The Natural Son
19591h 47m
Drama, Family
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- Hong Kong
About
Chor Yuen started his directorial career with a bang. From its very first image, The Natural Son establishes Chor as a filmmaker of stylistic flourish, which would be sustained in various forms throughout his long tenure. Adapted from '30 cents' pulp fiction, it is a Kong Ngee melodrama made in the studio's mould, with Westernised characters and trendy middle-class lifestyles. Yet, Chor's first film is not exempt from the social urgency that characterises the Cantonese cinema of his father, Cheung Wood-yau. The film cloaks its entertainment in a moral deliberation on blood ties, its story about the raising of a bastard child a head-on challenge of archaic family values. An ostentatious start for a colourful and eventful career.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Chor Yuen
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Mar 11, 1959
- Studio
- Kong Ngee Motion Picture Production Company
Cast
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