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The Wild, Wild Rose
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = The Wild, Wild Rose
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| image = The Wild, Wild Rose 1960 film poster.jpg
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Wong Tin-lam
| producer = Chung Kai-man
Ma Suk-yung
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| starring = Grace Chang
Chang Yang
| music = Yao Min
Ryichi Hattori
| cinematography = Wong Ming
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| studio = Motion Picture & General Investment Co. Ltd.
| runtime = 128 minutes
| country = British Hong Kong
| language = Mandarin
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'The Wild, Wild Rose' is a 1960 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Tin-lam. The plot and some of the songs are from the opera 'Carmen'.
Cast and roles
* Grace Chang as Deng Sijia, nicknamed "The Wild Rose"
* Chang Yang as Liang Hanhua
* Auyeung Sa-fay as Hanhua's Mother
* Lui Tat as Old Wang
* Wong Loy as Shao Xueli
* Lau Yan-kap as Fatty Lin
* Ma Lik as Old Tian
* Ma Hsiao-nung as Old Wang's Wife
* Sum Wan as Li Meimei
* So Fung as Wu Suxin
* Tang Ti as Sijia's Husband
* Tien Ching as Xiao Liu
Music
All the lyrics written by , all the songs performed by Grace Chang.
Reception
Twenty-first Century Revival and International Recognition
The film was revived on the English language film festival circuit from 2005. Grace Chang's performance has been particularly praised, "irresistible in her interpretation of the Carmen role" and "a marvel, with a voice thats playful and virtuosic and a personality that can be wickedly funny or heartbreaking at the flip of a switch".
References
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