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C'est La Vie, Mon Chéri (film)
() is a 1993 Hong Kong romance film directed by Derek Yee and starring Lau Ching-wan, Anita Yuen and Carina Lau. It won six awards, including Best Film, during the 13th Hong Kong Film Awards. Title The movie is sometimes referred to as ''C'est la vie, mon chérie'' even though this is grammatically incorrect in French (either "mon chéri" or "ma chérie" is grammatically correct). The title may be roughly translated as "That's life, my darling/love". The original Chinese title refers to the classic 1961 Hong Kong film '' Love Without End'' () starring Lin Dai, with the word "new" () added in front of it. The storyline is similar, in that the female lead character is also diagnosed with a fatal illness. An alternative English title is ''Endless Love''. Plot Min (Anita Yuen), who is part of a Cantonese street opera troupe and a part-time cover artiste, meets Kit (Lau Ching-Wan), a struggling jazz musician who has just broken up with his celebrity singer girlfriend ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Yee
Derek Yee Tung-sing () is a film producer, director and a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong. Early life Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in Hong Kong on 28 December 1957, the son of Yee Kwong (爾光), a film producer from Tientsin (Tianjin), and Hung Wei (紅薇), an actress of half Manchu, half Mongol ethnicity. Yee's elder half-brothers Paul Chun and David Chiang as well as his elder half-sister Yim Wai were also actors. Career In 1977, Yee became an actor for Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong. Yee has starred in over 40 movies in Hong Kong. This was between 1975 and 1986, during the time when Shaw Brothers Studio were still producing movies. Yee became a screenwriter and film director. Yee is known for the 2004 film ''One Nite in Mongkok'', which won multiple awards. Yee's other notable films include ''C'est la vie, mon chéri'', ''Viva Erotica'' and ''The Truth About Jane and Sam'' and ''Protégé''. In 2017, Yee became the chairman of Hong Kong Film Awards Associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bone Cancer
A bone tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in bone, traditionally classified as noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant). Cancerous bone tumors usually originate from a cancer in another part of the body such as from lung, breast, thyroid, kidney and prostate. There may be a lump, pain, or neurological signs from pressure. A bone tumor might present with a pathologic fracture. Other symptoms may include fatigue, fever, weight loss, anemia and nausea. Sometimes there are no symptoms and the tumour is found when investigating another problem. Diagnosis is generally by X-ray and other radiological tests such as CT scan, MRI, PET scan and bone scintigraphy. Blood tests might include a complete blood count, inflammatory markers, serum electrophoresis, PSA, kidney function and liver function. Urine may be tested for Bence Jones protein. For confirmation of diagnosis, a biopsy for histological evaluation might be required. The most common bone tumor is a non-ossifyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chin Tsi-ang
Chin Tsi-Ang (February 22, 1909 – October 15, 2007), also romanized as Qian Siying, was one of the earliest martial arts actors of Chinese cinema and its first female star. She debuted in ''South China Dream'' (南华梦, Nanhua Meng) in 1925 at the age of 16 and played a leading role in ''Southern Heroine'' (江南女侠, Jiangnan Nüxia) in 1930. Biography Born and raised in Shanghai, when Chin was an infant a fortune-teller told her parents that to avoid an early death, she would have to be brought up as a boy. As a result, she was permitted to engage in activities usually reserved for males, although sometimes with her gender disguised. Chin began martial arts training at the age of eight, later going on to perform all her own stunts as well as choreograph scenes. An offer to invest in the new Langhua Movie Studio, made to her father by a close friend and businessman, started Chin's acting career. The studio's first production was to be a martial arts film entitled ''South C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Cheung
