Cheng Pei-pei, the beloved Chinese actor who died last month, shall be honored with a lifetime achievement award on the Golden Horse Film Awards in November.
Cheng, thought-about a pioneer of martial arts roles for feminine actors, died within the San Francisco Bay Space after affected by a degenerative mind illness. She was 78.
Veteran Taiwanese cinematographer and director Lin Wen-chin may also be acknowledged.
The Golden Horse Movie Competition, which runs Nov. 7-23, will current tributes to Cheng, together with screenings of martial arts classics “Come Drink With Me” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” and the musical “Hong Kong Nocturne,” that includes Cheng.
“Cheng began off as a trainee in Southern Experimental Theatre Firm of Shaw Brothers Studio, and progressively took off within the mid-Sixties, particularly for her portrayal of the lead Golden Swallow in King Hu’s ‘Come Drink With Me,’ which additionally established her on-screen persona as a swordswoman. On the top of her early profession, she starred in lots of martial arts movies and thus earned herself the title of ‘queen of martial arts. However Cheng additionally delivered spectacular performances in romance melodrama ‘Lovers’ Rock’ and ‘Tune of Orchid Island,’ in addition to musical ‘Hong Kong Nocturne’,” the pageant defined.
“After getting married, Cheng appeared totally on the small display screen for speak exhibits, dance tutorials and documentaries; her uncommon look on huge display screen throughout that point can be ‘All of the King’s Males’ by King Hu. Within the Nineteen Nineties, Cheng resumed her appearing profession and drew the eye of the younger era for the character Madam Wah in ‘Flirting Scholar,’ co-starring Stephen Chow. In a while, she turned the Jade Fox in Ang Lee’s ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,’ which received her Greatest Supporting Actress on the Hong Kong Movie Awards. Cheng’s appearing in ‘Lilting’ additionally earned a nomination for greatest actress on the British Unbiased Movie Awards.”
Lin is to be hailed for his function as an educator. He served as the pinnacle of the cinematic and technical departments at Central Movement Image Company, coaching award-winning cinematographers together with Liao Pen-jung and Mark Lee Ping-bing. In 2020, Lin revealed his autobiography, the first-hand experiences witnessing the event of Taiwan cinema between the Nineteen Fifties and Nineteen Eighties.The pageant will display screen “Orchids and My Love,” to showcase his delicate and prosperous cinematic senses.
The Golden Horse Movie Awards nominations shall be unveiled on Oct. 2, with the winners introduced at a ceremony on Nov. 23 at Taipei Music Middle.
