| Beautiful Duckling | |||
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| Chinese name | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 養鴨人家 | ||
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| Directed by | Li Hsing | ||
| Written by | Chang Yung-hsiang | ||
| Produced by | James Shen | ||
| Starring | Tang Pao-yun, Ko Hsiang-ting | ||
| Cinematography | Lai Cheng-ying | ||
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Running time | 119 minutes | ||
| Country | Taiwan | ||
| Language | Chinese | ||
Beautiful Duckling is a 1965 Taiwanese film directed by Li Hsing. It tells the story of a duck man Lin Tsai-tien (Ko Hsiang-ting) and his adopted daughter Hsiao-yue. Hsiao-yue (Tang Pao-yun) knows nothing about her real descent, which Lin has designedly disguised. Her natural brother Chao-fu (Ou Wei) is a Taiwanese opera actor, he keeps asking Lin for money. He brings Hsiao-yue to the theatrical troupe to follow himself, where Hsiao-yue learns about her natural parents. Lin has to sell all his ducks, entrust Hsiao-yue to Chao-fu, and gives him money to let him start his own business. At the end of the film, Lin's son comes back, and Chao-fu repents his behavior and returns the money to Lin.
The film is one of the representative works of Healthy Realism Film in Taiwan, the traditional Chinese ethics.[1] It received three Golden Horse Awards including wins for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography.[2]