The Deformed

Dir/ Scr: Griffin Yue Feng
Orig Story: Chun Yan
Prod Co: Shaw Brothers
Co-starring: King Hu, Jing Miao, Zhao Ming, Hong Wei, Yang Zhiqing
1960 / B&W / D Beta / Mandarin / Chi subtitles / 99min

Nurse Leng Shuxian is forced by family circumstances to marry Long Yusheng (King Hu), a grossly disfigured Quasimodo with a heart of gold. Shuxian tries but is unable to accept his deformity and they remain a couple in name only. With the appearance of Yusheng's cousin, she has to make a choice between personal happiness and family duty. From the start, Loh's character and drove the action, evoking a great intensity of emotions along the way: suffering, resignation and loneliness. Loh was lauded as the "Queen of Tragedy" after her heart-wrenching portrayal in this film. Winner of two Golden Harvest Awards – for best screenplay and best black-and-white cinematography – at the 8th Asian Film Festival in 1961.