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Title A simple life / Bona Entertainment Co., Ltd., Focus Films Limited, Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd. present ; screenplay by Susan Chan ; produced by Chan Pui Wah ; produced and directed by Ann Hui = Tao jie / Bo na ying shi yu le you xian gong si, Ying yi yu le you xian gong si, Yin du ji gou you xian gong si lian he chu pin ; jian zhi, Chen Peihua ; bian ju Chen Shuxian ; jian zhi dao yan, Xu Anhua.
A simple life / Bona Entertainment Co., Ltd., Focus Films Limited, Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd. present ; produced by Chan Pui Wah ; produced and directed by Ann Hui = 桃姐 / 博納影視娛樂有限公司, 映藝娛樂有限公司, 銀都機構有限公司聯合出品 ; 監製陳佩華 ; 編劇陳淑賢 ; 監製/導演許鞍華.

Publication Info. [United States] : Well Go USA, [2013]

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Video  PN1997.2 .S597 2013    Available  Ask at Circulation Desk
Description 1 DVD (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description digital
optical
mixed
Dolby digital 2.0
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
System Details DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (16:9) presentation; 5.1 or 2.0 Dolby digital.
Cast Liu Dehua, Ye Dexian, Wang Fuli, Qin Hailu, Qin Pei, Liang Tian, Yu Wenshi, Lin Erwen, Jiang Meiyi, Chen Zhishen, Xu Suying, Huang Qiusheng, Du Wenze.
劉德華, 葉德嫻, 王馥荔, 秦海璐, 秦沛, 梁天, 余文詩, 林二汶, 江美儀, 陳智燊, 許素瑩, 黃秋生, 杜汶澤.
Credits Production designer, Pan Yisen ; costume designer, Wang Baoyi ; director of photography, Yu Liwei ; editors, Kuang Zhiliang, Wei Shufen ; screenwriter, Chen Shuxian ; composer, Luo Yonghui.
Note Based on a true story.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Audience Rating: Not rated.
Summary Roger is a successful movie producer. Ah Tao has worked for Roger's family as a nanny and maid over the course of four generations. When Roger comes home to find Ah Tao's suffered a severe stroke and she is unable to care for herself, he agrees to help her relocate to a nursing home. He wants to help, but fears he'll fail her. She needs his kindness, but doesn't want to be a burden. As their roles reverse, he becomes her caregiver, and comes to understand how much she means to him.
Note Includes trailer.
Language Cantonese dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Subject Women household employees -- Drama.
Women household employees.
Genre/Form Drama.
Subject Caregivers -- Drama.
Caregivers.
Cerebrovascular disease -- Patients -- Drama.
Cerebrovascular disease -- Patients.
Kindness -- Drama.
Kindness.
Hong Kong (China) -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
Manners and customs.
China -- Hong Kong.
Genre/Form Feature films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings.
Video recordings.
Drama.
Added Author Xu, Anhua.
Chan, Susan (Screenwriter), screenwriter.
Lau, Andy, 1961-
Ye, Dexian, 1947-
Qin, Hailu.
Wang, Fuli, 1949-
Qin, Pei, 1945-
Liang, Tian, 1959- actor.
梁天, 1959- actor.
Yu, Wenshi (Actress), actor.
余文詩 (Actress), actor.
Lin, Erwen, 1982- actor.
林二汶, 1982- actor.
Jiang, Meiyi, 1971- actor.
江美儀, 1971- actor.
Chen, Zhishen, 1977- actor.
陳智燊, 1977- actor.
Xu, Suying (Actress), actor.
許素瑩 (Actress), actor.
Bona Entertainment Co.
Focus Films Ltd.
Yin du ji gou you xian gong si (Hong Kong, China)
Well Go USA, Inc.
Added Title Tao jie
桃姐
Standard No. 812491013922
Music No. WGU01392D Well Go USA