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But Always
Directed by
Snow Zou
2014
1h 46m
Romance
,
Drama
5.3
14%
56%
6.1
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1970s Beijing: two school friends, both with different backgrounds and families, lose touch, only to rekindle the romance in New York City, where they must decide between a present love or a future love.
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Cast of But Always
Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung
Yongyuan
Gao Yuanyuan
Anran
Du Haitao
Sun Yuejin
Alice Li
Li Xiaojun
Lam Suet
Uncle Ji
Qin Hao
Michael
Tong Dawei
English Teacher
Anya
Travel Agency Boss
Jack Kao
Anran's Father
Shi Pengyuan
Child Yongyuan
Snow Zou
Director / Original Story
Lau Ho-Leung
Writer
Zhang Yibai
Producer
Li Bingqiang
Director Of Photography
Wang Zhiyi
Original Music Composer
But Always Ratings & Reviews
Cinema Escapist
Richard Yu
But Always is one of those films that, like many management consultants' strategies, had the potential to be great, but was seriously hampered by poor execution.
Village Voice
Michael Nordine
It's possible that there's a worse movie tangentially related to 9-11 than But Always, though I don't advise seeking one out.
Film Journal International
Daniel Eagan
But this slow, gauzy, passive-aggressive romance never breaks out of its genre niche.
RogerEbert.com
Simon Abrams
"But Always" deserves every bit of scorn heaped upon it.
New York Times
Ben Kenigsberg
Bathed in golden sunlight and often accompanied by a treacly piano score, Anran and Zhao Yongyuan make eyes longingly, but they don't connect in anything but the most superficial way.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
Unfortunately, writer-director Snow Zou lays on the treacle - and the tragedy - with such a heavy hand it sucks all the air out of the potentially poignant story.
Washington Post
Mark Jenkins
While most of "But Always" takes place in New York City, the Chinese drama's blend of sentimentality and romantic fatalism is very Asian.
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