Cast
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Linda Lin Dai Li Qingqing -
Guan Shan Tang Peng Nan -
Kao Pao-Shu Meng Li -
Chiang Kuang-Chao Wang Dong Hai -
Yang Chi-Ching Tang's Father -
Lee Wan-Chung Suen Ching Seng -
Lok Kei Lu Jui Seng -
Wong Chung Chou Tso Seng -
Ho Fan Tang's Brother -
Chin Chun -
Liu Kei
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Girls in Transformation · 1954Girls in Transformation
★ 10.01954
MovieDrama
Girls in Transformation is about an experiment conducted by assistant professor at the Shi Liangde University to demonstrate her "non-hereditary human theory," in transforming rural girls into modern women.
A Married Woman's Secret · 1956A Married Woman's Secret
★ 10.01956
MovieDrama
Liu Lizhen is in love with her colleague, Zhang Li'an but marries her wealthy cousin, Lei Yingsun. She later gives birth to a child, who's father is Zhang Li'an which creates complications to her married life.
Love Parade · 1963Love Parade
★ 10.01963
MovieComedyMusic
The winning couple of Linda Lin Dai and Peter Chen Hu light up the screen in the delightful Shaw Brothers musical Love Parade. The manager of a dance company places a personal ad in the newspaper. He receives a response but has no idea the woman is his top dancer, with whom he has an antagonistic relationship.
Shadow in Her Heart · 1954Shadow in Her Heart
★ 8.01954
MovieDrama
Temptation (誘惑) is a 1954 Hong Kong drama film directed by Doe Ching. The film was produced by Runde Shaw for Shaw & Sons Co. Ltd. and is based on the screenplay by Doe Ching and the original story by Hsu Hsu.
That Tender Age · 1967That Tender Age
★ 8.01967
MovieDrama
Rich girl Chen Wen Chi starts a serious relationship with classmate Liu Ting Yi who comes from a poor family and whose elder sister is a dance hostess.
Calendar Girl · 1959Calendar Girl
★ 8.01959
MovieMusic
Musician Sun Ping is estranged from his wife. Second daughter Yinzheng lives with Sun while eldest daughter Jinliu follows her mother. By coincidence, the sisters both enter the 'Calendar Girl' pageant but Jinliu deliberately lets her sister win the contest. Later, the sisters and Liu Bucheng perform in Sun's musical show. Though the show is a success, Yinzheng decides to quit in order to get married. Not wishing to disappoint their father, Jinliu devises a plan to make Yinzheng stay on, but the plan misfires. Yinzheng leaves angrily. She is at last brought back to the show due to Liu's mediation. The elders also reconcile as the sisters perform together on stage.
Signal Fires of Shanghai · 1944Signal Fires of Shanghai
★ 7.81944
MovieDramaHistory
During the Taiping Rebellion of the mid-19th century, anti-Qing (Manchu) Chinese forces led by Taiping commander Li Xiucheng march on Shanghai. Although the Western powers are officially neutral, the British consul in Shanghai sides with the Qing imperial government, and counter to his own government's policy he retains American adventurer Frederick Townsend Ward to raise a mercenary force of foreigners in Shanghai and oppose the Taipings. Ward's force is routed, with heavy casualties, but since many of the casualties are British, the British army soon is drawn in on the side of the Qings. The only support for the Chinese comes from Japanese in Shanghai and anti-imperialist demonstrations in Japan. A family drama plays out against this historical background. After a Chinese home is destroyed by careless British shelling, killing the father and crippling a daughter, the surviving son vows revenge but begins to see that his true friends may be the Japanese.
The Dancing Millionairess · 1964The Dancing Millionairess
★ 7.51964
MovieMusicRomance
Chen Hou is a chauffeur who gets caught in a mistaken identity scandal linking him to businesswoman Lok Dai. Chen was supposed to audition for a job as her chauffeur, but a proposed musical show is far more attractive to the aspiring dancer. When a rumor gets out that the two are involved in an affair, she's angry and confronts him, but his charms overwhelm her, and it's revealed that she too desires to dance. Soon she's bankrolling the affair, the sets are being built, and the singing and dancing begin!
Bright Day · 1953Bright Day
★ 7.01953
MovieDrama
1953 drama film written and directed by Doe Ching. It is one of the earliest known productions by the Shaw Brothers credited as Shaw and Sons. The film is also known as Tomorrow and To-Morrow.
A Cause to Kill · 1970A Cause to Kill
★ 7.01970
MovieThrillerDrama
Ivy Ling Po, star of The Temple of the Red Lotus, tears up the screen as a jealous, murderous movie star, who, like seemingly all "film noir" vixens, wants to kill off her husband. While she's infuriated that the hitman she hires bungles the job, she's delighted that her husband is found guilty for the killer's "murder".
Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore · 1965Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore
★ 7.01965
MovieComedy
Carefree Peter Chen and serious Paul Chang are airline pilots and close friends. Peter disturbs the love life of three girls, one each in Hong Kong, Manila and Singapore.
Les Belles · 1961Les Belles
★ 7.01961
MovieMusicRomance
Linda Lin Dai and Fanny Fan join the dancing troupe of Kao Pao-shu. Linda and Kao's son Peter Chen, manager of the troupe, have misunderstandings and dislike each other.
The Lady and the Thief · 1963The Lady and the Thief
★ 7.01963
MovieDrama
A Shaw Brothers production
Between Tears and Smiles · 1964Between Tears and Smiles
★ 6.81964
MovieDramaRomance
Fan Chia-soo is a kind-hearted student whose heart is captured by the sweet song of Shen Feng-hsien. However, he is not the only one who has eyes for Shen. The General's henchmen are also determined to present the songstress to their superior as a gift. Fan received help from an unexpected quarter to save the woman he loves.
Our Sister Hedy · 1957Our Sister Hedy
★ 6.81957
MovieDramaComedy
The Kong family has four daughters. Hilda, the eldest sister, assumes the role of a mother and often lets romance slip by. Third sister Hedy introduces her to Sun Ruhao, an engineer, but Sun is snatched by second sister Helen. The youngest girl Hazel drops out of school in pursuit of love. Hedy shows no interest in romance but is chased by a rich heir, He Yan. Meanwhile, Hilda runs away to meet her true love in a foreign land. As for Hedy, she is at last won over by He.
Princess Yang Kwei-fei · 1955Princess Yang Kwei-fei
★ 6.71955
MovieRomanceDrama
In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their court influence. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen, whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets.
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Freaks · 1932Freaks
★ 7.81932
MovieDramaHorror
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Paris Je T'aime · 2006Paris Je T'aime
★ 6.82006
MovieDramaRomance
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to choose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
Running Out of Time · 1999Running Out of Time
★ 7.31999
MovieDramaAction
Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.
Earth Girls Are Easy · 1988Earth Girls Are Easy
★ 5.61988
MovieComedyScience Fiction
In this musical comedy, Valerie is dealing with her philandering fiancé, Ted, when she finds that a trio of aliens have crashed their spaceship into her swimming pool. Once the furry beings are shaved at her girlfriend's salon, the women discover three handsome men underneath. After absorbing the native culture via television, the spacemen are ready to hit the dating scene in 1980s Los Angeles.
A Countess from Hong Kong · 1967A Countess from Hong Kong
★ 6.01967
MovieComedyRomance
A Russian countess stows away in the stateroom of a married U.S. diplomat bound for New York.
The Lovers on the Bridge · 1991The Lovers on the Bridge
★ 7.41991
MovieDramaRomance
Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind.
Amélie · 2001Amélie
★ 7.92001
MovieComedyRomance
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
