In Between (1994 film)

In Between
Traditional Chinese	新同居時代
Simplified Chinese	新同居时代
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīn tóngjū shídài
Jyutping	San1 tung4 geoi1 si4 doi6
Directed by	Yonfan Sylvia Chang Samson Chiu
Written by	Samson Chiu Yonfan Sylvia Chang
Produced by	Sylvia Chang Jiang Feng-chyi Yonfan Hsu Li-kong
Starring	Maggie Cheung Sylvia Chang Wu Chien-lien Nicky Wu Jan Lamb Eric Kot Winston Chao
Cinematography	Tang Hon-pong
Edited by	Mei Feng
Production companies	Unique Films (比高電影有限公司) Central Motion Pictures Corporation (中央電影事業股份有限公司)
Release date	6 January 1994 (1994-01-06)
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	Hong Kong Taiwan
Language	Mandarin

In Between (Chinese: 新同居時代; pinyin: Xīn tóngjū shídài; Wade–Giles: Hsin¹ t'ung² chü¹ shih² tai⁴), also known as Conjugal Affairs and The New Age of Living Together, is a 1994 romantic anthology film. It consists of three stories, by three directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan. The three segments are, in the following order:

• Star Hunter (Chinese: 獵星; pinyin: Liè xīng), written and directed by Samson Chiu.
• Lonely Hearts Club (Chinese: 怨婦俱樂部; pinyin: Yuàn fù jùlèbù), written and directed by Yonfan.
• Unwed Mother (Chinese: 未婚媽媽; pinyin: Wèihūn māma), written and directed by Sylvia Chang.

Plot

The film follows three roommates as they go through trials and tribulations in their respective love lives.

• Star Hunter - A womanizing hairstylist develops a romantic friendship with a mysterious woman.
• Lonely Hearts Club - A young stockbroker who's feeling more and more distant from his long-term girlfriend begins an affair with an older woman about to get divorced.
• Unwed Mother - A woman who discovers she's pregnant is unsure whether the father is her long-term on-and-off boyfriend or the Russian man she had a one-night stand with.

Cast

Star Hunter

• Jan Lamb as Eddie (Chinese: 星仔)
• Wu Chien-lien as Icy (Chinese: 冰冰)

Lonely Hearts Club

• Nicky Wu as Steven Chan
• Sylvia Chang as Anna Lau
• Melvin Wong as Joseph Lau
• Lee Ching as Amy
• Emotion Cheung as Steven's co-worker

Unwed Mother

• Maggie Cheung as Co Co Lau
• Winston Chao as Wong Man Fai (Chinese: 黃文輝)
• Eric Kot as Keung (Chinese: 阿強)

External links

• The New Age of Living Together at AllMovie
• (in Chinese) In Between at the Hong Kong Film Archive
• The New Age of Living Together at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• In Between at IMDb