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Three Husbands (2018 Film)
''Three Husbands'' () is a 2018 Hong Kong film directed by Fruit Chan, starring Zeng Meihuizi and Peter Chan. It is the last instalment of his "prostitution trilogy" which Chan directed from 2000 to 2018. The other two movies in the trilogy are '' Durian Durian'' ( Qin Hailu as lead actress, 2000) and '' Hollywood Hong Kong'' ( Zhou Xun as lead actress, 2001). The three lead actresses starring in his "prostitution trilogy" were nominated as Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress for their respective role in a film of the trilogy, and Qin Hailu won the award for her role in ''Durian Durian''. The film premiered at the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival on 26 October 2018. Plot In her boldest performance yet, Zeng Meihuizi stars as a woman who lives on the sea with her three husbands. With an overactive libido, she heartily devotes herself to her work as a prostitute. As in the trilogy's two previous films, Chan uses the world's oldest profession to satirise the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fruit Chan
Fruit Chan Gor (; born 15 April 1959) is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur actors (such as Sam Lee in '' Made in Hong Kong'', Wong Yau-Nam in ''Hollywood Hong Kong'') in his films. He became a household name after the success of the 1997 film '' Made in Hong Kong'', which earned many local and international awards. Early life Chan was born in Guangdong, China. Growing up, he watched a lot of films from Communist countries. He and his family moved to Hong Kong in July 1971. His family was poor and Chan worked in an electronics factory while finishing Forms 1 to 3 at night school. He later got a job as a projectionist in Jordan, Hong Kong, where he developed an interest in international cinema. He later enrolled in a one-year film studies course at the Film Culture Society, garnering admission by lying about his secondary education experience and wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Horse Award For Best Leading Actress
The Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress is given at the Golden Horse Film Awards The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards () is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is us .... Superlatives The following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards: The following individuals received four or more Best Actress nominations: Winners and nominees 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References External links * * {{GoldenHorseAwardBestActress Golden Horse Film Awards Film awards for lead actress Awards established in 1962 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
38th Hong Kong Film Awards ...
The 38th Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 14 April 2019. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger . References External links Official website of the Hong Kong Film Awards {{DEFAULTSORT:Hong Kong Film Awards 2019 2018 film awards 2019 in Hong Kong April 2019 events in China *2019 Hong Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, 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) Organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award
The Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards () are the annual awards given by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society in Hong Kong since 1994. The awards are determined by votes cast in three rounds after a substantial discussion session between the members of the society. The transcript of such discussion can be found in the annual journal of Hong Kong film reviews which is published by the society every year. The society presented the awards in a casual but star-studded ceremony. Over the years, several venues have been used for the award presentation, including Planet Hollywood Restaurant (closed), Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, and Hong Kong Film Archive. Awards ceremonies Notes External links Official siteHong Kong Film Critics Society Awardsat Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Film Award For Best Actress
Asian Film Award for Best Actress has been awarded annually since 2007 by the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival Society. Winners and nominees 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress References External links Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Film Awards 2012 Asian Film Awards Best Actress Asian Film Award winners, Film awards for lead actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Asian Film Awards
The 13th Asian Film Awards are the 2019 edition of the Asian Film Awards. The ceremony was held on March 17, 2019, at the TVB City in Hong Kong. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Asian Film Awards Asian Film Awards ceremonies 2019 film awards Film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... 2019 in Hong Kong March 2019 events in China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
55th Golden Horse Awards
The 55th Golden Horse Awards () took place on November 17, 2018 at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Organized by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, the awards honored the best in Chinese-language films of 2017 and 2018. The ceremony was hosted by Matilda Tao Matilda Tao Ching-ying (; born 29 October 1969) is a Taiwanese singer, television host and author. Tao graduated from National Chengchi University. In 2005, she married Taiwanese actor Lee Lee-zen. Winners and nominees References External links Official website of the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fandango Media
Fandango Media, LLC is an American ticketing company that sells movie tickets via their website as well as through their mobile app, as well as a provider of television and streaming media information through its subsidiary Rotten Tomatoes. History On April 11, 2007, Comcast acquired Fandango, with plans to integrate it into a new entertainment website called "Fancast.com," set to launch the summer of 2007. In June 2008, the domain Movies.com was acquired from Disney. In March 2012, Fandango announced a partnership with Yahoo! Movies, making Fandango the official online and mobile ticketer for registered users of the Yahoo! service. That October, Paul Yanover was named President of Fandango. Fandango made its first international acquisition in September 2015 when it bought the Brazilian ticketing company Ingresso, which provides ticketing to a variety of Brazilian entertainment events, including the biannual Rock in Rio festival. On January 29, 2016, Fandango announced it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor stage performance, the original inspiration comes from a scene featuring tomatoes in the Canadian film ''Léolo'' (1992). Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. History Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12, 1998, as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. His objective in creating Rotten Tomatoes was "to create a site where people can get access to reviews from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhou Xun
Zhou Xun (, born 18 October 1974) is a Chinese actress and singer. She is regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses of China. She gained international fame for her roles in '' Suzhou River'' (2000) and ''Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress'' (2002). In 2009, she became the first Chinese actor to win the "Grand Slam", after winning the three biggest film awards, the Golden Horse Awards, the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards. Zhou has won Best Actress honors from Asian Film Awards, Asian Television Awards, Beijing College Student Film Festival, China Film Director's Guild Awards, China TV Golden Eagle Award, Chinese Film Media Awards, Golden Bauhinia Awards, Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, Golden Rooster Awards, Hong Kong Film Awards, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards, Hundred Flowers Awards, Huading Awards, Shanghai Television Festival and Shanghai Film Critics Awards; as well as the French award-giving body Festival du Film de Paris. Early life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloe Maayan
Chloe Maayan (Chinese: 曾美慧孜; born October 3, 1988), also known as Zeng Meihuizi, is a Chinese actress and director. She was nominated at 55th Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress, won 38th Hong Kong Film Awards and 25th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Actress for her role in ''Three Husbands ''Three Husbands'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Irving Reis and starring Eve Arden, Ruth Warrick, and Emlyn Williams. Plot When a recently deceased playboy, Max, gets to heaven, he is granted a wish. His request: to watch his t ...''. Filmography Film Short film Television series Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maayan, Chloe 1988 births Living people 21st-century Chinese actresses Chinese film actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Hong Kong
''Hollywood Hong Kong'' (香港有個荷里活, Heung gong yau gok hor lei wood) is a 2001 Hong Kong film directed by Fruit Chan, with screenplay written by Kei To Lam. It is the second instalment of his "prostitution trilogy" which Chan directed from 2000–02. The other two movies in the trilogy are ''Durian Durian'' (2000) and ''Three Husbands'' (2018). Chan is known for his disassociation with the mainstream Chinese cinema and this film continues that legacy with the use of little-known actors (except for Zhou Xun) and dark humour. Plot The story takes place in Tai Hom Village, a small Hong Kong shantytown that is literally and figuratively overshadowed by a large apartment and mall complex called Plaza Hollywood. The movie begins with pig butcher, Mr. Chu (Glen Chin) and his sons, Tiny (Leung Sze Ping) and Ming (Ho Sai Man) who are all obese. Keung (Won You Nam), also a resident of the town, is preoccupied with internet porn which leads him to meet Mainland Chinese p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
