The Floating Landscape

The Floating Landscape

2003 · 100 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, Romance

Maan has recently lost her lover, Sam, a painter who died tragically of an incurable disease. Before his death, he was remembering a beautiful landscape from the days when he was still a boy living in Qingdao in China. Maan goes to Qingdao to find this landscape. There, she meets Lit (Liu Ye), a postman who will help her to find that place. A relationship grows between Maan and Lit but she can't forget the love she had for Sam.

Directed by Carol Lai Miu-Suet · Written by Carol Lai Miu-Suet

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Cast

Karena Lam Kar-Yan Maan
Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Sam
Liu Ye Lit
Huang Jue Wu
Su Jin Landlady Tung
Chan Wing-Chiu Gallery manager
Keeley Bride
Fiona Lee Fung-Mei Bridesmaid
Middi Yau Lady on the phone in hospital
Amy Lam Wai-Ha Funeral make-up artist

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