Allen Fong
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Allen Fong

Born 10 July 1947 · Hong Kong, China
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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.

Known for

Shanghai Blues
Summer Snow
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
Ah Ying
The Golden Girls
Father and Son
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Just Like Weather
Dancing Bull
The Devil’s Box
Battlefield Network
A Little Life-Opera
A Little Life-Opera
The Golden Girls
Summer Snow
Dancing Bull
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
Just Like Weather
The Devil’s Box
Shanghai Blues
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Ah Ying
Father and Son
Below the Lion Rock: Choice Of Dreams
Below the Lion Rock: Ode To Un Chau Chai
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