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Allen Fong

Allen Fong

Born: 1947-07-10 • Hong Kong, China

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.

Filmography
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema poster
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998 • Self
The Golden Girls poster
The Golden Girls
1995 • Assistant Director
Summer Snow poster
Summer Snow
1995
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive poster
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
1989 • Taxi Driver
Just Like Weather poster
Just Like Weather
1986 • Narrator
Shanghai Blues poster
Shanghai Blues
1984 • Beggar
The Devil’s Box poster
The Devil’s Box
1984
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns poster
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983 • Self
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star poster
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
1983