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Brigitte Lin
Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia (; born 3 November 1954) is a Taiwanese actress. Regarded as a screen icon, Lin played a key role in boosting Taiwan’s film production with her romantic heroine roles in the 1970s before transitioning to Hong Kong, where she achieved great success with her androgynous roles in ''wuxia'' films. Following her marriage in 1994, she retired from acting and transitioned to writing in the 2000s, publishing four essay collections. In 2023, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 60th Golden Horse Awards. Biography Lin was born in Chiayi, Taiwan to '' waishengren'' parents from eastern Shandong who had moved to Taiwan in the KMT exodus in 1949. She was scouted in 1972 on the streets of Taipei by a film producer after she finished women's high school and was preparing for university. Lin debuted in the film adaptation of Chiung Yao's '' Outside the Window'' (1973), which propelled her to stardom. Lin, along with Joan Lin, Charlie Chin and Chin Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin (surname)
Lin (; ) is the Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin romanization of the Chinese surname written wikt:林, 林, which has many variations depending on the language and is also used in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (as Im (surname), Im), Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia. Among Taiwanese and Chinese families from abroad, it is sometimes pronounced and spelled as Lim because many Chinese descendants are part of the Southern Min diaspora that speak Hokkien or Teochew dialect, Teochew. In Cantonese-speaking regions such as Hong Kong and Macau it is spelled as Lam or Lum. It is listed 147th on the ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Within mainland China, it is currently the 18th most common List of common Chinese surnames, surname. In Japan, the character 林 is also used but goes by the pronunciation Hayashi, which is the 19th most common surname in Japan. Name origin King Zhou of Shang (reigned 1154 to 1122 BC), the last king of the Shang dynasty, had three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Hero
The Romantic hero is a literary archetype referring to a character that rejects established norms and conventions, has been rejected by society, and has themselves at the center of their own existence. The Romantic hero is often the protagonist in a literary work, and the primary focus is on the character's thoughts rather than their actions. Characteristics Literary critic Northrop Frye noted that the Romantic hero is often "placed outside the structure of civilization and therefore represents the force of physical nature, amoral or ruthless, yet with a sense of power, and often leadership, that society has impoverished itself by rejecting". Other characteristics of the Romantic hero include introspection, the triumph of the individual over the "restraints of theological and social conventions", wanderlust, melancholy, misanthropy, alienation, and isolation. However, another common trait of the Romantic hero is regret for their actions, and self-criticism, often leading to phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jia Baoyu
Jia Baoyu () is the principal character in the classic 18th century Chinese novel '' Dream of the Red Chamber''. Introduction The first chapter describes how one piece of stone was left over from when the Wall of Heaven was repaired by the Goddess Nüwa. That stone, changed into a piece of luminous jade, is given a chance (as requested by itself) to learn from the human existence and the impermanence of human life by following another incarnation who is to be Jia Baoyu. Baoyu is thus born with a magical piece of jade in his mouth. His name, which literally means "precious jade", was given him in honor of this. The jade and Baoyu share a mystical link, and the Cheng-Gao version ends after the jade is lost for good and Baoyu himself disappears. Baoyu is portrayed as having little interest in learning the Confucian classics, much to the despair of his father, Jia Zheng. He would rather spend his time reading or writing poetry and playing with his numerous female relations. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Dust (1990 Film)
''Red Dust'' is a 1990 drama film directed by Ho Yim. A Hong Kong-Taiwanese co-production, the film follows the life of an independent-minded woman writer during the Japanese occupation who falls in love with a man collaborating with the Japanese. Plot During the turbulent 1940s in Japanese-occupied Northeast China, Shen Shao-Hua is punished by her father for falling in love with a classmate. Locked away in the attic and surviving a suicide attempt, she channels her emotions into writing. Following her father's death, Shao-Hua grows into a modestly famous novelist, continuously working on her semi-autobiographical novel. One day, she receives a letter from an admiring reader, Chang Neng-Tsai, a cultural official working for the Japanese. Despite learning of his background, Shao-Hua falls for him. Although Chang bears no blood debt, he often has to evade assassination attempts by nationalists, whom he secretly assists by helping them relocate. Meanwhile, Shao-Hua's childhood frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Horse Awards
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Taipei Golden Horse Awards () are a film festival and associated awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. The festival and ceremony were founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan and is now run as an independent organisation. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times. Overview Since 1990 (the 27th awards ceremony), the festival and awards has been organized and funded by the Motion Picture Development Foundation R.O.C., which set up the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee. The Committee consists of nine to fifteen film scholars and film scholars on the executive board, which includes the Chairman and CEO. Under the Committee, there are five different departments: the administration department for internal administrative affairs, guest hospitality and cross-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peking Opera Blues
''Peking Opera Blues'' () is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy film directed and produced by Tsui Hark. It stars Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh, Paul Chun, Wu Ma, and Kenneth Tsang. The film combines action comedy with scenes involving Peking Opera. ''Peking Opera Blues'' was nominated for six awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Actress. Plot During the early Republican era, China was in turmoil, with warlords dividing the nation and causing widespread suffering. It was rumored that a prince of the imperial family had hidden a vast treasure. However, after offending Empress Dowager Cixi, his entire family was executed, leaving only his young daughter, who fled with a traveling opera troupe's musician. Fifteen years later, various factions, including a warlord under Yuan Shikai, Japanese spies, and revolutionaries, begin a relentless pursuit of the hidden treasure, leading to a fierce battle between justice and evil. Tsao Wan is the daughter of a general and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Story (1985 Film)
