The Hong Kong Film Archive (HKFA) Exhibition Hall will be transformed into a gigantic collage of the images of about 70 stars who graced Hong Kong's screens from Friday until June 1.
The stars of the Shaws Brothers studios from the 1950s to the 1970s, including Evergreen Li Lihua, cinema queen Linda Lin Dai, classic beauty Betty Loh Ti, Yellow Plum Queen Ivy Ling Po, lady killer Yan Jun, comedian Peter Chen Hou and action hero Jimmy WangYu, all assembled under one roof.
The exhibition is part of the Shaws on Screen retrospective, which is organized by the Hong Kong Film Archive of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
The Hong Kong Film Archive will also host seminars on different aspects of the Shaw Brothers productions on April 12, May 10 and May 24, during which film critics, former Shaw stars and production staff will discuss the early Shaw style, the various productions and Patricia Lam Fung's image and performances.
Twenty-three Shaw titles from the '60s and '70s -- including some new prints and restored versions -- will be showcased as part of the 27th Hong Kong International Film Festival scheduled for April 8-23.
Shaw Brothers studios made its influence felt over 30 years in Hong Kong, grooming a host of talents both in front of the camera and behind it. The establishment of modern studio facilities in Hong Kong by Run Run Shaw in the early 1960s greatly boosted the number and quality of film productions in Putonghua (the standard Chinese language).
(Xinhua News Agency April 4, 2003)
