Esther Eng
Рождение : 1914-09-24, San Francisco, California, USA
Смерть : 1970-01-01
Herself (archive footage)
The film traces the life and times of Esther Eng, a San Francisco native known as Hong Kong’s first “directress.” She directed 10 Cantonese talkies.
Director
Based on a real murder case in 1930s New York Chinatown
Director
A restless Chinese sea captain makes a stopover in Hawaii. While ashore, the captain befriends a Hawaiian-Chinese family and, at the mother's request, teaches Chinese to her children. He falls in love with the daughter (Siu Fei Fei) although he must soon depart with his ship. Eventually he returns, "rescuing her from the natives," and takes her back to China.
Director
This love story spans more than a decade in the lives of an émigré engineer and a widowed primary-school teacher, a tragedy set in a small town by a lake, filmed in beautiful California locations.
Director
Фильм рассказывает о романтических подвигах непослушной дочери лавочника, которая жаждет посмотреть китайскую оперу. Для того, чтобы увидеться со звездой китайской оперы, она пробирается в клуб с помощью продавца, который работает на её отца, и встречается с ней. Оперная звезда и девушка влюбляются друг в друга и женятся. Её отец приходит в ярость. Он убивает продавца, который его предал. Тем временем певец должен вернуться в Китай, оставив свою беременную невесту, которая позже умирает во время родов. Младенец выживает и растёт, желая быть похожим на свою мать.
Writer
The first Hong Kong produced film to feature an all-female cast of 36 actresses. The ambitious project follows its 36 female characters, all of whom occupy different social positions to highlight the harsh reality of living as a woman in a modern society.
Director
The first Hong Kong produced film to feature an all-female cast of 36 actresses. The ambitious project follows its 36 female characters, all of whom occupy different social positions to highlight the harsh reality of living as a woman in a modern society.
Director
Two people have a one-night stand.
Screenplay
Two young lovers marry despite their parents' objections.
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Two young lovers marry despite their parents' objections.
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A rural employee leaves his wife and mother to seek work in the city.
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Wai Kim-Fong stars in this ode to Chinese womanhood as a woman whose bravery and patriotism are equal to those of her male comrades.
Producer
A Chinese-American aviator falls in love with an opera star named Fan in San Francisco. A jealous theater manager named Jung intervenes, threatening to send the opera star back to China