9° FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE CINEMA GIOVANI
Special Event - Hong Kong 1985-1991
Sun boon gan bat leung
by Philip Chan
Country: Hong Kong
Year: 1990
Duration: 99'
An intelligent comedy set in the newspaper world. "Truth" is a mass-circulation daily on the brink of bankruptcy. The paper has lost ground to papers with no scruples which exploit selfmade "news" and plenty of nudity. The oldfashioned publisher Hui (played by Michael Hui who produced the film) is desperate and sinks to methods as questionable as those of his competitors. Bill, a young reporter and Fly a sensationalist photographer organise the "news" which looks as if it can save his paper: they create a "scoop" about the love life of showbiz star San.
Michael Hui has for years maintained a unique position in comedy production. With this film he wanted to distance himself even more emphatically from traditional Hong Kong comedies based on verbal puns and slapstick. Hui and the director Chan strove for a "natural laugh" from the audience; for a humour which emerges from the development of the characters in the story.
Biography
film director
Philip Chan
Philip Chan (1945, Hong Kong) attended the La Salle College in Hong Kong. He never received a formal training in filmmaking. In 1974 he left his job as chief inspector with the Royal Hong Kong Police, which he had served for ten years. His directing debut was Charlie's Bubbles, a romance between a teenage student and his biology teacher In the last fifteen years, Chan has actively produced, directed, written and acted in films varying from thrillers to comedies.
FILMOGRAFIA
The Servants (1979), Charlie's Bubbles (1980), Pom Pom Il (1984), Night Caller (1985), From Here to Prosperity (1986), Inspector Chocolate (1986), Tongs-A Chinatown Nightmare (1986), Big Mac (1989), Charlie and the Yakuza (1989), Front Page (1990).
Cast
& Credits
Director: Philip Chan.
Screenplay: Michael Hui, Philip Chan
Director of photography: Lam Kwokwah.
Art director: David Chan.
Editor: Ma ChungYu.
Music: Chow Kaisang.
Cast and characters: Michael Hui (Hui), Samuel Hui (Bill), Ricky Hui (Fly), Catherine Hung (San), Li Szekei (Mrs. Hui), Mao Shunkuen (Ankie Ho), Paul Chinpei (Dr. Pong), Yuen Shunyee.
Director of Production: Michael Hui.
Produzione e vendita all'estero: Hui's Film Production Co. Ltd., N. 1, Boyce Road, 20D, Jardine's Lookout, Hong Kong, fax 8525761693.
Screenplay: Michael Hui, Philip Chan
Director of photography: Lam Kwokwah.
Art director: David Chan.
Editor: Ma ChungYu.
Music: Chow Kaisang.
Cast and characters: Michael Hui (Hui), Samuel Hui (Bill), Ricky Hui (Fly), Catherine Hung (San), Li Szekei (Mrs. Hui), Mao Shunkuen (Ankie Ho), Paul Chinpei (Dr. Pong), Yuen Shunyee.
Director of Production: Michael Hui.
Produzione e vendita all'estero: Hui's Film Production Co. Ltd., N. 1, Boyce Road, 20D, Jardine's Lookout, Hong Kong, fax 8525761693.
