The Wild, Wild Rose
The Wild, Wild Rose | |
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Traditional | 野玫瑰之戀 |
Directed by | Wong Tin-lam |
Written by | |
Based on | Carmen by Georges Bizet |
Produced by | Chung Kai-man Ma Suk-yung |
Starring | Grace Chang |
Cinematography | Wong Ming |
Edited by | |
Music by | Yao Min Ryōichi Hattori |
Production company | Motion Picture & General Investment Co. Ltd. |
Release dates |
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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; 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.[2]
Cast and roles[]
- Grace Chang as Deng Sijia, nicknamed "The Wild Rose"
- as Liang Hanhua
- Auyeung Sa-fay as Hanhua's Mother
- as Old Wang
- as Shao Xueli
- as Fatty Lin
- as Old Tian
- as Old Wang's Wife
- as Li Meimei
- as Wu Suxin
- as Sijia's Husband
- as Xiao Liu
Music[]
All the lyrics written by Grace Chang.
, all the songs performed bySong | 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[]
Twenty-first Century Revival and International Recognition[]
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"[3] 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".[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "The Wild Wild Rose (1960): Release Info". imdb.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "The Wild, Wild Rose". Melbourne International Film Festival. 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "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[]
Categories:
- 1960 films
- 2005 films
- 2007 films
- Hong Kong romantic drama films
- Hong Kong films
- 1960s romantic drama films
- Mandarin-language films
- Films based on Carmen
- Films set in Hong Kong
- Films shot in Hong Kong
- 1960 drama films
- Films directed by Wong Tin-lam
- Hong Kong black-and-white films
- Hong Kong film stubs