Movie: The Doctor and the Prima Donna

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Christine Mao Mei
Christine Mao Mei

Fang Lan

Guan Shan
關山

Doctor Zhang Zhongxian

Fung Lam
馮琳

Dance Teacher Ye Ailian

Li Tse-Yu
Li Tse-Yu

Fung Keung
Fung Keung

Wen Yi-Min
Wen Yi-Min

Pai Ti
Pai Ti

Weng Wu
Weng Wu

Tang Long
Tang Long

Huang Fang
Huang Fang

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    名醫與紅伶

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    Famous dancer and film actress Fong Nan (Mao Mei) desires both a career and a family after marrying an eminent doctor (Guan Shan), who, however, wants her to be a stay-at-home wife. They are on the brink of divorce when he finds out she secretly rehearses for her dance and movie…Taking inspirations from Hollywood musical films, the movie is beautifully directed and meticulously produced by Yuen Yang-an and his Sun Sun Film Enterprises. While most films at the time usually depict how grassroots people rise above adversity, this one tells the story of a famed actress who thrives for success and never gives up on her artistic ambition. This reflects that women's liberation and employment was a dominating theme in left-wing movies. The finale was shot in Eastman colour negative film, which was rare before mid-60s given the limited technical resources in Hong Kong film industry, and thus a valuable record in the city's cinematic history.

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    1960-11-17

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