
Directing
Allen Fong
Born 1947-07-10 · Hong Kong, China
Allen Fong Yuk-ping (方育平) (born July 10, 1947) is a film director and one of the leaders of the Hong Kong New Wave of the late 1970s and early 1980s. His cinematic style is highly influenced by Italian neorealism. He also usually uses personal or real-life stories as the basis for his films. Despite his limited number of productions, he is one of the directors to have won "Best Director" three times at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Others who share this achievement are Ann Hui and Johnnie To. He won in 1982 for Father and Son. His 1983 film Ah Ying was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.
Acting credits
7.0In 1937 Shanghai, a soldier and a young woman have an awkward meet-cute in darkness under a bridge as they seek refuge during a bomb raid. Ten years later, the soldier, now a burgeoning songwriter and tuba-player in a marching band, is back in town desperately searching for his would-be soulmate. As fate would have it they end up living in the same building unbeknownst to each other. Through a series of mishaps, he mistakes her new ingénue roommate for his love interest and wacky love triangle hijinks ensue.
Shanghai Blues
1984
5.7A second-rate private eye sees a woman's UFO abduction claim as his ticket to fame and fortune.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
1983
7.5Tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun, who is a housewife in her forties trying cope with the upheavals in her family.
Summer Snow
1995
4.7A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from America to Hong Kong. When he arrives, however, his contact is nowhere to be found. With no further instructions, he decides to take in the sights of Hong Kong, which consist of him taking part in a great deal of blood, sex and general weirdness, all while wearing a briefcase handcuffed to his arm.
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
1989
7.0A screenwriter gets involved with two actresses who are trying to succeed in the 1960s Hong Kong film industry.
The Golden Girls
1995
NRExamines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider film culture.
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983
5.5An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively explored than in any other national cinema. Utilizing both film excerpts and interviews with many leading directors and academics, the film examines topics such as male bonding in kung fu movies, depictions of same-sex bonding and physical intimacy, the emphasis on women's grievances in melodramas, and the career of Yam Kim-Fai, a Hong Kong actress who spent her life portraying men on and off the screen.
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
9.0Director Tong orders a box to be moved during a shoot. His only thought was move a mound of snow to make the scene look a little better. His crew warn him it's a devil's box, but move it anyway. The first guy to pick up the box dies shortly after, having accidentally fallen off a roof. Tong's work declines, as does his health. He is diagnosed with a brain tumor, and begins to be pursued by… something evil.
The Devil’s Box
1984
6.6Allen Fong portrays the strains of marriage through the eyes of a young couple.
Just Like Weather
1986
Behind the camera
6.0A young man dreamed of a career in comics and movies. But his father would rather gave up all he had in order to let him receive formal education.
Father and Son
1981
6.5Chronicles the growth of a young woman as she dabbles in Hong Kong’s independent film scene. Based in part on Hui’s real-life experiences.
Ah Ying
1983
6.5In this story, a dancer with one of the more conservative Chinese troupes is increasingly frustrated with their stodgy repertoire, and she and her photographer boyfriend want to start a new, more innovative company. They go to the moneymen and eventually arrange this, but the photographer is so overwhelmed by the difficulties he has endured in the process that he has a nervous breakdown and separates from the dancer, who goes on to ever greater success
Dancing Bull
1990
NRSeveral women from Taiwan came to Hong Kong in search of their dreams. Blessed with a beautiful voice, Lin Mei-Yun (Lam Kin-Ming) dreamt of making the leap from lounge singer to pop star.
Below the Lion Rock: Choice Of Dreams
1978
7.0The story of a part-time opera troupe in coastal Fujian province of China and their struggles.
A Little Life-Opera
1998
6.6Allen Fong portrays the strains of marriage through the eyes of a young couple.
Just Like Weather
1986
NRIn the 1970s, the boat people of Un Chau Chai in Tai Po lived in wooden huts in extremely cramped and horrible conditions. "Ode To Un Chau Chai" tells the story of boatman Dai-Shing, a gambling addict whose wife works her fingers to the bone to support their large family and whose father helps out by selling dried seaweed.
Below the Lion Rock: Ode To Un Chau Chai
1977
Small rice shop proprietor old Plough is still unmarried despite being in his fifties. When he marries a Thai bride for just ten thousand-odd dollars, he discovers that his wife was pregnant prior to coming to Hong Kong.
Below the Lion Rock: Old Plough
1978
After being released from prison, repeat offender Lam Sai-Song received neither compassion from his family nor acceptance by friends and relatives. Nevertheless he refused to give up on himself...
Below the Lion Rock: New Life
1979
A reporter seeing every dark side of human existence. One night, an innocent young boy made him smile for the first time in a long while. But when he subsequently covered a traffic accident, the victim turned out to be….
Below the Lion rock: Nightwalker
1978
A young boy explores Hong Kong after staying at with his sick Grandmother.
Below the Lion Rock: Wild Child
1977