For the nineteen-year-old me︱Zhang Wanting's "Autumn Fairy Tale" became famous "The Thief of Time" filmed in Hong Kong

The controversy of "For Me at Nineteen" has become a hot topic in the film industry. Director Maggie Cheung is actually not the first time to direct a documentary. She once recorded the family story "Dragon's Depths - The Lost Puzzle" for Jackie Chan.

She and her boyfriend of 40 years, the late famous director Luo Qirui, gave birth to many classic movies, the most famous ones are "Autumn Fairy Tale" and "The Thief of Time".

Looking back at the history of Hong Kong films, "To" is not the first documentary to be put on the big screen. It is like "Music Life KJ", which swept multiple awards at the Golden Horse Awards. It records the growth story of the protagonist pianist Huang Jiazheng. The box office shocked the movie world.

▼Screenshot of "For Me at Nineteen"▼

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"Music Life KJ" records Huang Jiazheng's experience since he was 11 years old and won 3 Golden Horse Awards

Since the release of "For Me at 19", it has sparked discussions on the ethics of documentaries in Hong Kong.

There used to be documentaries in Hong Kong that recorded the real stories of people.

"Give" tells the youth of six post-00s girls. It is a tiring documentary, and I have to mention the crown of Hong Kong documentaries ─ ─ "Music Life KJ" directed by Zhang Jingwei, the film presents the pianist Huang Jiazheng (KJ). The various experiences of developing music since the age of 11, the production lasted 6 years, broke box office records repeatedly after the release, and won three awards of "Best Documentary", "Best Sound Effects" and "Best Editing" at the 46th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards , the most awarded documentary in the history of the Golden Horse Awards that year.

As Ah Ling, one of the protagonists of "To", mentioned in her own confession, it is not the first time Maggie Cheung has directed a documentary.

The Jackie Chan family documentary film "The Depths of the Dragon——The Lost Puzzle", which was screened in 2003, is also one of his works; it also includes "Eight Liang Gold", which was filmed in a semi-documentary and semi-featured way. stories of American immigrants returning to their hometown in China.

She has also directed many films such as "The Song Dynasty", "City of Glass", and "A Tale of Three Cities" based on the love story of Jackie Chan's parents.

Maggie Cheung, the director of "For Me at Nineteen", represents the Hong Kong film industry and joins the "Task Force on Promoting Hong Kong's New Advantages" recently established by the government.

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Together with Luo Qirui, they are called the Condor Heroes in the film industry. "Autumn Fairy Tale" draws on its own experience

The 72-year-old director Maggie Cheung has another identity in "To" this time—an alumnus of Yinghua Girls' School. In fact, Zhang Zhizhi used to be a reporter. After graduating from Yingwa Girls' School, she was admitted to the University of Hong Kong to study English Literature and Psychology, and once went to the UK to study drama. After returning to Hong Kong, she worked as a choreographer and director at Radio Television Hong Kong, where she first encountered directing work.

Not long after, she went to New York University (New York University) to study for a master's degree in film. In 1985, she directed the film "Illegal Immigrant" for the first time, and won the title of "Best Director of the Golden Statue".

"Autumn Fairy Tales" is a classic among classics.

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The name of the production consultant is printed on the lower left corner of the poster of "Give", and Hong Kong people will not be unfamiliar with it - the famous director and screenwriter Luo Qirui, he is Zhang Wanting's boyfriend, and they have been dating for nearly 40 years. , has co-produced "A Tale of Three Cities", "The Thief of Time", and the classic film "Autumn Fairy Tale" released in 1987, starring the then film and television stars Chow Yun-fat and Zhong Chuhong.

"Autumn Fairy Tale" is based on her personal experience of studying abroad in New York.

This film later won the Best Screenplay Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, and it was also a famous work for the two.

However, before "To" premiered at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Law Kai-rui passed away suddenly on July 2 last year.

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Another work of Luo Wanting and Luo Qirui, "The Thief of Time", was staged in 2010, describing how a low-income Hong Kong family of four faced the drastic changes of the times.

It is said that the Luo family runs the "Luo Kee" shoe store, and the income from making and selling shoes can barely survive. At the same time, the couple also have to save money for the tuition of the eldest son. Life is difficult. The box office recorded 23 million yuan and won the 60th place. The Crystal Bear Award for Best Film in the Children's Category of the New Generation Unit of the 1st Berlin Film Festival.

What controversy happened in "To Me at Nineteen"?

The two protagonist students who were photographed both said that they did not agree with the public release, click here for details.

What question did Ah Ling raise?

She believes that the school and the filming team did not respect the wishes of the students to oppose the release, and only cited legal explanations.

Click here for details.

To the nineteen-year-old me｜Ah Sheh returned to her alma mater to tell the secrets of her feelings: there are mistakes and some things are fixed for the nineteen-year-old me︱The two protagonists express their objection to the release of Ah Ling's 4-character text, and they do not respect the wishes of the students. Nine-year-old me｜Girls in the documentary objected to the release of the 4-word long text, questioned the lack of attention to rights and interests, and gave it to the nineteen-year-old me｜Zhang Wanting recalled Yinghua's kindness, and the father passed away. The school waived tuition fees and gave a scholarship to the nineteen-year-old me︱Zhang Wanting joined the group promoting Hong Kong's new advantages Netizens call for a boycott of the work for the nineteen-year-old me︱Girls regret not being able to use the new school building: the predecessors plant trees and the descendants enjoy the shade