The Wild, Wild Rose

The Wild, Wild Rose (traditional Chinese: 野玫瑰之戀; simplified Chinese: 野玫瑰之恋; pinyin: yě méiguī zhī liàn; Wade–Giles: Yeh-mei-kui chih-lien; lit. 'Romance of the Wild Rose') is a 1960 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Tin-lam. The plot and the songs' melodies are derived from the opera Carmen.

The Wild, Wild Rose
Theatrical release poster
Traditional野玫瑰之戀
Directed byWong Tin-lam
Produced byChung Kai-man
Stephen Soong
Ma Suk-yung
Written byChun Yik-foo
Based onCarmen
by Georges Bizet
StarringGrace Chang
Chang Yang
Music byYao Min
Ryōichi Hattori
CinematographyWong Ming
Edited byWong Chiu-hei
Production
company
Motion Picture & General Investment Co. Ltd.
Release date
  • 4 October 1960 (1960-10-04) (Hong Kong)

  • 15 September 2005 (2005-09-15) (TIFF, Canada)

  • 11 October 2007 (2007-10-11) (NYFF, United States)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryBritish Hong Kong
LanguageMandarin

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 Lee Tsin-chin, all the songs performed by Grace Chang.

SongAdaptation ofMusic
卡門 ("Carmen") "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" Sebastián Iradier
賭徒歌 ("Song of a Gambler") "La donna è mobile" Giuseppe Verdi
風流寡婦 ("The Dissolute Widow") "The Merry Widow" Franz Lehár
同情心 ("Sympathy") Original music Ryōichi Hattori
說不出的快活 ("Jajambo" or "Too Happy for Words") Original music Ryōichi Hattori
蝴蝶夫人 ("Madam Butterfly") "Madama Butterfly" Giacomo Puccini

References


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