Mad World of Fools (1974)

Original title

怪人怪事

Directed by

David Chiang

Genre

comedy

Country

British Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1974 film is made up of several short segments that poke fun at odd behaviors in 1970s Hong Kong. It shows a range of strange characters including a man obsessed with TV who ignores his wife and a person who prefers the company of elderly men.

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What happens

《怪人怪事》（）是1974年姜大卫执导的香港電影，由姜大卫、金霏等領銜主演。本片由若干或小或大的单元构成，来反映香港1970年代的一些奇怪现象。本片也是姜大衛首部執導的電影。 1970年代初的香港，有诸多怪人怪事：有一个人爱看武侠剧，但是现实生活中遇到困难却是其恋人帮他摆平；有一个人对于女性不怎么感兴趣，但是却对老头撒娇；有一个人只对电视感兴趣而对妻子置之不理；有人有三妻四妾，但是却依旧喜欢包养女孩子；有人喜欢偷内衣…… (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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