Alex Law Kai-Yui (; 19 August 1952 – 2 July 2022) was a
Hong Kong film
The cinema of Hong Kong ( zh, t=香港電影) is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China and the cinema of Taiwan. As a former British colony, Hong Kong had a greater degree of pol ...
director, screenwriter, and producer.
Law was educated at the
Diocesan Boys' School, Hong Kong,
matriculating in 1971. Law collaborated with
Mabel Cheung
Mabel Cheung (, born 17 November 1950) is a film director from Hong Kong. She is one of the leading directors in Hong Kong cinema and is considered one of the three women (along with Ann Hui and Clara Law) to achieve acclaim in the New Wave/Se ...
on many of her most famous films, including the "Migration Trilogy": ''Illegal Immigrant'' (1985), ''
An Autumn's Tale'' (1987) and ''
Eight Taels of Gold
''Eight Taels of Gold'' ( zh, c=八兩金) is a 1989 Hong Kong drama film directed by Mabel Cheung. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Ma ...
'' (1989). He wrote the screenplay for Cheung's ''
The Soong Sisters'' (1997).
Awards and nominations
External links
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Alex LAW Kai-YuiHK film director: Echoes of the Rainbow
1952 births
2022 deaths
Hong Kong film directors
Hong Kong screenwriters
Alumni of the University of Hong Kong
New York University alumni
Hong Kong people
People from Jieyang
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