With the help of Bollywood choreographer Farah Khan, whose works include Monsoon Wedding (2001) and Vanity Fair (2004), the musical sequences are delightful to watch. Jacky Cheung proves himself to be a rare actor whose rich vocals lend him charisma in the musical numbers.
The cinematography is worth a mention as award-winning cinematographer Peter Pau (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) created the Shanghai scenes which contrast starkly with the bleak Beijing scenes created by internationally acclaimed Christopher Doyle.
Chan's 1996 classic Comrade, Almost a Love Story (
As Chan stressed, Perhaps Love is not a conventional musical where actors break into songs. It's foremost a love story that encompasses multitude aspects of love and relationships.
Perhaps Love is not your usual musical that fosters warm and sweet feelings. It depicts a more realistic portrait of love composed of desire, affection, sacrifice, selfishness, hatred and all the disturbing and alluring emotions that it is.
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