Table for Six

Table for Six (Chinese: 飯戲攻心; lit: Heart Attack) is a 2022 Hong Kong comedy film written and directed by Sunny Chan. It was written as a sequel to the 2015 short film Table for Three.[3] Centered around the classically Chinese motifs of shared meals and dysfunctional family ties, this melodramatic comedy starring Dayo Wong, Stephy Tang, Louis Cheung, Ivana Wong, Lin Min-Chen and Peter Chan was initially scheduled to release on 1 February 2022, the first day of Lunar New Year, but it was postponed due to COVID-19 and finally it was released on 8 September 2022.[4][5]

Table for Six
Promotional poster
Traditional Chinese飯戲攻心
Simplified Chinese饭戏攻心
Literal meaningHeart Attack
Hanyu PinyinFàn xì gōngxīn
JyutpingFaan6 hei3 gung1 sam1
Directed bySunny Chan
Written bySunny Chan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMeteory Cheung Yu-Hon
Edited by
  • Cheung Ka-Fai
  • Alan Cheng
Music by
  • Alan Wong Ngai-Lun
  • Janet Yung Wai-Ying
Production
companies
Distributed byAnle Videos
Release dates
  • April 2022 (2022-04) (Far East Film Festival)
  • 8 September 2022 (2022-09-08)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeest. HK$74.54 million (US$9.59 million)[1][2]

It was selected at 24th edition of Far East Film Festival held from April 22 to 30 2022, where it had its world premiere and was nominated for Best Screenplay Award.[6][7] Later it was also invited to the 21st New York Asian Film Festival in crowd pleasures section, where it had its North American premiere on 23 July.[8]

Synopsis

In this melodramatic comedy, three brothers reside in a home that they inherited from their late parents. The eldest brother Steve, theoretically is the man of the house, but he constantly is getting dissed by his two younger brothers Bernard and Lung for the decisions he makes, the inedible meals that he cooks, and his complicated romantic encounters. To prepare for a family reunion dinner, Steve seeks the help of Lung’s girlfriend and foodie Josephine and in doing so, wins back their hearts for a while, until his old flame and Bernard’s new girlfriend Monica shows up. That’s a recipe for a disaster waiting to explode! The unexpected visit of Steve’s part-time girlfriend, sexy web idol 'Meow', not only fails to turn down the heat and cool the awkward situation, but stirs up the sibling conflict even further. (From New York Asian Film Festival)[9]

Cast

In addition to the main cast, Louis Koo, Kenny Wong, Jennifer Yu, Tony Wu, Louise Wong, Philip Keung, Locker Lam, Anson Chan, Ng Siu Hin and Ling Man Lung make cameo appearances in a promotional easter egg.[10]

Release

The film initially slated to release on 1 February 2022 was postponed due to COVID-19 and finally it was released on 8 September 2022. It was selected at 24th edition of Far East Film Festival held from April 22 to 30 2022.[6][7]

It was invited at the 21st New York Asian Film Festival, where it was screened at Asia Society on July 23 for its North American premiere.[8][9]

Reception

Box office

Table for Six has grossed a total of US$19.75 million worldwide combining its box office gross from Hong Kong (US$5.53),[11] and China (US$15.79 million).[12]

As of 25 September 2022 the film is the second highest-grossing, Hong Kong-produced film released in the year 2022 with gross of HK$42,961,378.[1]

In the five weeks since the opening of the film, the cumulative box office exceeded 74.54 million Hong Kong dollars, breaking the box office record of Anita of 62.52 million, becoming the No. 3 highest-grossing Chinese film in Hong Kong. [13]

Critical response

Tara Judah of Screen Daily reviewing the film for Far East Film Festival stated that "Sunny Chan serves up a light-hearted, soft-boiled comedy about misguided romance." Concluding Judah wrote, "Chan plays every narrative beat for laughs. While this approach makes the film easy to digest, it also means it misses out on the emotional payoff that comes with slightly higher – or at least somewhat consequential – stakes."[14]

Accolades
Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2022 24th Udine Far East Film Festival Best Screenplay Award Table for Six Nominated [4][15]
2023 Hong Kong Film Award Best Director Sunny Chan Nominated [16][17]
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Louis Cheung Nominated
Peter Chan Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Ivana Wong Won
Lin Min Chen Nominated
Best Editing Cheung Ka Fai, Cheng Wai Lun Nominated
Best Art Direction Irving Cheung, Leung Tsz Yin Nominated
Best Original Film Score Alan Wong Ngai Lun, Janet Yung Wai Ying Nominated
Best Original Film Song "I love you so much"
Composer & Vocal Artist：Ivana Wong
Lyricist：Sunny Chan		 Nominated
Best New Director Sunny Chan Nominated

References
  1. "Hong Kong Weekly Box Office: 19 - 25 September 2022 Box Office". HKTDC (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. "Table for Six (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb.
  3. "飯戲攻心︱黃子華為爭鄧麗欣 與張繼聰唇槍舌劍" [Rice drama attacking hearts and minds]. Ming Pao (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. "飯戲攻心丨鄧麗欣赴烏甸尼遠東電影節 黃子華拍片送行求「土產」" [The heart of the meal drama | Stephy Tang went to the Udine Far East Film Festival and Huang Zihua to send off a film to ask for "native products"]. Headline Daily (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 23 April 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  5. "还是觉得你最好: 飯戲攻心（2022）" [still think you're the best: The Heart Attack (2022)]. Douban. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  6. "Far East Film Festival 24, Table for Six; 飯戲攻心 (Faahn hei gung sam)". Far East Film Festival 24 (in Korean). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  7. Michael Rosser (12 April 2022). "Udine's Far East Film Festival reveals 2022 line-up, 13 world premieres". Screen Daily. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  8. Michael Rosser (30 June 2022). "New York Asian Film Festival reveals Screen honourees and full line-up". Screen Daily. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. "New York Asian Film Festival 2022, Table for Six - 飯戲攻心". New York Asian Film Festival. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  10. "《飯戲攻心》爆彩蛋 王菀之喜獲古天樂熊抱 情深對望". Mingpao. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  11. "Detective vs Sleuths - Box Office Mojo".
  12. "China Daily Box Office (11/09/2022)".
  13. "飯戲攻心｜打入史上最賣座華語片三甲 總票房追貼《明日戰記》". am730. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  14. Tara Judah (29 April 2022). "'Table For Six': Udine Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  15. "FEFF24: ALL THE AWARDS OF THE FESTIVAL!". Far East Film Festival. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  16. Soriano, Jainne (9 February 2023). "Hong Kong Film Awards 2023: Here is the full list of nominees". Lifestyle Asia. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  17. "Nomination List of The 41st Hong Kong Film Awards". Hong Kong Film Awards. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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