Paul Fonoroff

Paul Fonoroff (born 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio) is one of Hong Kong's best known film critics and film historians.[1]

Paul Fonoroff
Chinese: 方保羅
Born1954 (age 66–67)
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Other namesFong Bo Lo
OccupationFilm critique, Actor

Education

Fonoroff studied Chinese language at Brown University and earned his masters in fine arts at the University of Southern California.[2] He also earned a PhD at Peking University in Chinese cinema.[3]

Career

Fonoroff has lived in Hong Kong since 1983. Since 1988, Fonoroff has been a writer and film critic for the South China Morning Post in the Hong Kong cinema community.[3]

Fonoroff has published two books, Paul Fonoroff At The Hong Kong Movies, a collection of reviews, and Silver Light, a picture book of Fonoroff's extensive collection of Hong Kong movie memorabilia.[2] At the Movies was criticized for being out of date by reviewers.[1]

Fonoroff hosts movie-related television shows in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English, and has made numerous cameo appearances in Hong Kong films. In 1987, Fonoroff became an actor in Hong Kong films. Fonoroff is credited with over 20 films.[4]

Filmography

References
  1. "Poor Show: A flawed handbook on the Hong Kong cinema". asiaweek.com. 2007-11-30. Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
  2. "Paul Fonoroff profile". imdb.com. 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
  3. "HK Actor Index: Paul Fonoroff". brns.com. 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
  4. "Paul Fonoroff". hkmdb.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  5. "大海在呼唤". Douban (in Chinese).


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