The world of suzie wong dvd is an amazing drama and love story. Nancy kwan william holden sylvia syms michael wilding writers. Well, whatever the source may be, the world of suzie wong is indeed a fabulously good, crazymad movie for goodness sake repoman42 at 20111230 09. William holden and nancy kwan sizzle up the screen in the world of suzie wong dvd. The world of suzie wong is a 1957 novel by british writer richard mason. The world of suzie wong dvd is a wonderful drama and love story from the early 60s.
Shes a beautiful chinese prostitute who captures his heart. Theatrical trailer for the 1960 drama the world of suzie wong 1960 starring william holden, nancy kwan, michael wilding and sylvia sims. This film serves as a great record of the hong kong now gone. A space odyssey 1968 and cabaret, 1972 and the hong kong locations are reason enough to. Fed up with the daily grind, robert decides to take a year off from work and follow his private dreams of becoming an artist. The world of suzie wong william holden nancy kwan sylvia syms 1960 an older american artist william holden falls in love with his bargirl model nancy kwan in hong kong. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. There are plenty of exterior shots of hong kong circa 1960, which is also interesting. His other previous broadway credits include tamburlaine the great 1956 and the world of suzie wong 1958. The world of suzie wong broadway play original ibdb. The world of suzie wong original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city oct 14, 1958 and played through jan 2, 1960.
Suzie wong, a media franchise originating from the novel. The tight cathayfashion dress favored by suzie wong types, slit to the hip on both sides, was also called a suzie wong dress for quite a few years. That fictionalized account of hong kongs redlight district helped create the. The world of suzie wong by mason, richard, 19191997. But the film celebrates american equality even as its.
World of suzie wong why does the search engine give no response if i leave off the and enter world of suzie wong. Suzie wong tv host born 1955, a hong kong tv host adopting. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The name suzie wong, after all, has become synonymous with the image of the hong kong goodtime girl, a plaything for foreign visitors. The script is pockmarked with a variety of implausible. That fictionalized account of hong kongs redlight district helped create the cultural stereotype. George duning the world of suzie wong 1960, vinyl discogs.
Editions of the world of suzie wong by richard mason. Quines direction is too slow, dragging out scenes well beyond their dramatic potency. He meets suzie wong nancy kwan, an attractive woman who passes herself. The world of suzie wong, despite its familiar story and seductive packaging, never quite escapes the glaring contradiction between its professed egalitarianism and the obvious inequalities it so. William holden stars as an american artist who becomes involved with the sordid underworld of prostitution in hong kong in the world of suzie wong, based on paul osborns broadway adaptation of the novel by richard mason.
The world of suzie wong, a 1957 novel by richard mason suzie wong, a media franchise originating from the novel. Today the picture is mostly forgotten, and its primary market on home video is mainly nostalgic senior citizens who fell in love with the movie when it was new, rather than cineastes that admire the film for its. Nancy kwan, then a 20ish eurasian beauty, is wonderful as suzie wong. Side a of the album basically had the main title and then a lot of the duning source music, while side b had some of the score cues the album ran around thirtyfive minutes.
In its fifth year, the awff teamed up with the snow leopard trust again to raise awareness for the endangered snow leopard and its ecosystem in the high mountains of asia. Nancy kwan, lena khan, hiroyuki sanada, and tiffany chu were honored with awards during the asian world film festival, which took place nov. While exteriors were shot onlocation in hong kong, interiors were done in britain cast the runnerup. The world of suzie wong, a 1957 novel by richard mason. As it turns out, the intelligent and fairminded romantic drama the world of susie wong acknowledges the cultural hypocrisy without adding to it.
Suzie wong was his fifth novel and written in 1957. He encounters beautiful, upper class, heiress, mee ling nancy quan. He moves to hong kong to paint, on a limited budget. Many viewers are touched by its love conquers all theme and impressed by its. Nov 07, 20 hes a struggling american artist whos down on his luck. The world of suzie wong by richard mason goodreads. Suzie wong, also known as shuichon li or li xiaochun, a character in digimon tamerssuzie wong, a song by jacob miller.
The world of suzie wong 1960 cast and crew moviefone. He arrives in hong kong on a ferry where he met suzie who said that she was mee ling and pretended that she was a daughter of a rich man. Nancy kwan celebrity profile check out the latest nancy kwan photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Paperback published in 1960, 1101571748 ebook published in 2012, 0143120425 paperback published in 2012, 0006. Mason lived from 1919 1997 and over the course of his life he wrote six novels. It is in anamorphic widescreen format with an audio track and subtitles in english. He encounters beautiful, upper class, heiress, mee ling nancy quan, on the star ferry, going to hong kong island. Nancy kwan originally had a small role as a bar girl but was bumped up to playing. Holden is american architect robert lomax, who travels to hong kong to paint. Password enjoy start watching movies instant please click. The main characters are robert lomax, a young british artist living in hong kong, and suzie wong, the title character, a chinese woman who works as a prostitute. Watch the world of suzie wong movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
The world of suzie wong full movie video dailymotion. A businessman moves to hong kong to pursue a career as an artist and falls in love with a prostitute he hires as a model. The world of suzie wong 1960 the movie database tmdb. The world of suzie wong wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The world of suzie wong 1960 when american artist robert lomax william holden first meets beautiful chinese native suzie wong nancy kwan aboard a ferry, she claims to be the virginal.
