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Song of a Songstress (1948) [N/A]

Release Date:
August 13, 1948

Original Title:
歌女之歌

Alternate Titles:
Song of a songstress

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Qidong Film Company

Production Countries:
Hong Kong

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 92

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Art Direction:
Yik Kwong-fu

Cinematography:
Cao Jinyun
Lam Kwok-Cheung

Continuity:
Chan Tsi-ping

Costume Designer:
So Chit-ming

Director:
Fang Peilin

Editor:
Shen Yuqi
Cao Nongping

Lyricist:
Chen Die-Yi

Music:
Gexin Chen

Photoscience Manager:
Chen Yuquan (aka Chan Yuk-chuen
Xue Wenhua

Producer:
Xie Bingjun

Production Artist:
Biao Chen

Production Assistant:
Chen Wei

Props:
Lin Tianxin

Screenplay:
Wu Tie-Yi

Sets & Props Artist:
Chan Ki-Yui

Sound Assistant:
Zhou Debao

Sound Mixer:
Suen Keng-hoi

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