100 years of Hong Kong cinema
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For decades, Hong Kong was home to the third largest motion picture industry in the world, after Hollywood and Bollywood. From Hong Kong's first production "Zhuangzi Tests his Wife" back in 1913, the city's film industry has went through a century of ups and downs.
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100 years of Hong Kong cinema |
In 1913, the silent film "Zhuang Zi Tests His Wife" marked the beginning of Hong Kong cinema.
After the city's first sound film "The White-golden Dragon" was released, the industry went through almost two decades of turmoil.
It wasn't until the 1950s that Hong Kong cinema was able to break away from Old Shanghai Film and begin its own path towards a booming film industry.
"The Love Eternal" from the Huangmei Opera stage was released in 1963 and became a hit not just in Hong Kong but in other parts of Asia.
"Han Hsiang Li's 'Butterfly Lovers' was a huge success when it was screened in Taiwan. And the actors soon rise to fame," said Prof. Zhang Yan from Art and Media Dept. at Beijing Normal University.
In 1966, two martial arts films "Come Drink With Me" and "The One-Armed Swordsman" opened a new genre, which would give rise to the industry's golden era in the 80s.
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