The Arch (film)
The Arch (Chinese: 董夫人; pinyin: Dǒng fūrén) is a 1968[1] Hong Kong drama film directed by Tang Shu Shuen.[2] The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 42nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]
| The Arch | |
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| Directed by | Tang Shu Shuen |
| Produced by | Li Chiu-chung |
| Written by | Tang Shu Shuen |
| Starring | Lisa Lu |
| Music by | Lui Tsun-yuen |
| Cinematography | Subrata Mitra |
| Edited by | Les Blank C.C. See |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
Cast
- Lisa Lu as Madame Tung
- Roy Chiao as Captain Yang
- Szu-yun Chen
- Yu-Kuan Chen
- Hilda Chow Hsuan as Wei-Ling
- Po Hu
- Ying Lee as Chang
- Yui Liang as Monk
- Tang Shu Shuen
Reception
"Rick." of Variety reviewed the film at the San Francisco Film Festival's "New Director Series" on 31 October 1968.[4] "Rick." described the film as ""a sensitively photographed, professionally-made story" specifically finding that "Subrata Mitra, Satyaji Ray's camera man is exceptional"[4]
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See also
- List of submissions to the 42nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- "The Arch". San Francisco Film Festival. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- "Cinema China". Cinema China. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Variety's Film Reviews 1968-1970. 12. R. R. Bowker. 1983. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "October 30, 1968". ISBN 0-8352-2792-8.
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