Dir: Griffin Yueh Feng
Scr: Ge Ruifen (aka Griffin Yueh Feng)
Cast: Chen Yanyan, Peter Chen Ho, Paul Chang Chung, Grace Ting Ning, Peter Dunn
1963 / B&W / D Beta / Mandarin / Chi & Eng Subtitles / 104min
A meticulous masterpiece that has not been shown for years. A widow of four gave up two of her children to be raised by an uncle in Singapore. Many years later, just when the widow, now a house maid, is feeling contented by good news of her long gone son and daughter, she accidentally runs into his own son, now a lawyer, and ends up being looked down upon by him. It was a story about how traditional Chinese family and its value was impacted by the change of time. The movie depicted Macau in 1945 to Hong Kong in the mid-60s, moving from poverty after WWII to opulence. The human relationships became complicated and fragile. Many elements uniquely “Hong Kong”, such as upper class Chinese, western religions, English speaking and a mixed-culture society are used to contrast the traditional, kind, enduring and forgiving love of a mother. Used to play young ladies looking for true love in her youthful years, Chen Yanyan is equally touching as an old widow.
31/8* | (Sun) | 2:00pm | Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive |
14/9 | (Sun) | 5:30pm | Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive |
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