Vive L'Amour

Genres

Drama

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Three lonely young denizens of Taipei unknowingly share an apartment: May, a real estate agent who uses it for her sexual affairs; Ah-jung, her current lover; and Hsiao-kang, who's stolen the key and uses the apartment as a retreat.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

02 March 1995

Country

Taiwan

Cast

Lee Kang-sheng

Hsiao-kang

Yang Kuei-mei

May Lin

Chen Chao-jung

Ah-jung

Lu Yi-ching

Waitress (uncredited)

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