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Wang Yu Revisited

Golden Swallow

Chang Cheh

Hong Kong1968 108min 35mm Color

Synopsis

The indisputable masterpiece from the joint work between Chang Cheh and Jimmy Wong. Wong is a cold-hearted villain who never lets out emotion. The way he expresses his love and he pays back to his enemy sinks himself further into the depth of misery. He plays a maniac who seems to want his own demise more than anything. Yet, for us it may be a great chance to once again see on a big screen, how a wounded wild beast Wong paints the silver screen red with blood, pants for breath to attack one more time and writhe towards the attackers with his eyes full of revenge and hatred.

Diretor

Chang Cheh

Born in 1923 in Hangzhou and moved to Chongqing during World War II. There he majored in political science and was an active member of the Cultural Movement Committee during the 1940s. CHANG Cheh began his film career as a screenwriter, and made his directorial debut with Wind and Storm over Alisan in Taiwan in 1949. After been courted by Run Run Shaw, he directed The One-Armed Swordsman (1967), which was the first film to gross more than 1 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office. From 1964 to 1981, he directed more than 70 films for the Shaw Brothers. He has influenced other directors such as John Woo and Liu Chiau Liang and made famous such Hong Kong stars as Keo Choi, Fu Sheng and Lung Ti. Until his death on June 22nd, 2002 he had made 101 films. His most revered works include Vengeance (‘70), The Blood Brothers (‘73) and Five Venoms (‘78).