Mabel Cheung

Mabel Cheung

Рождение : 1950-11-17, Canton, China

История

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.

Профиль

Mabel Cheung

Фильмы

To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self
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.
История о трёх городах
Writer
Даолон и Юрон познакомились во время войны – он работал на таможне, она пыталась пронести через нее опиум. Юрон в одиночку воспитывала двух дочерей после смерти их отца во время бомбардировки, Даолон похоронил жену и теперь на нем два маленьких сына. Двое одиночек влюбляются друг в друга, но разгорающаяся междоусобица не позволяет им начать спокойную жизнь.
История о трёх городах
Director
Даолон и Юрон познакомились во время войны – он работал на таможне, она пыталась пронести через нее опиум. Юрон в одиночку воспитывала двух дочерей после смерти их отца во время бомбардировки, Даолон похоронил жену и теперь на нем два маленьких сына. Двое одиночек влюбляются друг в друга, но разгорающаяся междоусобица не позволяет им начать спокойную жизнь.
Echoes of the Rainbow
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.
1:99 Shorts
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.
Джеки Чан и его пропавшая семья
Director
"Следы Дракона" - это документальный фильм о Джеки Чане и его семье. После 70-х годов Гонконг стремительно ворвался в кинопроизводство Азии и стал его сердцем. Из всех выдающихся личностей того периода Джеки Чан был одним из самых знаменитых Драконов. В то же самое время два его единокровных старших брата жили совсем другой жизнью на материке, в Китае, как, впрочем, и две его старших сестры. До недавнего времени Джеки ничего не знал о них.
Beijing Rocks
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.
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
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.
City of Glass
Writer
The story of man and ex-girlfriend found dead after a car crash and how their children come together to retell the story.
City of Glass
Director
The story of man and ex-girlfriend found dead after a car crash and how their children come together to retell the story.
The Soong Sisters
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.
Воины Луны
Producer
Простой рыбак помогает беглому королю в борьбе, и предлагает ему убежище в укрытии около его рыбацкой деревни. Когда группа короля подвергается нападению его братом узурпатором, рыбака посылают, чтобы он привёз невесту короля, дочь Императора, в надежде, что её присутствие оградит беглецов и гарантирует им защиту со стороны тестя-императора. Но во время поездки дочь императора и рыбак полюбили друг друга. Тем временем красивая советница короля, кажется, любит его, несмотря на то, что она — предатель, посланный, чтобы убить его злым братом…
Now You See Love... Now You Don't
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.
Близнецы-драконы
Tsui
Джеки Чан исполняет сразу две роли — двух абсолютно одинаковых близнецов, разлученных при рождении и оказавшихся в разных семьях и по разные стороны Тихого океана.Один из близнецов — специалист по боевым искусствам, хулиган и задира, работает автомехаником в гараже отеля, в котором останавливается во время гастролей в Гонконге другой — знаменитый музыкант всемирно известный дирижер из Нью-Йорка. Когда они случайно встречаются, начинается невероятная заварушка!
Вечеринка многочисленной семьи
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.
Восемь лянов золотом
Writer
An ex-pat travels from New York to his home village in rural China after a long absence. On his way, he meets a familiar girl.
Восемь лянов золотом
Director
An ex-pat travels from New York to his home village in rural China after a long absence. On his way, he meets a familiar girl.
Раскрашенные лица
Screenplay
Этот фильм о законах, мастере Ю Джим Юэне и студентах Школы Китайской Оперы, которая наиболее известна как место учебы Джеки Чана, Саммо Хунга и Юэнь Бьяо.
An Autumn's Tale
Director
A story about a New York Chinatown cab driver who falls for college student.
The Illegal Immigrant
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.