The Doctor and the Prima Donna (1960)
The Doctor and the Prima Donna (1960)
Famous dancer and film actress Fong Nan (Mao Mei) desires both a career and a family after marrying an eminent doctor (Guan Shan), who, however, wants her to be a stay-at-home wife. They are on the brink of divorce when he finds out she secretly rehearses for her dance and movie…Taking inspirations from Hollywood musical films, the movie is beautifully directed and meticulously produced by Yuen Yang-an and his Sun Sun Film Enterprises. While most films at the time usually depict how grassroots people rise above adversity, this one tells the story of a famed actress who thrives for success and never gives up on her artistic ambition. This reflects that women's liberation and employment was a dominating theme in left-wing movies. The finale was shot in Eastman colour negative film, which was rare before mid-60s given the limited technical resources in Hong Kong film industry, and thus a valuable record in the city's cinematic history.

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Cast

Christine Mao Mei Christine Mao Mei As: Fang Lan
Guan Shan Guan Shan As: Doctor Zhang Zhongxian
Fung Lam Fung Lam As: Dance Teacher Ye Ailian
Li Tse-Yu Li Tse-Yu As:
Fung Keung Fung Keung As:
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Storyline

Famous dancer and film actress Fong Nan (Mao Mei) desires both a career and a family after marrying an eminent doctor (Guan Shan), who, however, wants her to be a stay-at-home wife. They are on the brink of divorce when he finds out she secretly rehearses for her dance and movie…Taking inspirations from Hollywood musical films, the movie is beautifully directed and meticulously produced by Yuen Yang-an and his Sun Sun Film Enterprises. While most films at the time usually depict how grassroots people rise above adversity, this one tells the story of a famed actress who thrives for success and never gives up on her artistic ambition. This reflects that women's liberation and employment was a dominating theme in left-wing movies. The finale was shot in Eastman colour negative film, which was rare before mid-60s given the limited technical resources in Hong Kong film industry, and thus a valuable record in the city's cinematic history.


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Details

Genres: Music

Language: 普通话

Release Date: 17 November 1960

Country: HK

Runtime: 102m

Company Credits

Company: Sun Sun Film Enterprises Ltd.

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Cast

Directed By

Yuen Yang-an

Yuen Yang-an

Director

Wu Jing-Ping

Wu Jing-Ping

Co-Director

Writing Credits

Yu Mushun

Yu Mushun

Screenplay

Production Crew

George Shen

George Shen

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Sound

Yu Lin

Yu Lin

Music

Hong Zheng-Qing

Hong Zheng-Qing

Recording Supervision

Visual Effects

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Camera

Not currently known.

Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

Cao Nianlong

Cao Nianlong

Sets & Props Artist

Jiang Xi-Wei

Jiang Xi-Wei

Cinematography

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