Ann Hui — Playwright (3)
Below the Lion Rock Series (1978) [Movie] Douban
獅子山下:許鞍華導演系列
director: 许鞍华 actor: 黄淑仪 / 郑裕玲
other title: 狮子山下:许鞍华导演系列 / 獅子山下:許鞍華導演系列
1,《路》有两个故事:《路》和《桥》
《路》 演员:黄淑仪 郑裕玲 陈玉莲 制作年份:1978
两个家庭背景复杂德女人,不约而同的走上吸毒的歧路……芳妈染有毒瘾,女儿翠芳在她影响下,也沾上恶习。不幸的是翠芳有身孕,而同居男友一走了之,加上要照顾幼女。令她饱受压力……另一边厢,小丽为了家计当上了舞小姐,后来更沉溺毒海,甚至甘愿被黑帮头目包养。社工李太能否为他们的生活带来曙光呢?
《桥》 演员:张瑛 黄莎莉 施南生 制作年份:1978
一条横跨高速公路的木桥,是木屋区及徙置居民的必经之路,可以说是他们生活命脉,但政府却突然宣布要清拆木桥,结果惹起民愤及连串示威抗议,一个外籍电台记者更因揭发事件而备受压力,最后愤而辞职。直至一名居民的小孩,在过马路时被车撞死,事件才出现转机……
2,《来客》也有两个故事,《来客》和《归去来兮》
《来客》 演员:李国松 梁洁芳 制作年份:1978
生于越战的阿文,自小丧失双亲与兄弟姐妹,十多岁的他乘船由越南偷渡来香港,投靠唯一的亲戚表格阿贤。阿贤教他说广东话,帮助他融入香港社会,同乡阿聪更介绍他到画室做学徒,新生活渐上轨道……怎知道一次帮人家送画到酒店,却发现阿贤是个男妓,令他大受打击,决定离家出走。但他千万也想不到,再见阿贤时,一切都变成另外一面……
《归去来兮》 演员:侯德健 金士杰 赵志强 制作年份1992
大陆同胞视他为“台湾人”,台湾人却视他为“中国人”。他生于台湾,为寻根而回到中国,曾经凭借一首脍炙人口的爱国歌曲《龙的传人》,广受大陆同胞拥戴,他就是著名音乐人-侯德健
导演从不同角度探索这位在事件中,因说了“看不见有人被打死”而受到千夫所指的争议性人物。穿插他亲身演绎的片断,讲述当中他的坚持及妥协。其后他选择“遣返台湾”,但受到台湾民众的嘲讽,最后那里才是他的容身之所呢?
The Romance Of Book And Sword (1987) [Movie] Douban WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
書劍恩仇錄
6.3 (14 ratings) director: 许鞍华 actor: 张多福 / 达式常
other title: 江南书剑情 / 书剑恩仇录
The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) was actually the son of a Han Chinese, the subject ethnicity. His brother of blood, Chen Jialuo just happened to be the chief of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Manchu secret society. Chen, a learned scholar, thought he could get his brother turn his back on the Manchu and restore the Han Chinese reign. But the story was ended by brutal clearence of the society members. It reflects one of the dark pages in Chinese culture, that ethics and humanity always become impotent when countered with power.
Princess Fragrance (1987) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
香香公主
5.8 (9 ratings) director: 许鞍华 actor: 达式常 / 张多福
other title: 戈壁恩仇录 / 香香公主
Princess Fragrance is a 1987 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword. The film is a sequel to The Romance of Book and Sword, which was released earlier in the same month and was also directed by Ann Hui.