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Background Information: Once Upon A Time In China
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| Once Upon a Time in China is a series of six movies about Chinese folklore hero Wong Fei Hung The film deals with the story of a young kung fu master & the effect of the entry of Europeans into China. |
Biography: Tsui Hark
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Tsui Hark is a New Wave film director in Hong Kong who is also a highly influential producer, often likened to Steven Spielberg for a similar galvanizing effect on his countrys cinematic scene. Born in Vietnam, he took his secondary education in Hong Kong, then studied at a Texas university. He also edited a Chinatown newspaper in New York City, developed a community theatre group & was active in a Chinatown cable TV program. He returned to Hong Kong in 1977 & immediately found work in TV. He made his first feature, The Butterfly Murders/Die Bian, in 1979. Warriors from the Magic Mountain. the murder mystery in The Butterfly Murders ; the hardboiled gangster film in A Better Tomorrow ; the wuxia film in Zu Warriors & Swordsman ; & the period romance in The Lovers. most of his films turn out to be major box-office hits in Hong Kong & around Asia. Tsuis films are well-known for their adventurousness, their broad commercial appeal & hectic camerawork & pace.
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