 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2017) |
| Painted Faces | |
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| Chinese | 七小福 |
| Literal meaning | Seven Little Fortunes |
| Hanyu Pinyin | qī xiǎo fú |
| Jyutping | cat1 siu2 fuk1 |
| Directed by | Alex Law |
| Written by | Alex Law Mabel Cheung |
| Produced by | Leonard Ho Mona Fong |
| Starring | Sammo Hung Lam Ching-ying Cheng Pei-pei |
| Cinematography | David Chung |
| Edited by | Kwong Chi-leung Yu Tun |
| Music by | Lowell Lo |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest Celestial Pictures Fortune Star Media Limited |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$14,730,964 |
Painted Faces (Chinese: 七小福) is a 1988 Hong Kong biographical drama film co-written and directed by Alex Law and starring Sammo Hung as his mentor, Master Yu Jim-yuen of the China Drama Academy.[1] For his portrayal as Master Yu, Hung won his second Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor at the 8th Hong Kong Film Awards. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
The Chinese title refers to the Seven Little Fortunes, which includes Hung, Yuen Biao, Jackie Chan and their fellow opera-mates, who later became popular in the Hong Kong film industry. The film focuses on Master Yu and his methods on bringing up his protégés.
- ^ Fu, Poshek; Desser, David (2002). The Cinema of Hong Kong: History, Arts, Identity. Cambridge University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-521-77602-8. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences