Allen Fong
Allen Fong Yuk-ping (方育平) (born July 10, 1947) is a film director and one of the leaders of the Hong Kong New Wave of the late 1970s and early 1980s. His cinematic style is highly influenced by Italian neorealism. He also usually uses personal or real-life stories as the basis for his films. Despite his limited number of productions, he is one of the directors to have won "Best Director" three times at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Others who share this achievement are Ann Hui and Johnnie To. He won in 1982 for Father and Son. His 1983 film Ah Ying was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.
Shanghai Blues
as BeggarIn 1937 Shanghai, a soon-to-depart soldier meets a young woman under a bridge during a Japanese...
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Summer Snow
as uncreditedTells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his...
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Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
as Taxi DriverA man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from...
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The Golden Girls
as Assistant DirectorA screenwriter gets involved with two actresses who are trying to succeed in the 1960s Hong Kong...
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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as SelfAn exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film...
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The Devil’s Box
as uncreditedDirector Tong orders a box to be moved during a shoot. His only thought was move a mound of snow...
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Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
as SelfExamines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new...
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
as uncreditedThis is an extremely rare example of science fiction, Hong Kong style, but, fittingly, it's...
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Just Like Weather
as NarratorAllen Fong portrays the strains of marriage through the eyes of a young couple.
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