Painted Faces

 ( 1980s Cantonese-language Films ) 

Painted Faces () is a 1988 Hong Kong biographical drama film co-written and directed by Alex Law and starring Sammo Hung as his mentor, Master Yu Jim-yuen of the China Drama Academy.

For his portrayal as Master Yu, Hung won his second Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor at the 8th Hong Kong Film Awards. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The Chinese title refers to the Seven Little Fortunes, which includes Hung, Yuen Biao, Jackie Chan and their fellow opera-mates, who later became popular in the Hong Kong film industry. The film focuses on Master Yu and his methods on bringing up his protégés.

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Cast

• Sammo Hung as Yu Jim-yuen
• Lam Ching-ying as Wah
• Cheng Pei-pei as Ching
• John Shum as Stagehand (guest appearance)
• Wu Ma as Film Director (guest appearance)
• Mary Li as Cheng Lung's mother (guest appearance)
• Chung Kam-yuen as Teenage Sammo Hung
• Yeung Yam-yin as Child Samo
• Cheung Man-lung as Teenage Jackie Chan
• Siu Ming-fui as Child Cheng Long
• Joseph Koo as Child Yuen Biao
• Wong Kim-wai as Teenage Yuen Biao

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Reception Marc Savlov of Austin Chronicle gave the film 3½ stars out of 5 and said that: "Despite the fact that the film lags a bit in its second half ..., Painted Faces remains a charming, gorgeously lensed slice of Hong Kong history, and certainly one that no Jackie Chan/Samo Hung/Yuen Biao fan should pass up."

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Accolades

8th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Film	Painted Faces
	Best Director	Alex Law
	Best Actor	Sammo Hung
	Best Screenplay	Alex Law, Mabel Cheung
	Best Cinematography	David Chung
	Best Film Editing	Kwong Chi-leung, Yu Tun
25th Golden Horse Awards	Best Feature Film	Painted Faces
	Best Director	Alex Law
	Best Actor	Sammo Hung
	Best Supporting Actor	Lam Ching-ying
	Best Original Screenplay	Alex Law, Mabel Cheung
	Best Film Editing	Kwong Chi-leung, Yu Tun
	Best Original Film Score	Lowell Lo
	Best Sound Design	Shaw Brothers Recording Studio, Golden Studios, Tsui Ping-kwong

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See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
• List of submissions to the 62nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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