Allen Fong

Allen Fong

Рождение : 1947-07-10, Hong Kong, China

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Allen Fong

Фильмы

A Little Life-Opera
Director
The story of a part-time opera troupe in coastal Fujian province of China and their struggles.
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Himself
This highly personal film essay demonstrates that Chinese cinema has dealt with questions of gender and sexuality more frankly and provocatively than any other national cinema. Yang ± Yin examines male bonding and phallic imagery in the swordplay and kung fu movies of the '60s and '70s; homosexuality; same-sex bonding and physical intimacy; the continuing emphasis on women's grievances in melodramas; and the phenomenon of Yam Kim-Fai, a Hong Kong actress who spent her life portraying men on and off the screen.
Золотые девушки
Assistant director
На дворе 60-е годы, в Гонконг приезжают три подруги, мечтающие стать актрисами. Им не очень везет с ролями, но одна из них из-за своей красоты ухитряется стать настоящей звездой при помощи обаятельного хулигана-сценариста. Тот, впрочем, больше интересуется ее подругой, талантливой и целеустремленной героиней Аниты Юэнь, но та не отвечает на его ухаживания, предпочитая добиваться всего сама.
Summer Snow
Tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun, who is a housewife in her forties trying cope with the upheavals in her family.
Dancing Bull
Director
In this story, a dancer with one of the more conservative Chinese troupes is increasingly frustrated with their stodgy repertoire, and she and her photographer boyfriend want to start a new, more innovative company. They go to the moneymen and eventually arrange this, but the photographer is so overwhelmed by the difficulties he has endured in the process that he has a nervous breakdown and separates from the dancer, who goes on to ever greater success
Life is Cheap... But Toilet Paper is Expensive
Taxi Driver
A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from America to Hong Kong. When he arrives, however, his contact is nowhere to be found. With no further instructions, he decides to take in the sights of Hong Kong, which consist of him taking part in a great deal of blood, sex and general weirdness, all while wearing a briefcase handcuffed to his arm.
Just Like Weather
Director
Allen Fong portrays the strains of marriage through the eyes of a young couple.
Just Like Weather
Narrator
Allen Fong portrays the strains of marriage through the eyes of a young couple.
Shanghai Blues
Beggar
In 1937 Shanghai, a soon-to-depart soldier meets a young woman under a bridge during a Japanese air raid. They vow to meet after the war ends, but they don't know each other's name or face. Ten years later, the young woman, a nightclub singer, takes in a naive girl fresh from the country. The country girl falls in love with the would-be song-writer upstairs who, unbeknownst to the singer, is none other than the soldier from the bridge.
The Devil’s Box
Director Tong orders a box to be moved during a shoot. His only thought was move a mound of snow to make the scene look a little better. His crew warn him it's a devil's box, but move it anyway. The first guy to pick up the box dies shortly after, having accidentally fallen off a roof. Tong's work declines, as does his health. He is diagnosed with a brain tumor, and begins to be pursued by… something evil.
Ah Ying
Director
Chronicles the growth of a young woman as she dabbles in Hong Kong’s independent film scene. Based in part on Hui’s real-life experiences.
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
Himself
Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider film culture.
Отец и сын
Director
Молодой человек мечтает сделать карьеру в кино. Однако его отец хочет, чтобы сын получил официальное образование.
新生
Director
After being released from prison, repeat offender Lam Sai-Song received neither compassion from his family nor acceptance by friends and relatives. Nevertheless he refused to give up on himself...
獅子山下: 夢的選擇
Director
Several women from Taiwan came to Hong Kong in search of their dreams. Blessed with a beautiful voice, Lin Mei-Yun (Lam Kin-Ming) dreamt of making the leap from lounge singer to pop star.
Old Plough
Director
Small rice shop proprietor old Plough is still unmarried despite being in his fifties. When he marries a Thai bride for just ten thousand-odd dollars, he discovers that his wife was pregnant prior to coming to Hong Kong.
Nightwalker
Director
A reporter seeing every dark side of human existence. One night, an innocent young boy made him smile for the first time in a long while. But when he subsequently covered a traffic accident, the victim turned out to be….
獅子山下 ‧ 元洲仔之歌
Director
In the 1970s, the boat people of Un Chau Chai in Tai Po lived in wooden huts in extremely cramped and horrible conditions. "Ode To Un Chau Chai" tells the story of boatman Dai-Shing, a gambling addict whose wife works her fingers to the bone to support their large family and whose father helps out by selling dried seaweed.
Wild Child
Director
A young boy explores Hong Kong after staying at with his sick Grandmother.