To. It is originally a 1992 play of the same name by Ko Tin Lung.
Synopsis
The movie takes place in modern times when female lead, Butterfly (姚小蝶) visits Hong Kong from retirement in Canada to perform in a final charity show at the Flower Palace Nightclub before it is demolished. As she walks into the club, flashback of one fateful night in 1967 at the Flower Palace Nightclub replays. We're taken back to 1960s of a girl group called "The 4 Nuts". On the night of the Hong Kong 1967 Leftist Riots, Butterfly was given an accidental chance to perform the final show when the original and star performer, Pak Long, was stranded at another venue. This started a chain of events that will change the four character's lives forever.
Ending Of Four Main Characters
Of the four main characters, only Butterfly continued stardom, and had a long career as a singer and actress. She had financial security, but lost out on romance, as her love interest, Karl Sum, cannot bear the pressure and relative shame of living with someone who is much more popular. Karl left for New York City to start a new career, only to be reunited with Butterfly at the end of the movie.
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