Love Unto Waste
Love Unto Waste is a 1986 Hong Kong drama film directed by Stanley Kwan and starring Tony Leung, Irene Wan, Elaine Jin, Tsai Chin, Chow Yun-fat with guest appearances by Elaine Chow and Winnie Yu.
Plot
Chao Su-ling and Liu Suk-ping are two young women from Taiwan striving to make a living in Hong Kong. Like Hong Kong model Billie, they both share the dream of becoming stars, but their careers remain stagnant. In their loneliness, they cross paths with Tony, the son of a rice shop owner, and together they embark on a reckless and fleeting love affair of youthful indulgence.A notorious playboy, Tony chooses not to pursue a relationship with Ms. Chung, the female manager of the rice shop. Instead, he quickly moves in with Billie, and the two become entangled in a passionate romance. One night, tragedy strikes when Suk-ping discovers that Su-ling has been murdered. Overcome with grief, she seeks comfort in Tony, leading to yet another fateful entanglement between them.
Cast
- Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Tony Cheung, the main protagonist and a rice shop owner
- Irene Wan as Billie Yuen, a model
- Elaine Jin as Liu Suk-ping, a film actress
- Tsai Chin as Chao Su-ling, a lounge singer from Taiwan
- Chow Yun-fat as Inspector Lan
- Elaine Chow as Ms. Chung, Tony's rice shop staff
- Winnie Yu
- Yip Koon-chip as Tony's father
Awards and nominations
- 6th Hong Kong Film Awards
- *Won: Best Supporting Actress
- *Won: Best Screenplay
- *Nominated: Best Film
- *Nominated: Best Director
- *Nominated: Best Actor
- *Nominated: Best Supporting Actor
- *Nominated: Best Supporting Actress
- *Nominated: Best Original Film Score
- *Nominated: Best Original Film Song