July Rhapsody (Chinese: 男人四十) is a 2002 Hong Kong drama film directed by Ann Hui and produced by Ann Hui and Derek Yee. This was Anita Mui's final film appearance before her death from cervical cancer in 2003.
The film's Chinese title Chinese: 男人四十 literally translates to Man, 40. Its alternative title is Laam yan sei sap. The film explores midlife crisis, marriage, and teacher-student seduction.[1][2]
Lam Yiu-kwok (Jacky Cheung), a Hong Kong secondary school teacher, is facing a midlife crisis, marriage problems, and seduction by a student. He and his wife Man-ching (Anita Mui) are married, living in a modest apartment with their two sons. However, his first son Ang (Shaun Tam) is not his, but actually of his wife and Mr. Shing (Tou Chung Hua), their former teacher. When Man-ching was a student, she seduced Mr. Shing, resulting in her pregnancy with Ang. As a teacher, Yiu-kwok does not have financial success like his friends, successful businessmen and professionals who flaunt their extravagant lifestyles at reunion dinners. Mr. Shing returns to Hong Kong. Mr. Shing is old and dying and Man-ching feels obliged to spend time with her ex-lover. In school, Yiu-kwok receives flirtatious attention from Choi-lam (Karena Lam), a student from his class who has a crush on him. Yiu-kwok's resistance to his raunchy student's advances begins to weaken.[3][4][5]