Beautiful Duckling is a 1965 Taiwanese film directed by Li Hsing. It tells the story of a duck man Lin Tsai-tien and his adopted daughter Hsiao-yue. Hsiao-yue know nothing about her real descent, which Lin has designedly disguised. Her natural brother Chao-fu is a Taiwanese opera actor, he keep asking Lin for money. He bring hsiao-yue to the theatrical troupe to follow himself, where Hsiao-yue learn about his 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 Documentary Film in Taiwan, emboding the traditional Chinese ethics. It received three Golden Horse Awards including wins for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography.
Réalisé parKing Hu, Li Han-hsiang, Li Hsing GenresDrame, Fantasy, Romance ActeursLi Li-Hua, Tseng Chang Note71% Ce film contient quatre histoires distinctes, chacune écrite par un réalisateur différent. Ce sont toutes des histoires de fantômes, incluant des thèmes tels que la mort, la prison et l'alcoolisme. Différents femmes (bonnes ou maléfiques) jouent un rôle important dans les différents contes.
, 1h39 Réalisé parLi Hsing OrigineTaiwan GenresDrame Note70% Peigang, le fils unique de sa famille depuis trois générations , doit être exécuté pour vol, mais non sans l'intervention de sa grand-mère.
, 1h20 Réalisé parLennie Weinrib GenresComédie, Musical, Romance ThèmesSport ActeursGary Clarke, Chris Noel, Steve Franken, Charla Doherty, Val Avery, Dick Miller Note58% Fraternity brothers at the fictional Alpine College in the mountains recruit Ronnie Duke (Clarke), a surfer friend from California to seduce Susan Benchley (Noel), head of the school sorority and secretary to Dean Carlton (James Wellman), because Susan has brainwashed the other female students on campus to avoid dating the boys. Ronnie sets out a plan to become captain of the ski team and win over Susan, who is engaged to John Harris (Steve Franken), while he also attempts to save the school from its financial troubles.