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Between Tears And Smiles
Between Tears and Laughter is a 1964 Hong Kong drama film directed by Lo Chen. Set in Republic of China (1912–49) era Peking (Beiping), the story revolves around a college student (Kwan Shan) and three young women: a wealthy daughter of a government bureaucrat, a traditional singer in a band (both portrayed by Li Li-Hua) and a street kung-fu/acrobat performer (Ivy Ling Po). The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Diana Chang Chung Wen * Paul Chang * Chen Li-li * Chen Yen-yen * Chiang Kuang Chao * Chin Han * Chin Ping * Ching Miao as General * Fan Mei Sheng * Fang Yin * Feng Yi * Kao Pao-shu * Han Ying-Chieh * Peter Chen Ho * Julia Hsia * Margaret Hsing * King Hu * Kao Chao * Kao Yuen * Carrie Ku Mei * Ku Feng as Taoist priest * Kwan Shan * Lan Wei Lieh * Lee Ching * Li Kun * Li Li-Hua * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run Run Shaw
Sir Run Run Shaw (19 November 1907 – 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist. He was one of the most influential figures in the Asian entertainment industry. He founded the Shaw Brothers Studio, one of the largest film production companies in Hong Kong, and TVB, the dominant television company in Hong Kong. A well-known philanthropist, Shaw donated billions of Hong Kong dollars to educational institutions in Hong Kong and mainland China. More than 5,000 buildings on Chinese college campuses bear his name, as does Shaw College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He also established the Shaw Prize for Astronomy, Life Science & Medicine and Mathematical Sciences. Early life Shaw was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, Qing China as the youngest of the six sons of Shanghai textile merchant Shaw Yuh Hsuen () (1866–1921) and his wife Wang Shun Xiang () (1871–1939). His name at birth was Shao Renleng (), which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ku Feng
Chan Sze-man (born 3 July 1930), better known by his stage name Ku Feng, is a Hong Kong actor. Background He studied in Beijing, and has appeared in hundreds of films, many of which were produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh .... Filmography Film Television series References External linksGuk Fengat TigerCinema.comat LoveHKFilm.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ku, Feng 1930 births TVB actors Hong Kong male film actors Living people Hong Kong male television actors Male actors from Shanghai 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors 20th-century Chinese male actors 21st-century Chinese male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Black-and-white Films
Hong may refer to: Places * Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ..., a city and a special administrative region in China * Hong, Nigeria * Hong River in China and Vietnam * Lake Hong in China Surnames * Hong (Chinese name) * Hong (Korean name) Organizations * Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton * Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures * Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong * Hong (rainbow-dragon), a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Drama Films
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1960s Mandarin-language Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Films
The year 1964 in film involved some significant events, including three highly successful musical films, ''Mary Poppins,'' '' My Fair Lady,'' and ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.'' Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1964 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – 50-year-old actor Alan Ladd is found dead in bed at his home in Palm Springs, California. An autopsy confirms the cause of death as cerebral edema caused by an acute overdose of "alcohol and three other drugs" His death is ruled accidental. Ladd's final film, '' The Carpetbaggers'', is released in April and, despite mostly negative reviews from critics, becomes a major commercial success. * March 6 – Elvis Presley's 14th motion picture, '' Kissin' Cousins'', is released to theaters. * March 15 - Elizabeth Taylor marries Richard Burton. * July 6 – '' A Hard Day's Night'', the first Beatles film, premieres. * August 27 – The film ''Mary Poppins'' is released. Not o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Hong Kong Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Hong Kong has submitted 37 films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since first entering the Oscar competition in 1959. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. Hong Kong's submission is decided annually by Hong Kong's Motion Picture Industry Association. Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan are recognized as separate entities by AMPAS and each one routinely sends a film to the competition. To date, three Hong Kong submissions have obtained nominations: 1991's ''Raise the Red Lantern'', 1993's '' Farewell My Concubine'', and 2019's '' Better Days''. The first two were directed by Mainland-directors, with ''Better Days'' as the only nominee directed by a Hong Kong native. Although one of the hallmarks of Hong Kong Cinema has been its use of the distinctive Cantonese language, less than half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Submissions To The 37th Academy Awards For Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 37th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films produced outside the United States. The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country. For the 37th Academy Awards, eighteen films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Czechoslovakia, Israel and Turkey submitted films to the competition for the first time. The titles highlighted were the five nominated films, which came from France, Israel, Italy, Japan and Sweden. Italy won the award for romantic comedy ''Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Yu Chien
Angela Yu Chien (Chinese: 于倩) (1942-2004)Hong Kong CinemagicAngela Yu Chien/ref> was a China-born Hong Kong actress. Biography Angela Yu Chien was born in Beijing. She moved to Taiwan with her family at the age of five. In 1960, she moved to Hong Kong and joined the Shaw Brothers Studio's Southern Drama Group as an actress. Filmography * 1964 ''Between Tears and Smiles'' * 1964 ''The Dancing Millionairess'' - Miss Xia * 1964 ''Coffin from Hong Kong (film), Coffin from Hong Kong'' as Lee Lai * 1964 ''Da ji'' * 1964 ''The Story of Sue San'' as Maid * 1965 ''Xin hua duo duo kai'' as Julie Yeh Feng * 1966 ''Lan yu hei'' (Shang) as Ji Huiya * 1966 ''Lan yu hei'' (Xia) as Ji Huiya * 1966 ''Kuai lo qing chun'' * 1967 ''Da xia fu chou ji'' * 1967 ''Yu hai qing mo'' as Shangyuan's Mistress * 1967 ''Shao nian shi wu er shi shi'' * 1967 ''The Cave of the Silken Web (1967 film), The Cave of the Silken Web'' as Third sister * 1967 ''Qing chun gu wang'' as Julie * 1968 ''Hong Kong Rha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Tu Chuan
Margaret Tu Chuan (; January 1, 1942 - November 30, 1969, aged 27) was a Hong Kong actress. Career She made her first film, '' The Magic Touch'', in 1958. The film was directed by Li Han Hsiang who discovered her at age seventeen. She starred in movies such as '' When The Peach Blossoms Bloom '' (1959), ''The Kingdom And The Beauty'' (1959) and ''Madam White Snake '' (1962) with Betty Loh Ti and Lin Dai Linda Lin Dai (; 26 December 1934 – 17 July 1964), born Ching Yuetyue (程月如), was a Chinese actress of Hong Kong films made in Mandarin during the 1950s–60s. She was a star actress of the Shaw Brothers Studio. She was the daughter of ... before her death in 1969. '' Diary Of A Lady-Killer'' (1969) was the last role she starred in before committing suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills with a female lover after a failed marriage. Filmography *'' Diary of a Lady-Killer'' (1969) *'' Yan yang tian'' (1967) .... Hong Ling *'' The Black Falcon'' (1967) .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tien Feng
Tien Feng (born Tien Yu-kun, 4 June 1928 – 22 October 2015) was a Chinese actor, who appeared in hundreds of films in Taiwan and Hong Kong. He has acted with Bruce Lee in '' Fist of Fury'' (1972) and with Jackie Chan in '' Little Tiger of Canton'' (1971) ''The Young Master'' (1980) and '' Miracles'' (1989). Filmography Film ; As actor ;As director *1971: ''The Golden Seal'' () - also actor *1976: ''The Double Double Cross'' () - also actor Television series See also *Cinema of Hong Kong *Cinema of Taiwan The cinema of Taiwan ( zh, t=臺灣電影 or ) is deeply rooted in the island's unique history. Since its introduction to Taiwan in 1901 under Japanese rule, cinema has developed in Taiwan under ROC rule through several distinct stages. It has ... * Fist of Fury References External links * *Hong Kong Cinemagic: Tien Feng {{DEFAULTSORT:Tien, Feng 1928 births Male actors from Henan 2015 deaths Taiwanese male film actors Taiwanese male television actors 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ouyang Sha-fei
Qian Shunying ( zh, t=錢舜英, w=Chien Shun-ying; September 9, 1924 – March 8, 2010), better known by her stage name Ouyang Sha-fei ( zh, t=歐陽莎菲, s=欧阳莎菲, first=t, j=Auyeung Sa-fay, links=no), was a Hong Kong actress. She is known for her roles in Dragon Fist (1979), A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990), and Dream of the Red Chamber (1977). Early life Ouyang was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, Republic of China on September 9, 1924. Acting career Ouyang was prolific actress; she famously starred in over 250 films in a 54-year period, between 1937 and 1991. At the age of 17, she began her acting career in several Mandarin movies in Shanghai. "Spy Number One" (1946) was her first successful movie. Ouyang made 17 films between 1951 and 1952, making her one of the busiest actresses in the Hong Kong film industry in her time. For most of the movies in her early career, she collaborated with her director and husband, Tu Guangqi. This partnership lasted until 1956. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
