Undying spirit
3 years, 2 months ago

Undying spirit

China Daily  

Almost two decades after her untimely death, pop icon and movie star Anita Mui Yim-fong continues to enjoy cult status in Hong Kong. In the lead-up to the release of a new Mui biopic, Mathew Scott caught up with film director Longman Leung and lead actress Louise Wong Dan-nei. Filmmaker Longman Leung remembers the moment when he knew he had found the right person to take on the role of Anita Mui Yim-fong — the iconic Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress, lost all too soon to cancer in 2003. Piecing together a biopic on the life of a much-beloved star, whose premature passing is still mourned by fans in her home city of Hong Kong, was no mean task.

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Undying spirit
3 years, 2 months ago

Undying spirit

China Daily  

Almost two decades after her untimely death, pop icon and movie star Anita Mui Yim-fong continues to enjoy cult status in Hong Kong. In the lead-up to the release of a new Mui biopic, Mathew Scott caught up with film director Longman Leung and lead actress Louise Wong Dan-nei. Filmmaker Longman Leung remembers the moment when he knew he had …

Undying spirit
3 years, 2 months ago

Undying spirit

China Daily  

From left: Filmmaker Stanley Kwan Kam-pang, lead actress Louise Wong Dan-nei and Anita director Longman Leung on the set of the film. A star is born Anita features songs such as Debts of the Heart, Lady and The Song of Sunset, which were hits in their day, and have, ever since Mui's passing, become karaoke staples. Wong said performing these …

Undying spirit
3 years, 2 months ago

Undying spirit

China Daily  

Almost two decades after her untimely death, pop icon and movie star Anita Mui Yim-fong continues to enjoy cult status in Hong Kong. In the lead-up to the release of a new Mui biopic, Mathew Scott caught up with film director Longman Leung and lead actress Louise Wong Dan-nei. Filmmaker Longman Leung remembers the moment when he knew he had …

Undying spirit
3 years, 2 months ago

Undying spirit

China Daily  

From left: Filmmaker Stanley Kwan Kam-pang, lead actress Louise Wong Dan-nei and Anita director Longman Leung on the set of the film. A star is born Anita features songs such as Debts of the Heart, Lady and The Song of Sunset, which were hits in their day, and have, ever since Mui's passing, become karaoke staples. Wong said performing these …

Undying spirit
3 years, 2 months ago

Undying spirit

China Daily  

Almost two decades after her untimely death, pop icon and movie star Anita Mui Yim-fong continues to enjoy cult status in Hong Kong. In the lead-up to the release of a new Mui biopic, Mathew Scott caught up with film director Longman Leung and lead actress Louise Wong Dan-nei. Filmmaker Longman Leung remembers the moment when he knew he had …

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