Mabel Cheung
Nacimiento : 1950-11-17, Canton, China
Historia
Mabel Cheung (Chinese: 張婉婷, born 17 November 1950) is a film director from Hong Kong. She is one of the leading directors in Hong Kong cinema. Elected "Freshman's Queen" when she was studying undergrad at the University of Hong Kong, she was also an avid sportswoman representing Lady Ho Tung Hall and HKU. Cheung is known for working with the migration issues of Hongkongers and overseas Chinese, especially before the 1997 handover of Hong Kong.
Her films include the "migration trilogy": Illegal Immigrant (1985), An Autumn's Tale (1987) and Eight Taels of Gold (1989). The Soong Sisters (1997) marks another peak of her filming career. All four films were made in collaboration with writer Alex Law.
She has been in the relationship with teammate Alex Law since 1986. The couple first met as classmates in New York University.
Director
Sparked by the demolition and reconstruction of its century-old campus, Ying Wa Girls' School embarks on a project to chronicle the transformation of its students through the camera of director Mabel Cheung, its distinguished alumna. Following a group of young students since 2011, the documentary captures the trials and tribulations that go with the most turbulent decade in Hong Kong's history.
Writer
A former spy in the Chinese Nationalist Party falls for an opium-dealing widow, as China is ravaged by war and revolution.
Director
A former spy in the Chinese Nationalist Party falls for an opium-dealing widow, as China is ravaged by war and revolution.
Producer
Told through the eyes of sticky-fingered eight-year-old boy Big Ears, Echoes of the Rainbow takes place in a close-knit grassroots community in 1960s Hong Kong. Big Ears' mother and father run the neighborhood shoe store, and his older brother Desmond is every family's dream son - an outstanding athlete with grades worthy of Hong Kong's best school.
Director
Shorts made by 11 directors in order to fight against the SARS epidemy that occurred in China and Hong Kong in 2003. The shorts were produced by the Information Service Departement of the Government of HK SAR. The aim was to bring back confidence to the HK popuation. The running-time is 1 to 2 minutes for each short.12 Short films: 1-"Rhapsody", director: Johnny To and Wai Ka-fai; 2-"My Sow Is Not Feeling Well", director: Fruit Chan; 3-"Smile", director: Teddy Chen; 4-"Of a Cause" (Animation) director: Tsui Hark; 5-"Hong Kong - A Winner", director: Stephen Chow; 6-"Who's Miss Hong Kong?", director: Joe Ma; 7-"Family of Heroes", director: Alex Law and Mabel Cheung; 8-"Until Then", director: Gordon Chan and Dante Lam; 9- "McDull 1:99" director: Brian Tse; 10-"Spring, 2003", director: Peter Chan; 11-"A Glorious Future", director: Andrew Lau and Alan Mak; 12-"Making of 1:99", director: Wong Shou-Ping.
Director
A surprising look at the past of movie star Jackie Chan and the difficulties of Chinese families during the Culture Revolution.
Director
A rock and roll story that portrays the decay of political and cultural lacunae that have separated China and Hong Kong for so long.
Herself
Female characters in martial arts films from Hong Kong: the women who played them and the directors who wrote the scenarios and directed the films.
Writer
The story of man and ex-girlfriend found dead after a car crash and how their children come together to retell the story.
Director
The story of man and ex-girlfriend found dead after a car crash and how their children come together to retell the story.
Director
The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and returned to China. Ai-ling married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling married Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader during World War II. The sisters captured the world's fascination for their brilliant marriages and their strong influence on their nation.
Producer
Un joven emperador es depuesto y huye de su usurpador hermano. En su fuga, se topa con un atlético pescador experto en artes marciales que tiene como mascota a una orca. Juntos intentarán restaurar al rey en su trono pero serán obstaculizados por enredos románticos y la presencia de un traidor.
Writer
This is a screwball-comedy in Hong Kong style. Chow Yun Fat plays the spoiled village hetman of a tiny village in Hong Kong. The plot revolves around his love interest who has run off to work in downtown Hong Kong and many culture clashes between the peasants and urban life are highlighted.
Tsui
John y Boomer son dos gemelos idénticos que fueron separados poco después de nacer, cuando el segundo fue raptado por un criminal y criado por una alcohólica. Años después, John vive en América y es un famoso músico clásico, mientras que su hermano es un mecánico a quien le apasionan las peleas y las carreras de coches. Los dos gemelos vuelven a encontrarse accidentalmente cuando John viaja a Hong Kong.
Developer Tsang Siu-Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung has secured the other two properties. Both aim to buy all four so they can knock them down and build hotels.
Writer
La continuación de Mabel Cheung a An Autumn's Tale es una comedia agridulce sobre las alegrías y las penas de un regreso a casa.
Director
La continuación de Mabel Cheung a An Autumn's Tale es una comedia agridulce sobre las alegrías y las penas de un regreso a casa.
Screenplay
La historia de la Escuela de Ópera de Beijing, su maestro, el Maestro Yu y sus alumnos.
Director
A story about a New York Chinatown cab driver who falls for college student.
Director
The lead, arrested and processed after a police raid on a Canal St. clothing workshop. He has no status in HK, where he'd swam, or the US, where he arrived as a stowaway, to avoid metal detectors which would pick up the bullets still in his body.
