Painted Faces
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Directed by | Alex Law |
Produced by | Leonard Ho Mona Fong |
Written by | Alex Law Mabel Cheung |
Starring | Sammo Hung Lam Ching Ying Cheng Pei-pei Wu Ma John Shum |
Music by | Lowell Lo |
Cinematography | David Chung |
Edited by | Kwong Chi Leung Yu Tun |
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Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
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100 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | HK$14,730,964 |
Painted Faces (pinyin: Qī xiǎo fú, Cantonese: Cat1 siu2 fuk1), is a Hong Kong film directed by Alex Law. The movie was first released in 1988. The language spoken in this film is Cantonese. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]
The Chinese title refers to the Seven Little Fortunes - Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and his fellow opera-mates, who later made it big in the Hong Kong film industry. The film focuses on Master Yu Ho, their teacher, and his methods on bringing up his protégés.
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Cast
- Chang Wen-lung - Cheng Lung as teenager
- Cheng Pei-pei - Ching
- Hsiao Ming-kuei - Cheng Lung as child
- Huang Chien-wei - Yuan Biao as teenager
- Chung Chin-jen - Samo as teenager
- Sammo Hung - Master Yu
- Lam Ching Ying - Wah
Awards and nominations
8th Hong Kong Film Awards
- Won: Best Actor (Sammo Hung)
- Won: Best Cinematography (David Chung)
- Nominated: Best Film
- Nominated: Best Director (Alex Law)
- Nominated: Best Screenplay (Alex Law, Mabel Cheung)
- Nominated: Best Film Editing (Kwong Chi Leung, Yu Tun)
25th Golden Horse Awards
- Won: Best Film
See also
- List of submissions to the 62nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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External links
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- ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences