Painted Faces
Painted Faces is a 1988 Hong Kong biographical drama film co-written and directed by Alex Law and starring Sammo Hung as his mentor, Master Yu Jim-yuen of the China Drama Academy.[1] For his portrayal as Master Yu, Hung won his second Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor at the 8th Hong Kong Film Awards. 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.[2]
| Painted Faces | |
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| Traditional | 七小福 |
| Simplified | 七小福 |
| Mandarin | Qī xiǎo fú |
| Cantonese | Cat1 siu2 fuk1 |
| 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 John Shum Wu Ma Mary Li |
| Music by | Lowell Lo |
| Cinematography | David Chung |
| Edited by | Kwong Chi-leung Yu Tun |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$14,730,964 |
The Chinese title refers to the Seven Little Fortunes, which includes Hung, Yuen Biao, Jackie Chan and their fellow opera-mates, who later became popular in the Hong Kong film industry. The film focuses on Master Yu and his methods on bringing up his protégés.
Cast
- Sammo Hung as Master Yu
- Lam Ching-ying as Wah
- Cheng Pei-pei as Ching
- John Shum as Stagehand (guest appearance)
- Wu Ma as Film Director (guest appearance)
- Mary Li as Cheng Lung's mother (guest appearance)
- Chung Kam-yuen as Teenage Samo
- Yeung Yam-yin as Child Samo
- Cheung Man-lung as Teenage Cheng Lung
- Siu Ming-fui as Child Cheng Long
- Wong Chiu-wai
- Koo Fai as Child Yuen Biao
- Wong Kim-wai as Teenage Yuen Biao
- Ricky Ho
- Chow Chan-nin
- Wong Kwong-wah
- Siu Yiu-kei
- Lee Lung-fei
- Chan Pui-yin
- Lau Siu-wai
- Chu Wai-ming
- Yu Hiu-tung
- Yu Hiu-fan
- Lam Chung-yeung
- Fung Chan-ban
- William Cheng
- Chan Ch-ching
- Ho Pak-kwong
- Chu Yam-fai
- Mak Shu-san
- Yeung Chi-kong
Accolades
| Awards and nominations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
| 8th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film | Painted Faces | Nominated |
| Best Director | Alex Law | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Sammo Hung | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Alex Law, Mabel Cheung | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | David Chung | Won | |
| Best Film Editing | Kwong Chi-leung, Yu Tun | Nominated | |
| 25th Golden Horse Awards | Best Feature Film | Painted Faces | Won |
| Best Director | Alex Law | Won | |
| Best Actor | Sammo Hung | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Lam Ching-ying | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alex Law, Mabel Cheung | Won | |
| Best Film Editing | Kwong Chi-leung, Yu Tun | Won | |
| Best Original Film Score | Lowell Lo | Won | |
| Best Sound Design | Shaw Brothers Recording Studio, Golden Studios, Tsui Ping-kwong |
Won | |
See also
References
- Fu, Poshek; Desser, David (2002). The Cinema of Hong Kong: History, Arts, Identity. Cambridge University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-521-77602-8.
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links
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