The Forbidden Past
小樓殘夢
Synopsis
In the sixties, love stories portrayed women as sentimentalists or sacrificial lambs. Later on, directors like Chu Yuan replaced these themes of sacrifice with abandonment. The Forbidden Past is a heart tugging, rare Chinese Christmas story about a bar girl (Ching Li) serving drinks to a man that looks like her husband from five years ago. She convinces him to fulfill her son's wishes of having the father he's never seen, show up for Christmas.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Chor Yuen
- Screenplay & Story
- Chor Yuen
- Original Title
- 小樓殘夢
- Country of Origin
- Hong Kong
- Spoken Languages
- Mandarin
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Production Studios
- Shaw Brothers
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Chor Yuen
Chor Yuen, John Yip
Wong Chit
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Chen Lieh, Runme Shaw
Department Leadership Roster
Chor Yuen
Director
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Editor
Chor Yuen
Screenplay
Wong Chit
Director of Photography
Runme Shaw
Producer
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What is The Forbidden Past about?
In the sixties, love stories portrayed women as sentimentalists or sacrificial lambs. Later on, directors like Chu Yuan replaced these themes of sacrifice with abandonment. The Forbidden Past is a heart tugging, rare Chinese Christmas story about a bar girl (Ching Li) serving drinks to a man that looks like her husband from five years ago. She convinces him to fulfill her son's wishes of having the father he's never seen, show up for Christmas.
Who directed The Forbidden Past?
The Forbidden Past was directed by Chor Yuen.
Who stars in The Forbidden Past?
The principal cast of The Forbidden Past includes Ching Li, Ling Yun, Chang Tzu-le, Tsung Hua, Si Wai.
When was The Forbidden Past released and how long is it?
The Forbidden Past was released in 1976 with a total runtime of 1h 21m.