Painted Faces
| Painted Faces | |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 七小福 |
| Simplified | 七小福 |
| Mandarin | Qī xiǎo fú |
| Cantonese | Cat1 siu2 fuk1 |
| Directed by | Alex Law |
| Produced by | Leonard Ho Mona Fong |
| Written by | Alex Law Mabel Cheung |
| Starring | Sammo Hung Lam Ching Ying Cheng Pei-pei Wu Ma John Shum |
| Music by | Lowell Lo |
| Cinematography | David Chung |
| Editing by | Kwong Chi Leung Yu Tun |
| Studio | Golden Harvest Shaw Brothers Studio |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
| Release date(s) | Hong Kong: 10 November 1988 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Gross revenue | HK$14,730,964 |
Painted Faces (pinyin: Qī xiǎo fú, Cantonese: Cat1 siu2 fuk1), is a Hong Kong film directed by Alex Law. The movie was first released in 1988. The language spoken in this movie is Cantonese.
The Chinese title refers to the Seven Little Fortunes - Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and his fellow opera-mates, who later made it big in the Hong Kong film industry. The film focuses on Master Yu Ho, their teacher, and his methods on bringing up his protéges.
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[edit] Plot
The movie is about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao (the Lucky Stars) attended as young men. The movie is about their teacher Master Yu Ho and his school.
[edit] Cast
- Chang Wen-lung - Cheng Lung as teenager
- Cheng Pei-pei - Ching
- Hsiao Ming-kuei - Cheng Lung as child
- Huang Chien-wei - Yuan Biao as teenager
- Chung Chin-jen - Samo as teenager
- Sammo Hung - Master Yu
- Lam Ching Ying - Wah
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] 8th Hong Kong Film Awards
- Won: Best Actor (Sammo Hung)
- Won: Best Cinematography (David Chung)
- Nominated: Best Film
- Nominated: Best Director (Alex Law)
- Nominated: Best Screenplay (Alex Law, Mabel Cheung)
- Nominated: Best Film Editing (Kwong Chi Leung, Yu Tun)
[edit] 25th Golden Horse Awards
- Won: Best Film
[edit] External links
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