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The Cinema of Lee Sun-fung

Lee Sun-fung was one of the emblematic directors that predominated Cantonese cinema of the 50s and 60s. An intellectual himself, he not only directed, but also scripted many of his films, with quite a few adaptations from Western and Chinese classics. Particularly valuable are the director's notes he left behind that give us a glimpse of how filmmakers of his time deliberated over filmmaking and attempted to strike a balance between the market and their own ideals. Published in 2004 in separate Chinese and English editions. Priced at HK$100 each. (Edited by Wong Ain-ling)

English edition: ISBN 962-8050-28-1

Contents

 
On Lee Sun-fung
 
Reconfigurating the Southern Tradition - Lee Sun-fung and His Times
Stephanie Chung Po-yin
 
Tracking Lee Sun-fung's Artistic Development
Law Kar
 
A Preliminary Study of Lee Sun-fung
Li Cheuk-to
 
On Rainbow, The Lone Swan and A Tale of Laughter and Tears
Leo Lee Ou-fan
 
Family and Spring in Analysis
Shu Kei
 
The Many Faces of Fate
Mary Wong
 
Unconventional Women - On Early Lee Sun-fung Films
Grace Ng
 
The Bitter Tears of the Undistinguished
Wong Sui-kei
 
Remembrance of Things Past - Lee Sun-fung's Costume Films
Michael Lam
 
A Long and Winding Wenyi Journey 
Sam Ho, Wong Ain-ling
 
 
Lee Sun-fung on Lee Sun-fung
 
What Makes a Tragedy?
 
Major Issue for 1951: What Constitute a Good Wenyi Pian?
 
The Adaptation of Forever Lily
 
Self-review of 1951
 
A Shot is...
 
The Art of Dˆmcoupage
 
What is Human Warmth?
 
Between Scripting and Directing
 
How to Make the Best of the Ordinary?
 
Study of the Overall Ambience
 
On Drama
 
How to Turn Every Film into a Good Film
 
Review of Forever Lily, etc
 
On A Widow Again
 
A Flower Reborn
 
On Spring and Anna
 
From Spring to A Well-to-Do - An Overall Review
 
Creator's Block
 
 
Interviews
 
My Early Cinema Experience
Ngan Yee
 
An Interview with Lee Sun-fung: on Classic Adaptation and Production
Lam Wah
 
Interview with Tam Ning
Angel Shing
 
Interview with Lee Sil-hong
Grace Ng, Angel Shing
 
Interview with Chow Chung
Grace Ng
 
Filmography
 
Biography
 
Index
 
Acknowledgements