Joe Cheung Tung-cho () is a Hong Kong director, producer, scriptwriter and actor. Filmography As director * ''The Incredible Kung Fu Master'' (1979) * '' Killer Wears White'' (1980) * '' Dan bo dan'' (1981) * ''Pom Pom'' (1984) * ''Feng liu zhong'' (1984) * '' Xiao sheng you liao'' (1984) * '' Kai xin shuang xiang pao'' (1985) * ''Rosa'' (1986) * ''Flaming Brothers'' (1987) * '' Huo wu feng yun'' (1988) * ''Hao nu shi ba jia'' (1988) * '' Hong Kong Corruptor'' (1990) * '' The Banquet'' (1991) * '' Pom Pom and Hot Hot'' (1992) * ''The True Hero'' (1994) * '' My Dad Is a Jerk!'' (1997) * '' Kung Fu Wing Chun'' (2010) As actor * ''Poker King'' (2009) - Fernado * ''ICAC Investigators 2009'' (2009) (TV series) * ''Merry-Go-Round'' (2010) * ''ICAC Investigators 2011'' (2011) * ''Z Storm'' (2014) * ''Gangster Payday'' (2014) * ''Kung Fu Jungle ''Kung Fu Jungle'', also known as ''Kung Fu Killer'' and ''Last of the Best'', is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese action thriller film directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Junior
Joe Junior (born Jose Maria Rodrigues Jr.) is a Hong Kong English pop singer from Macau who as active during the 1960s in Hong Kong, 1960s. He has since been in a number of Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB drama series in the 1990s and 2000s playing older character roles. He has regularly appeared on TV music programs as a host and performer. Some of his notable singles are: Here's a Heart, Deborah, Voice of Love, The End, and I Got To Find a Cupid. Rodrigues' family is from Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ... and is of Macanese people, Macanese (mixed Chinese and Portuguese people, Portuguese) ancestry. Filmography *''Security Unlimited'' (1981) *''Cageman'' (1992) * SDU'97 "特種飛虎" (1997) *''The Duke of Mount Deer (1998 TV series), The Duke of Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Yau
Herman Yau Lai-to (; born 13 July 1961) is a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Filmography * 1987: ''Tragic Hero'' – Co-Cinematographer * 1987: ''No Regret (1987 film), No Regret'' – Director * 1988: ''The Truth (1988 film), The Truth'' – Cinematographer * 1988: ''Reunion (1988 film), Reunion'' – Cinematographer/Music * 1988: ''Law or Justice'' – Cinematographer * 1989: ''Triads: The Inside Story'' – Cinematographer * 1989: ''Sentenced to Hang'' – Cinematographer * 1989: ''Stars and Roses'' – Cinematographer * 1990: ''Vampire Kids'' – Co-Cinematographer * 1990: ''Fantasy Romance'' – Cinematographer * 1991: ''Don't Fool Me'' – Director * 1991: ''Freedom Run Q'' – Cinematographer * 1991: ''My Flying Wife'' – Cinematographer * 1991: ''The Magic Touch (film)'' – Cinematographer * 1992: ''Cageman'' – Actor * 1992: ''With or Without You (1992 film), With or Without You'' – Cinematographer * 1992: ''Best of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tats Lau
Tats Lau Yee-Tat (; born 23 February 1963) is a Hong Kong musician, songwriter, singer and actor. Music career During the 1980s, Tats Lau was active in Hong Kong's independent music scene. He established several underground bands including DLLM and OEO (Oriental Electric Orchestra, which was influenced by YMO). Lau's career reached its climax when he established classic Cantopop duo Tat Ming Pair with Anthony Wong Yiu Ming. Tats Lau is the chief music composer and instrumentalist in Tat Ming Pair while Anthony Wong is the lead singer. Unlike other Cantopop musicians in the same generation, Tats Lau has strong influence of Synthpop music from UK. Tat Ming Pair, along with Beyond and Tai Chi, eventually became one of the most important music groups in Hong Kong history. After the disbandment of Tat Ming Pair, Tats Lau has formed several music groups such as Tats Lau and Dream (劉以達與夢), Tats Lau Government School (劉以達官立小學) and 達與璐. However, those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Chan
