Patrick Lung (8 February 1934 – 2 September 2014),[3] also known as Lung Kong, Patrick Lung Kong,[2] was a film director from Hong Kong. Before working at the film industry, he worked at the stock market. In the late 1950s, he was invited to join Shaw Brothers Studio to learn filmmaking and become a film director. In 1970s, he was awarded "Best Director" award at the 19th Asia-Pacific Film Festival for directing The Call Girls.[4]
Patrick Lung | |||||||||||
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| Chinese: 龍剛 | |||||||||||
| Born | Chinese: 龍乾耀 February 8, 1934 British Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Died | September 2, 2014 (aged 80) Staten Island, New York City, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Education | New York University | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor | ||||||||||
| Children | 6[1] | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 龍剛 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龙刚 | ||||||||||
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Filmography
editFilms
editThis is a partial list of films.
- 1959 Young Rock – Au Kim Wah
- 1966 Prince of Broadcasters – Writer, director
- 1967 The Story of a Discharged Prisoner – Inspector Lui. Also as writer, director. [5]
- 1967 Man from Interpol [6][7]
- 1968 The Window – Director.
- 1969 Teddy Girls – Lai Shing. Director, screenwriter. [8][9]
- 1970 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow – Director, screenwriter, actor. [10][11][12]
- 1971 My Beloved – Director.
- 1972 Pei Shih – Director.
- 1973 The Call Girls – Director.
- 1974 Hiroshima 28 – Lee Ko-Chiang. Director, screenwriter.[13][14]
- 1976 Laugh In – Director.
- 1976 Nina – Director.
- 1977 Mitra – Director.
- 1979 The Fairy, the Ghost and Ah Chung – Director.
Awards
edit- 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented at New York Asian Film Festival. August 15, 2014. [2][15][16]
References
edit- ^ 朱, 澤人 (2 September 2014). "導演鬼才龍剛，慈濟路上永遠的菩薩" [Director Genius Patrick Lung, the Eternal Charitable Buddhist]. Tzu Chi (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Visionary film maestro Patrick Lung Kong honoured in New York (with photos)". HKSAR Government Press Releases. 16 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "【短片】本土電影先驅龍剛今晨病逝" [[Video] Local film pioneer Patrick Lung died this morning]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ 余, 瑋 (11 January 2014). "名導龍剛：邵是香港電影之父" [Famous Director Patrick Lung: Shaw is the Father of Hong Kong Film Industry]. Ming Pao OL Web (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "SCREENING & LIVE EVENT: The Story of a Discharged Prisoner". movingimage.us. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Man from Interpol". senscritique.com. 1967. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Man from Interpol". hkmdb.com. 19 May 1967. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Teddy Girls". fareastfilm.com. June 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Teddy Girls". hkmdb.com. 3 April 1969. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow". hkmdb.com. 10 December 1970. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW". fareastfilm.com. June 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "SCREENING - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (昨天今天明天) (1970)". asianfilmarchive.org. November 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "HIROSHIMA 28 (1974)". bfi.org.uk. 1974. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Hiroshima 28". hkmdb.com. 11 April 1974. Retrieved 23 April 2021.(in Mandarin)
- ^ "Hong Kong Director Patrick Lung Kong Celebrated by Museum of the Moving Image in Film Series, 7/15-24". broadwayworld.com. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Press Release: Visionary film maestro Patrick Lung Kong honoured in New York (with photos)". info.gov.hk. August 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
External links
edit- Kong Lung at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie name is being considered for deletion.› Patrick Lung at AllMovie
- Patrick Lung at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Patrick Lung at filmaffinity.com
- Lung Kong at bfi.org.uk
- Nick Pinkerton on “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Cinema of Patrick Lung Kong” (August 12, 2014)
