The Wild, Wild Rose
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Traditional Chinese | 野玫瑰之戀 |
Directed by | Wong Tin-lam |
Written by | Chun Yik-foo |
Based on | Carmen by Georges Bizet |
Produced by | Chung Kai-man Stephen Soong Ma Suk-yung |
Starring | Grace Chang Chang Yang |
Cinematography | Wong Ming |
Edited by | Wong Chiu-hei |
Music by | Yao Min Ryōichi Hattori |
Production company | Motion Picture & General Investment Co. Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
Country | British Hong Kong |
Language | Mandarin |
The Wild, Wild Rose (traditional Chinese: 野玫瑰之戀; simplified Chinese: 野玫瑰之恋; pinyin: yě méiguī zhī liàn; Wade–Giles: Yeh-mei-kui chih-lien; Jyutping: je5 mui4 gwai3 zi1 lyun2; lit. 'Romance of the Wild Rose') is a 1960 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Tin-lam. The plot and some of the songs are from the opera Carmen.[1]
Cast and roles
[edit]- Grace Chang as Deng Sijia, nicknamed "The Wild Rose"
- Chang Yang as Liang Hanhua
- Auyeung Sa-fay as Hanhua's Mother
- Lui Tat as Old Wang
- Wong Loy as Shao Xueli
- Lau Yan-kap as Fatty Lin
- Ma Lik as Old Tian
- Ma Hsiao-nung as Old Wang's Wife
- Sum Wan as Li Meimei
- So Fung as Wu Suxin
- Tang Ti as Sijia's Husband
- Tien Ching as Xiao Liu
Music
[edit]All the lyrics written by Lee Tsin-chin , all the songs performed by Grace Chang.
Song | Adaptation of | Music |
卡門 ("Carmen") | "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" | Sebastián Iradier |
賭徒歌 ("Song of a Gambler") | "La donna è mobile" | Giuseppe Verdi |
風流寡婦 ("The Dissolute Widow") | "The Merry Widow" | Franz Lehár |
同情心 ("Sympathy") | Original music | Ryōichi Hattori |
說不出的快活 ("Jajambo" or "Too Happy for Words") | Original music | Ryōichi Hattori |
蝴蝶夫人 ("Madam Butterfly") | "Madama Butterfly" | Giacomo Puccini |
Reception
[edit]Twenty-first Century Revival and International Recognition
[edit]The film was revived on the English language film festival circuit from 2005. Grace Chang's performance has been particularly praised, "irresistible in her interpretation of the Carmen role"[1] and "a marvel, with a voice that’s playful and virtuosic and a personality that can be wickedly funny or heartbreaking at the flip of a switch".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Wild, Wild Rose". Melbourne International Film Festival. 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "TIFF 2005: Days Seven and Eight". 2005. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
External links
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