Painted Faces (1988)

Original title

七小福

Directed by

Alex Law

Genre

drama film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

G

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows Master Yu Jim-yuen as he trains young boys at a traditional Chinese opera school in Hong Kong. It looks at his tough teaching methods and the close bonds he forms with his students, who later become famous actors.

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What happens

Painted Faces (Chinese: 七小福) is a 1988 Hong Kong biographical drama film co-written and directed by Alex Law and starring Sammo Hung as his mentor, Master Yu Jim-yuen of the China Drama Academy. For his portrayal as Master Yu, Hung won his second Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor at the 8th Hong Kong Film Awards. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The Chinese title refers to the Seven Little Fortunes, which includes Hung, Yuen Biao, Jackie Chan and their fellow opera-mates, who later became popular in the Hong Kong film industry. The film focuses on Master Yu and his methods on bringing up his protégés. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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