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The Wild, Wild Rose

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The Wild, Wild Rose
Theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese野玫瑰之戀
Directed byWong Tin-lam
Written byChun Yik-foo [zh]
Based onCarmen
by Georges Bizet
Produced byChung Kai-man
Stephen Soong [zh]
Ma Suk-yung
StarringGrace Chang
Chang Yang
CinematographyWong Ming
Edited byWong Chiu-hei [zh]
Music byYao Min
Ryōichi Hattori
Production
company
Motion Picture & General Investment Co. Ltd.
Release date
  • 4 October 1960 (1960-10-04) (Hong Kong)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryBritish Hong Kong
LanguageMandarin

The Wild, Wild Rose (traditional Chinese: 野玫瑰之戀; simplified Chinese: 野玫瑰之恋; pinyin: yě méiguī zhī liàn; Wade–Giles: Yeh-mei-kui chih-lien; Jyutping: je5 mui4 gwai3 zi1 lyun2; lit. 'Romance of the Wild Rose') is a 1960 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Tin-lam. The plot and some of the songs are from the opera Carmen.[1]

Cast and roles

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Music

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All the lyrics written by Lee Tsin-chin [yue], all the songs performed by Grace Chang.

Song Adaptation of Music
卡門 ("Carmen") "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" Sebastián Iradier
賭徒歌 ("Song of a Gambler") "La donna è mobile" Giuseppe Verdi
風流寡婦 ("The Dissolute Widow") "The Merry Widow" Franz Lehár
同情心 ("Sympathy") Original music Ryōichi Hattori
說不出的快活 ("Jajambo" or "Too Happy for Words") Original music Ryōichi Hattori
蝴蝶夫人 ("Madam Butterfly") "Madama Butterfly" Giacomo Puccini

Reception

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Twenty-first Century Revival and International Recognition

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The film was revived on the English language film festival circuit from 2005. Grace Chang's performance has been particularly praised, "irresistible in her interpretation of the Carmen role"[1] and "a marvel, with a voice that’s playful and virtuosic and a personality that can be wickedly funny or heartbreaking at the flip of a switch".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Wild, Wild Rose". Melbourne International Film Festival. 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. ^ "TIFF 2005: Days Seven and Eight". 2005. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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