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Song of a Songstress

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Calorie Rating: 129
Released: 1948-08-13
Running Time: 92 Minutes
Homepage: https://mcms.lcsd.gov.hk/FAMS_ipac/cclib/search/showBib.jsp?oai=Y&f=e&id=6553783993605
Studios: Qidong Film Company,


Starring in numerous singing films, Zhou Xuan was one of the most beloved singers in both cinema and recording industries for her 'golden voice'. Popular nightclub singer Zhu Lan (Zhou) is originally in love with impoverished painter Fang Zhiwei (Gu Yelu), but is taken advantage of by rich playboy Ye Chunhua (Wang Hao) at her most vulnerable time. To add to her misfortune, Zhu discovers her being an adoptee. She also learns the heartbreaking truth about her birth parents which intertwines with her own life across generations. Eventually, irreversible tragedy awaits with revenge exacted for past wrongs. In a case of art imitating life, the songstress's life and upbringing resemble Zhou Xuan's own, making the film even more heart-wrenching. The 'Song Fairy' Chen Gexin composed the film's entire music with six songs sung by Zhou. 'Song of a Songstress', sung towards the end of the film, adds poignancy to the film with its discourse on the joy and sorrow in life.

Director / Directors

Fang Peilin
Director
Chan Tsi-ping
Continuity


Cast

Xuan Zhou
Character: Zhu Lan
Gu Ye-Lu
Character: Fang Zhiwei
Meng Na
Character: Zhu's mother

Zhang Didi
Character: Shui Tong
Fung Ying-Seung
Character: drunkard A
Hu Siao-fung
Character: drunkard B

Che Xuan
Character: drunkard C
Ba Hong
Character: Mr Sun
Gao Dian
Character: Liu Shidao

Si Meng
Character: manager of dance hall
Luo Ming
Character: tenant
Chen Fei
Character: driver

Jing Yang
Character: Mrs. Ye
Hoo Wang
Character: Ye Chunhua and Ye Huatang

Jian Chen
Character: Li Shaoping
Yuan Ping
Character: Mr Zhao
Pengfei Wei
Character: Zhu Yongtai

Xuan Zhou
Character: Liu Ma


Production and Crew

Wu Tie-Yi
Screenplay
Xie Bingjun
Producer

Chen Die-Yi
Lyricist
Chen Wei
Production Assistant

Suen Keng-hoi
Sound Mixer
Yik Kwong-fu
Art Direction

Chan Ki-Yui
Sets & Props Artist
So Chit-ming
Costume Designer

Xue Wenhua
Photoscience Manager
Biao Chen
Production Artist

Zhou Debao
Sound Assistant
Cao Jinyun
Director of Photography
Lam Kwok-Cheung
Director of Photography