The Doctor and the Prima Donna

Synopsis

Famous dancer and film actress Fong Nan (Mao Mei) desires both a career and a family after marrying an eminent doctor (Guan Shan), who, however, wants her to be a stay-at-home wife. They are on the brink of divorce when he finds out she secretly rehearses for her dance and movie…Taking inspirations from Hollywood musical films, the movie is beautifully directed and meticulously produced by Yuen Yang-an and his Sun Sun Film Enterprises. While most films at the time usually depict how grassroots people rise above adversity, this one tells the story of a famed actress who thrives for success and never gives up on her artistic ambition. This reflects that women's liberation and employment was a dominating theme in left-wing movies. The finale was shot in Eastman colour negative film, which was rare before mid-60s given the limited technical resources in Hong Kong film industry, and thus a valuable record in the city's cinematic history.

Main Cast

Christine Mao Mei

Fang Lan

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Guan Shan

Doctor Zhang Zhongxian

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Feng Lin

Dance Teacher Ye Ailian

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Li Tse-Yu

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Fung Keung

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Wen Yi-Min

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Pai Ti

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Weng Wu

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Yuen Yang-an
	Co-Director	Wu Jing-Ping
Production	Production Manager	George Shen
Writing	Screenplay	Yu Mushun
Crew	Cinematography	Jiang Xi-Wei
	Sets & Props Artist	Cao Nianlong
Editing	Editor	Zhuang Wenlang
Costume & Make-Up	Costumer	Sun Yansheng
Sound	Music	Yu Lin
	Recording Supervision	Hong Zheng-Qing
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