Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting

Directing

Biography

Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting (Chinese: 張婉婷, born 17 November 1950) is a film director from Hong Kong. She is one of the leading directors in Hong Kong cinema. Elected "Freshman's Queen" when she was studying undergrad at the University of Hong Kong, she was also an avid sportswoman representing Lady Ho Tung Hall and HKU. Cheung is known for working with the migration issues of Hongkongers and overseas Chinese, especially before the 1997 handover of Hong Kong. Her films include the "migration trilogy": Illegal Immigrant (1985), An Autumn's Tale (1987) and Eight Taels of Gold (1989). The Soong Sisters (1997) marks another peak of her filming career. All four films were made in collaboration with writer Alex Law. She has been in the relationship with teammate Alex Law since 1986. The couple first met as classmates in New York University.

Filmography Movies

Acting

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Twin Dragons

6.7(0.4K)

Identical twins are separated at birth, one becoming a streetwise mechanic, and the other an acclaimed classical concert conductor. Finally meeting in adulthood, they're mistaken for the other and entangled in each other's worlds.

The Banquet

5.8(0.0K)

Developer Tsang Siu Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer Boss Hung has secured the other two. Both aim to buy all four so they can knock them down and build hotels.

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The Banquet

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Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong

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Female characters in martial arts films from Hong Kong: the women who played them and the directors who wrote the scenarios and directed the films.

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Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong

Self

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Hong Kong Classics Reimagined

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A documentary that takes audiences on a captivating journey into uncharted territories, pushing the boundaries of filmmaking and advancing the art form. It serves as a captivating window for audiences to appreciate the unique charm and cultural richness of Hong Kong cinema.

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Hong Kong Classics Reimagined

Production

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The Soong Sisters

6.5(0.0K)

Ai-ling married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling married Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader during World War II. The sisters captured the world's fascination for their brilliant marriages and their strong influence on their nation.

Beijing Rocks

6.1(0.0K)

A rock and roll story that portrays the decay of political and cultural lacunae that have separated China and Hong Kong for so long.

An Autumn's Tale

7.4(0.1K)

Hong Kong native Lee Kay moves to NYC's Chinatown while attending college. When she learns that her boyfriend's cheating, her cousin comforts her.

Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family

7.0(0.0K)

A surprising look at the past of movie star Jackie Chan and the difficulties of Chinese families during the Culture Revolution.

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Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family

Director

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The Illegal Immigrant

6.3(0.0K)

The lead, arrested and processed after a police raid on a Canal St. clothing workshop. He has no status in HK, where he'd swam, or the US, where he arrived as a stowaway, to avoid metal detectors which would pick up the bullets still in his body.

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The Illegal Immigrant

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Eight Taels of Gold

7.0(0.0K)

An ex-pat travels from New York to his home village in rural China after a long absence. On his way, he meets a familiar girl.

City of Glass

5.8(0.0K)

The story of man and ex-girlfriend found dead after a car crash and how their children come together to retell the story.

To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self

9.0(0.0K)

Sparked by the demolition and reconstruction of its century-old campus, Ying Wa Girls' School embarks on a project to chronicle the transformation of its students through the camera of director Mabel Cheung, its distinguished alumna. Following a group of young students since 2011, the documentary captures the trials and tribulations that go with the most turbulent decade in Hong Kong's history.

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To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self

Director

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Echoes of the Rainbow

7.6(0.1K)

Told through the eyes of sticky-fingered eight-year-old boy Big Ears, Echoes of the Rainbow takes place in a close-knit grassroots community in 1960s Hong Kong. Big Ears' mother and father run the neighborhood shoe store, and his older brother Desmond is every family's dream son - an outstanding athlete with grades worthy of Hong Kong's best school.

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Echoes of the Rainbow

Producer