First a novel by richard mason and then a successful stage play by paul osborn, ray starks film production of the world of suzie wong 1960 tells the story of an expatriate american architect named robert lomax william holden who pursues a new career as a painter in hong kong. Hes a struggling american artist whos down on his luck. I purchased the il mondo di suzie wong version which has italian as the default language, but that is easily switched to english. Music from the motion picture the world of suzie wong with. The screenplay by john patrick was adapted from the stage play by paul osborn, which was based on the novel of the same title by richard mason. Watch the world of suzie wong full movie in hd visit a hong kong sex worker tries modeling and falls for the artis. Jun 06, 2012 the world of suzie wong is a popular film made in 1960 about a prostitute with a heart of gold and an american artist, robert lomax, who relocated to hong kong for a year to see if he can make it as a painter.
The world of suzie wong had a soundtrack release on rca records back in 1960. It turns out that suzie is a prostitute and robert has observed her plying her trade. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. On the star ferry en route to hong kong island, he meets mee ling, a seemingly proper young woman. Plotwise, the world of suzie wong plays out as an outsiders view of hong kong, with the the outsider in question being an american british in the novel architect named robert lomax william holden. Nancy kwan, then a 20ish eurasian beauty, is wonderful as suzie wong, william holden holds up his end of the romance, and the supporting cast is excellent. The book was converted to a movie in 1960, starring william holden and nancy kwan. Drama, romance, the world of suzie wong 1960 secret. My dvd came from amazon marketplace seller uniqueplaceuk, and arrived about a week after ordering. Nancy kwan opted to play suzie as a more innocent and optimistic girl in spite of her profession in contrast to the books more cynical and worldweary heroine california doubling. And asian americans will cringe at her broken english and lack of conscience. Media in category the world of suzie wong film the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Jun 18, 2015 red light report soi cowboy closes early problems at suzie wong june 2015. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale.
The world of suzie wong, the 1960 film adaptation of the novel. Today the picture is mostly forgotten, and its primary market on home video is mainly nostalgic senior citizens who fell in love with the movie when it was new. Suzie wong, also known as shuichon li or li xiaochun, a character in digimon tamers suzie wong, a song by jacob miller. Originally released in 1960, the world of suzie wong still elicits both fond remembrance and complete revulsion. With william holden, nancy kwan, sylvia syms, michael wilding. Ihave a 700 mb version of the movie and this version is really not much better.
The world of suzie wong actor kwan received the awff lifetime. The twohour show, which promises to take audiences on a voyage through shatners life and career, marks the actors first appearance on broadway in half a century, following his performance in a shot in the dark in 1961. Dressed in high heels, a slinky red cheongsam and a smile, mee ling also speaks english considerably better than her earlier orientalized, tarzanesque. Aug 15, 2017 hes a struggling american artist whos down on his luck. An american painter robert lomax william holden travels to hong kong to learn more about himself and his art. Heres a big surprise for decades ive avoided the world of susie wong, under the mistaken illusion that it was a typicalfor1960 interracial romance soap opera. Apr 15, 2010 cnn nancy kwan is the actress who immortalized the world of suzie wong in the 1960 film. The world of suzie wong is a 1960 romantic movie, starring william holden, as robert lomax, an architect who quits his office job, to be an artist. May 20, 20 a hong kong sex worker tries modeling and falls for the artist whos painting her. Sep 08, 20 theatrical trailer for the 1960 drama the world of suzie wong 1960 starring william holden, nancy kwan, michael wilding and sylvia sims. I expected to see a parade of racist and sexist situations. Cnn nancy kwan is the actress who immortalized the world of suzie wong in the 1960 film.
The world of suzie wong movie trailer and videos tv guide. Overview of the world of suzie wong, 1961, directed by richard quine, with william holden, nancy kwan, sylvia syms, at turner classic movies. Music from the motion picture the world of suzie wong. The ultrapicturesque environment of teeming hong kong brings a note of ethnic charm to. The world of suzie wong is a 1960 britishamerican romantic drama film directed by richard. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Red light report soi cowboy closes early problems at suzie wong june 2015. British artist, robert lomax, meets pretty suzie in a house of assignation in contemporary hong kong notes. The world of suzie wong is a 1960 romantic drama film directed by richard quine, based on the 1957 novel of the same title by richard mason american architect robert lomax william holden is an aspiring artist who relocates to hong kong for a year to see if he can make a living as a painter. The world of suzie wong is a popular film made in 1960 about a prostitute with a heart of gold and an american artist, robert lomax, who relocated to hong kong for a year to see if he can make it as a painter. Obviously, the films detractors missed the point the world of suzie wong is a romantic fantasy concocted by hollywood. He finds his perfect model in suzie wong nancy kwan, a beautiful prostitute whose lifestyle creates personal. The advantage of onthespot geography does a great deal for the screen version of the world of suzie wong.
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