
An Autumn's Tale(1987)
Hong Kong native Lee Kay moves to NYC's Chinatown while attending college. When she learns that her boyfriend's cheating, her cousin comforts her.


Ma Lei which sounds like "Mary" is a Chinese citizen, living in Hong Kong as the kept woman of a jeweler. She wishes for two things: to get her Hong Kong Identity Card, which will enable her to get work as a legal immigrant; and to marry her boyfriend.

Gong Li
Mary

Kenny Bee
Wong Kwok-Wai

Wilson Lam Chun-Yin
Peter Ng

David Chiang Da-Wei

Jan Lam Hoi-Fung

Bao Fang

Lawrence Ah Mon

Xu Tao

Kingdom Yuen King-Tan

Melvin Wong
Stanley, dentist
Mary from Beijing is a drama, romance film released in 1992 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Sylvia Chang, it stars Gong Li, Kenny Bee, Wilson Lam Chun-Yin. Ma Lei which sounds like "Mary" is a Chinese citizen, living in Hong Kong as the kept woman of a jeweler. She wishes for two things: to get her Hong Kong Identity Card, which will enable her to get work as a legal immigrant; and to marry her boyfriend.
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