Phoenix Terrace

Phoenix Terrace

Dir: Wong Hok-sing
Scr: Lee Siu-wan
Co-starring: Yu Lai-zhen, Tam Lan-hing, So Siu-tong
1961 / B&W / D Beta / Cantonese / 90min

Yu Lai-zhen was a famed dao ma dan with considerably acrobatic skills. Her collaborations with the easygoing Yam Kim-fai usually find her dominating the proceedings with showcases of her action prowess. Phoenix Terrace is an exception. This Chinese New Year release, with its well-wishing Chinese title, features Yam as a feeble son ill-treated by his mean stepmother and Yu as a sympathetic maid. Yam is comfortable embodying the suffering in both acting and singing and Yu proves effective in her more subdued role.


Date Time Venue
25/12/2009 (Fri) 2:30pm Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive
2/1/2010 (Sat) 5:00pm Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive

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