''Police Story'' () is a 1985 Hong Kong action film directed by and starring Jackie Chan, who co-wrote the screenplay with Edward Tang. It is the first film in the ''Police Story'' franchise. It features Chan as Hong Kong police detective "Kevin" Chan Ka-Kui, alongside Brigitte Lin and Maggie Cheung. In the film, Ka-Kui helps arrest a drug lord, but must clear his own name after being accused of murder. Chan began work on the film after a disappointing experience working with James Glickenhaus on '' The Protector'' (1985), which was intended to be his entry into the American film market. ''Police Story'' contains many large-scale action sequences with elaborate, dangerous stunts performed by Chan and his stunt team, including car chases, Chan hanging off a speeding bus, parkour-like acrobatics, and a shopping mall fight with shattering glass panes, leading up to Chan sliding down a pole with exploding electric lights as he falls to the ground. Much of the film was created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Side Of Gentleman
''The Other Side of Gentleman'' (君子好逑) or ''The Other Side of a Gentleman'' is a 1984 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Ringo Lam, and starring Alan Tam and Brigitte Lin. Plot A community committee, with funding from their wealthy patron Uncle Chiu, seeks to cure the lack of motivation that they view to be the ill of modern youth. They select playboy biker Alan Ng as the subject of an experiment to see if the love of an upstanding woman can motivate a man to be a more respectable member of society. Stuck without any other viable options deemed to be upstanding enough, they choose committee member Jo Jo to be the woman in the experiment. Jo Jo is already engaged to a professor and dreads the assignment, but finds herself increasingly attracted to Alan as he reforms himself for her. When she wants to back out of the experiment, her fiancé tells Alan that the relationship was just an experiment, which leaves Alan heartbroken. Nevertheless, he crashes Jo Jo's weddi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zu Warriors From The Magic Mountain
''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' ( zh, t=新蜀山劍俠) is a 1983 Hong Kong supernatural ''wuxia'' fantasy film directed by Tsui Hark and based on the xianxia novel '' Legend of the Swordsmen of the Mountains of Shu'' by Huanzhulouzhu. The film has been noted for combining elements of Hong Kong action cinema with special effects technology provided by a team of Western artists including Robert Blalack. It served as an influence for the 1986 American film '' Big Trouble in Little China''. ''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' received five nominations at the 3rd Hong Kong Film Awards: Best Action Choreography for Corey Yuen, Best Actress for Brigitte Lin, Best Art Direction for William Chang, Best Film Editing for Peter Cheung, and Best Picture. Premise During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, army deserter Dik Ming-kei is being pursued by vampires in the mountain of Zu and is rescued by Master Ding Yan and then becomes his pupil. When they are ambushed by the Bloo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Chan
Fang Shilong (born Chan Kong-sang; 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan,; is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker, known for his slapstick, acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. With a Jackie Chan filmography, film career spanning more than sixty years, he is regarded as one of the most Cultural icon, iconic and influential martial artists in the history of cinema. Films in which he has appeared in have grossed over $5.8 billion worldwide. Starting as one of the China Drama Academy#The Seven Little Fortunes, Seven Little Fortunes at the China Drama Academy, where he was trained in acrobatics, martial arts and acting, Chan entered the Hong Kong film industry as a stuntman before making the transition to acting. His breakthrough came with the action comedy ''Snake in the Eagle's Shadow'' (1978). He then starred in similar action comedies such as ''Drunken Master'' (1978) and ''The Young Master'' (1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsui Hark
Tsui Hark (, , born 15 February 1950), born Tsui Man-kong (), is a Hong Kong filmmaker. A major director in the Golden Age of Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong cinema, Tsui gained critical and commercial success with films such as ''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' (1983), the Once Upon a Time in China (film series), ''Once Upon a Time in China'' film series (1991–1997), Green Snake (1993 film), ''Green Snake'' (1993), ''The Lovers (1994 film), The Lovers'' (1994), and ''The Blade (film), The Blade'' (1995). His credits as a writer and producer include ''A Better Tomorrow'' (1986), ''A Chinese Ghost Story'' (1987), ''The Killer (1989 film), The Killer'' (1989), ''Swordsman II'' (1992), ''New Dragon Gate Inn'' (1992), ''The Wicked City (1992 film), The Wicked City'' (1992), ''Iron Monkey (1993 film), Iron Monkey'' (1993), and ''Black Mask (film), Black Mask'' (1996). Amid the Handover of Hong Kong, Hong Kong handover, Tsui briefly pursued a career in the United States, directi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringo Lam
Ringo Lam Ling-Tung (, 8 December 1955 – 29 December 2018) was a Hong Kong film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was known for his Action film, action and crime films produced during the Hong Kong New Wave, many of them comprising entries in the heroic bloodshed subgenre. He was nominated for six Hong Kong Film Awards, winning Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director, Best Director for his 1987 film ''City on Fire (1987 film), City on Fire'', which he followed with other similar films that shared a dark view of Hong Kong society, collectively known as the "On Fire" cycle. Lam's other notable films include ''Aces Go Places IV'' (1986), ''Prison on Fire'' (1987), ''Undeclared War'' (1990), ''Twin Dragons'' (1992, co-directed with Tsui Hark), and ''Full Contact'' (1992). Many of his films starred Chow Yun-fat. He also directed several films in the United States, beginning with 1996's ''Maximum Risk'', with Jean-Claude Van Damme. He would continue working on film productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
