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Allen Fong

Allen Fong

ActorDirector Jul 10 (age 78) Hong Kong, China 1977–2001 (24 year career)
6.4 avg rating

Biography

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 w…

Known For

Shanghai Blues
Film

Shanghai Blues

Beggar
Summer Snow
Film

Summer Snow

7.5 1995
Ah Ying
Film

Ah Ying

Director
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
Film

Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive

Taxi Driver
Father and Son
Film

Father and Son

Director
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Film

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Self
The Golden Girls
Film

The Golden Girls

Assistant Director
Just Like Weather
Film

Just Like Weather

Narrator

Filmography