Une vie simple

Terms of Endearment without tears. A lifelong domestic servant for a Hong Kong film producer decides she no longer wants to be a burden after a health crisis. Deanie Ip's performance is a masterclass in graceful understatement.

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Ann Hui directed Une vie simple in 2012. See Ann Hui's full filmography, where to start with Ann Hui, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ann Hui.

Une vie simple was released in 2012 (CN original-language production), with a runtime of 118 minutes.