Beautiful Duckling
| Beautiful Duckling | |
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| Directed by | Li Hsing |
| Written by | Chang Yung-hsiang |
| Produced by | James Shen |
| Starring | Tang Pao-Yun, Ko Hsiang-Ting |
| Cinematography | Lai Cheng-ying |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Chinese |
Beautiful Duckling is a 1965 Taiwanese film directed by Li Hsing. It tells the story of a duck man Lin Tsai-tien and his adopted daughter Hsiao-yue. Hsiao-yue know nothing about her real descent, which Lin has designedly disguised. Her natural brother Chao-fu is a Taiwanese opera actor, he keep asking Lin for money. He bring hsiao-yue to the theatrical troupe to follow himself, where Hsiao-yue learn about his natural parents. Lin has to sell all his ducks, entrust Hsiao-yue to Chao-fu, and gives him money to let him start his own business. At the end of the film, Lin's son comes back, and Chao-fu repents his behavior and returns the money to Lin.
The film is one of the representative works of Healthy Documentary Film in Taiwan, emboding the traditional Chinese ethics.[1] It received three Golden Horse Awards including wins for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography.[2]