Teddy Chan or Teddy Chen Tak Sum () is a Hong Kong film director, producer, writer and actor. Filmography Filmography as director, art director and other positions: HK CineMagic. Retrieved 2012-08-28. * '''' 邊緣人 (1981), assistant director * ''Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'' 星際鈍胎 (1983), assistant director * '' The Red Panther'' 害時出世 (1983), assistant director * '''' 烏龍大家庭 (1986), actor * '' |
Peter Chan
Peter Ho-sun Chan (born 28 November 1962) is a film director and producer. Early life Chan was born in British Hong Kong to parents China. He and his family moved to Thailand when he was 12, where he grew up amongst the international Chinese community in Bangkok. He speaks Thai as fluently as a Thai person. He later studied in the United States where he attended film school at UCLA, with a minor in accountancy. He returned to Hong Kong in 1983 for a summer internship in the film industry. Chan never returned to UCLA to complete his studies. Career He served as second assistant director, translator, and producer on John Woo's ''Heroes Shed No Tears'' (1986), which was set in Thailand. He then was a location manager on three Jackie Chan films, ''Wheels on Meals'' (1984), '' The Protector'' (1985) and '' Armour of God'' (1986), all of which were shot overseas. He joined Impact Films as a producer in 1989, guiding projects such as ''Curry and Pepper'' (1990) to completion. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wu (Hong Kong Actor)
David Wu Tai Wai (Chinese 胡大為; born Hong Kong, 1952) is a Hong Kong-Canadian editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, orga ..., director, and actor of film and television, known for his collaborations with directors John Woo and Ronnie Yu. He is also the editor of several international '' cult classics'' such as '' A Chinese Ghost Story'' , '' Hard Boiled'', '' Bride of Chucky'' and '' Brotherhood of the Wolf''. He has been nominated 12 times for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing, winning twice for '' Hard Boiled'' (1992) and '' The Crossing'' (2014).Video Watchdog - Numéros 43 - 48 - Page 54 1998 "The white, optional English subtitles appear on the picture and filmographies are included for Lin, Cheung, Christy Chung Lai-tai, and director David Wu Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Cheung
Jacob Cheung Chi-leung is a Hong Kong film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His credits include '' A Battle Of Wits'' (2006), which was nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the Golden Bauhinia Awards, and ''Beyond the Sunset'' (1989), which was nominated for two awards at the 9th Hong Kong Film Awards. Personal life Cheung is married to Venus Wong and has four children: the triplets Matthew, Eugene and Jeremy, and their elder sister, Ingrid. Filmography Director * ''The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom'' (2014) * ''Ticket (Che Piao)'' (2007) * '' A Battle Of Wits'' (2006) * ''Hero on the Silkroad'' (2004) * ''Never Say Goodbye'' (2001) * ''Midnight Fly'' (2001) * ''The Kid'' (1999) * ''Intimates'' (1997) * ''Whatever Will Be, Will Be'' (1995) * ''The Returning'' (1994) * ''Always on My Mind'' (1993) * ''Lover's Tear'' (1992) * ''Cageman'' (1992) *''Goodbye Hero'' (1990) * ''Beyond the Sunset'' (1989) * ''Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch'' (1988) Actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Chang
Sylvia Chang (born 21 July 1953) is a Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director. In 1992, she was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. In 2018, she was one of the jury members of the main competition section at the 75th Venice International Film Festival. Early life Chang was born in Chiayi, Taiwan. She dropped out of school when she was 16, and started her career as a radio DJ. When she was 18 years old she acted in her first film. Career Chang acted in her first film, ''The Tattooed Dragon'' (龍虎金剛) (1973), when she was 18 years old. Chang often attempted to do her own stunts in the four-part film series ''Aces Go Places''. She stated in an interview with film editor Clarence Tsui, "I still think Hong Kong's film industry is male-dominated". She also believes that "There aren't many male filmmakers who would write scripts for women". She helped write the script of ''Run Papa Run'', [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
