''House of Harmony'' () is a 2005 S$7 million

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. Jointly produced by 4 parties - Germany's FFP Media and

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Pictures, together with Singapore's Oak 3 Films and Media Development Authority (MDA), the telemovie was shot in four languages -

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, English,

, and

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. It is based on the 1998 novel ''Perfect Harmony'' by Barbara Wood.

Plot summary

in the 1920s sets the stage for the dramatic romance between a young Asian woman (

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) and a married American industrialist ( Philippe Brenninkmeyer). It is a love doomed by laws and tradition, but which yields a child, Harmony (

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). After finishing her studies, she goes to America and becomes a successful maker and distributor of herbal medicines. She also falls in love with her father's adopted son ( Daniel Morgenroth), but is reviled by the young man's racially and socially bigoted mother. The story revolves around whether the two lovers could overcome all barriers and be together.

Cast

- Mei Ling * Philippe Brenninkmeyer - Richard Barclay *

- Harmony * - Gideon Barclay * - Fiona Barclay *

Zhu Houren Zhu Houren (born Jack Choo Hoh Yim on 30 January 1955) is a Singaporean Singaporeans are the citizens and nationals of the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is home to a people of a variety of ethno-racial-religiou ...

- Chang Suyin *

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- Amah *

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- Olivia Wilson * - Marie Larousse * Jason Chan - Michael Lee * Amy Cheng - Mrs. Wah

Viewership

''House of Harmony'' has been telecast in

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and

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to a combined prime-time viewership of over 80 million.

Awards

''House of Harmony'' won a Silver Award in the 2005 Queensland Awards for Cinematography, by the Australian Cinematographers Society.

References

External links

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