Lilian Lee Bik-Wah

Writing

Lilian Lee Bik-Wah

Born November 30, 1958 · Hong Kong, China (age 67)

Hong Kong novelist and screenwriter.

Known For

Farewell My ConcubineFarewell My Concubine · 1993
Farewell My Concubine
★ 8.01993
MovieDrama
In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.
RougeRouge · 1987
Rouge
★ 7.41987
MovieDramaFantasy
Amid the opulent teahouses of 1930s Hong Kong, a humble courtesan and the wayward scion of a wealthy family fall in love and embrace death by suicide pact. Fifty years later, her ghost returns to find him, drawing a young contemporary couple into her quest to rekindle a passion that may be as illusory as time itself.
DumplingsDumplings · 2004
Dumplings
★ 6.72004
MovieHorror
Aunt Mei's famous homemade dumplings provide amazing age-defying qualities popular with middle-aged women. But her latest customer, a fading actress, is determined to find out what the secret ingredient is.
Three... ExtremesThree... Extremes · 2004
Three... Extremes
★ 6.82004
MovieHorror
Features an anthology centred on the experiences of a witch doctor, a film-maker and a disgruntled extra determined to take revenge on him, and a novelist as well as her twin sister.
Green SnakeGreen Snake · 1993
Green Snake
★ 7.31993
MovieActionFantasy
Two snake spirits become human and learn about love and suffering. A monk discovers his own weaknesses and finds that morality is not as simple as he had thought.
Tales from the Dark 2Tales from the Dark 2 · 2013
Tales from the Dark 2
★ 6.22013
MovieHorror
In "Haunted Pillow," TVB starlet Fala Chen is still obsessed with her lover (Gordon Lam) after their breakup and invariably suffers from insomnia. She gets hold of a Chinese herbal pillow that eventually helps her fall asleep again but it also draws her near something unexpected. "Hide And Seek" casts a group of young newcomers into an abandoned school campus where they meet longtime janitor Mr. Chan who takes shelter at the school. Playing hide-and-seek after midnight, the teenagers go missing, one after another. In his self-directed piece "Black Umbrella," Teddy Robin makes solving conflicts on the street at night his mission and marks each closed case with his signature black umbrella. Before he calls it a day, he meets a prostitute who forcefully pulls him upstairs for business and unfortunately things spiral out of control.
Maybe It's LoveMaybe It's Love · 1984
Maybe It's Love
★ 6.71984
MovieDramaMystery
Sex and subterfuge bubble to the surface for residents of a small village when the young coquettish Mrs. Wang disappears.
A Terra-Cotta WarriorA Terra-Cotta Warrior · 1989
A Terra-Cotta Warrior
★ 6.61989
MovieAdventureComedy
An awakened immortal warrior struggles between defending the emperor and the actress he believes to be his love of old.

Filmography

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Tales from the Dark 2Tales from the Dark 2 · 2013
Tales from the Dark 2
★ 6.22013
MovieHorror
In "Haunted Pillow," TVB starlet Fala Chen is still obsessed with her lover (Gordon Lam) after their breakup and invariably suffers from insomnia. She gets hold of a Chinese herbal pillow that eventually helps her fall asleep again but it also draws her near something unexpected. "Hide And Seek" casts a group of young newcomers into an abandoned school campus where they meet longtime janitor Mr. Chan who takes shelter at the school. Playing hide-and-seek after midnight, the teenagers go missing, one after another. In his self-directed piece "Black Umbrella," Teddy Robin makes solving conflicts on the street at night his mission and marks each closed case with his signature black umbrella. Before he calls it a day, he meets a prostitute who forcefully pulls him upstairs for business and unfortunately things spiral out of control.

Original Story

King Chau and Lady YuKing Chau and Lady Yu · 1981
King Chau and Lady Yu
★ 8.01981
MovieHistory
The story of Farewell to My Concubine is itself very dramatic. Lillian Lee is rumoured to have written the original screenplay in the late 1970s, which was made into a two-part television series on RTHK by Alex Law under the name King Chau and Lady Yu. Lee then adapted the story into a novel in 1985, which later inspired a feature film, scripted again by Lee and directed by Fifth Generation mainstay Chen Kaige, going on to become an international sensation that won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and Best Foreign Film at the Golden Globe Awards among other accolades. What's more, the Peking opera of the same title featured prominently in the novel, the TV programme and the film was itself adapted from a Kun opera, which was in turn based on the historical chronicle Basic Annals of Xiang Yu, from Records of the Grand Historian.

Screenplay