The best Lydia Shum Tin-Ha’s drama movies
We present our ranking of the best Lydia Shum Tin-Ha’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Lydia Shum Tin-Ha.
The Dream of the Red Chamber
6.9/10
The Ching Dynasty novel The Dream of The Red Chamber is not only the most widely read, but also the most filmed book in Chinese history. The sprawling love story has proven a challenge to many filmmakers, but this version is acclaimed as the most successful. A sumptuous feature which took three years of planning and another for production, it was a hugely popular and critical hit which still stands out as a classic of both 18th century literature and 1960s moviemaking.
King of Stanley Market
6.3/10
Self-styled ladies man Richard Ng gets depressed when all those around him are finding love while he remains single.
The Lost Generation
4.1/10
The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from mainland China.
Crimes Are To Be Paid
A young innocent woman is raped by a gang of five men. Years later the young woman has matured into a sophisticated lady and singer. The five guys have gone their separate ways, however one by one, she finds them and sets about her revenge.
Return of the Phoenix
6.2/10
Return Of The Phoenix is yet another masterpiece from prolific director Li Han-hsiang. An imperial minister Cheng Pu (Ching Miao) is faced with a quandary. He's getting old and his daughters are still not married. Elder daughter Shueh-yeh (Elizabeth Chuang) is so ugly no one wants her. Younger daughter Shueh-wu (Li Hsiang-chun) is beautiful but Mrs Cheng refuses to let her marry before her elder sister. The drama unfolds when Cheng decides to marry Shueh-wu off.
The Mirror and the Lichee
5.2/10
Movie queen Ivy Ling Po is ideally cast as a male scholar in this historical Huangmei Opera romance. It’s a tragic love story between the scholar and a local beauty (played by Fang Ying). He polishes mirrors as a pretext to get closer to his love, who signals her approval by tossing him a bunch of lichees. From that point on the course of true love proves operatically rocky, complete with murder and suicide.
The Lotus Lamp
6.9/10
The Goddess of Hua Mountain is imprisoned for falling in love with a mortal, meanwhile her son is raised in secret until he can attempt to free her.
The Looks of Hong Kong
The Looks of Hong Kong is a Hong Kong Drama directed by and starring Stanley Fung.
Convivial Trio
Heiress Lin Sao Lei (Nancy Sit Kar-yin) manages to find the family warmth she lacks at home from her co-workers. One day, she accompanies Ho Yueh Ying (Chan Chai-chung) to a television audition and eventually becomes a major star. However, the temptation of romance, a rough patch in her career and a scam would soon make her regret the path she has taken.
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
The Shen couple had six children. For years Mr Shen had been the only one to support the family. One day, Mr Shen was on a crashed plane in Singapore and everyone believed he had died. Mrs Shen then went to Singapore to prepare for his funeral and the eldest daughter took charge of the family.
However, the brothers and sisters would never listen to their eldest sister. The second brother was extremely bad-tempered and always beat the others up when they did not listen to him. The fourth sister was extremely gluttonous who would never help with any housework. The eldest sister was annoyed and could do nothing.
The King Fa Fairy
A Chinese fantasy drama
