Once Upon A Rainbow
Scrs: Ho Hong-kiu, Wong Kar-wai, Lo Man-sang, Yee Chung-man
Prod Co: Cinema City
Cast: Patricia Chong, Jade Hsu, Ng Siu-kong, Mariann Wong, Andy Lau, Ray Lui, Kent Tong
1982 / Colour / 35mm / Cantonese / Chi & Eng Subtitles / 96min
Set in the world of trainee actors, Once Upon a Rainbow stars Jade Hsu as Tinwai, an aspiring actress who falls for her acting course classmate Ka-ming (Ng Siu-kong). However, Ka-ming is in love with Angie (Patricia Chong), Tinwai's best friend. Choosing to give up Ka-ming for her best friend's happiness and overcome by the solitude caused by her parents' abandonment, Angie turns to drugs and ultimately embarks on an irreversible path. Despite being overlooked by audiences at the time of release, the directorial debut of television director Ng Siu-wan was a Hong Kong cinematic landmark of sorts as the first film work of three major Hong Kong cinema legends: Renowned art director Yee Chung-man (Comrades, Almost a Love Story , 1966), filmmaker Wong Karwai and superstar Andy Lau.
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 23/4/2016 (Sat) | 2:30pm | Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive |
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