Film Show
Film is not only a kind of entertainment but also a form of art. The Hong Kong Film Archive introduces ten films particularly to students, including inspiring local animations, feature films reflecting the society, and movies adapted from literary classics that echo secondary school curriculum; complemented with worksheets, students will get to know more about the unique contribution of film to popular culture.

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Based on American novel Madame Butterfly by John Luther Long
Director: Yi Wen (aka Evan Yang)
Screenplay: Di Yi (aka Chen Dieyi)
Cast: Li Lihua, Huang Ho, Lo Wei, Ma Li, Lin Jing, Chung Ching
Production: Hsin Hwa Motion Picture Company
1956 / Melodrama / Black & White / Cantonese (Dubbed)* / 95 minutes

The story of the tragic romance between a Japanese courtesan and an American naval officer, John Luther Long’s short story has been adapted into a stage play, an iconic opera and multiple films. In Evan Yang’s Mandarin-language adaptation, the courtesan is now a singer, played by Li Lihua, and the naval officer is a young man from Hong Kong, played by Huang He. Screenwriter Chen Die-yi also changed the story’s ending, giving the lovers a happy ending. Filmed on location in Japan, the film offers a visual record of post-war Japan.

*The film was produced in Mandarin, but the copy held by HKFA is in Cantonese.