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A multi-talented film veteran whose presence remains strongly felt all along his 30-year career, Chor Yuen has opened up many new vistas in Hong Kong cinema. Social realism in The Great Devotion (1960), melodramatic idealism in Rose in Tears (1963), witty exploits in The Black Rose (1965), ingenious farce in The Pregnant Maiden (1968), erotic mystery in Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972), knightly romance in the lucrative Gu Long adaptations¡Xa truly kaleidoscopic oeuvre embracing virtually many genres. Adding to the director¡¦s recollection of his days from Kong Ngee to Shaws are some critiques and interview excerpts and his complete filmography. |
