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Painted Faces is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama with Sammo Hung
Painted Faces (1988)
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Add to a movie listPainted Faces (pinyin: Qī xiǎo fú, Cantonese: Cat1 siu2 fuk1), is a Hong Kong film directed by Alex Law. The movie was first released in 1988. The language spoken in this film is Cantonese. 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.
The Chinese title refers to the Seven Little Fortunes - Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and his fellow opera-mates, who later made it big in the Hong Kong film industry. The film focuses on Master Yu Ho, their teacher, and his methods on bringing up his protégés.
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Le film retrace l'histoire de l'Académie d'étude du théâtre chinois (中国戏剧研究学院, en anglais Peking Opera School), l'école hongkongaise dirigée par Maître Yu (joué par Sammo Hung, qui a été son élève à partir de 1959). Son enseignement était renommé pour être dur, et les coups de bâtons y étaient fréquents.Actors
Sammo Hung
(Master Yu Jim-Yuen)
Lam Ching Ying
(Uncle Hua)
Cheng Pei-pei
(Master Cheng)
Wu Ma
(Film Director)
John Shum
(Stagehand)
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