The world of suzie wong 1960 stream and watch online. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the world of suzie wong near you. Nancy kwan and jackie chan at the hong kong ballets premiere gala of suzie wong, 2006 in 1987, nancy kwan coowned the dim sum restaurant joss. 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. It was freezed by skillful cartographer gemma sheng, packed by patrishia cleodhna and pardoned by showcase corporation. The world of suzie wong is a 1957 novel by british writer richard mason. The world of suzie wong 1960 richard quine allmovie. That robert lomax remains calm when other men sleep with the woman he loves was unheardof in 1960, when real men were by definition possessive. Nancy kwan celebrity profile check out the latest nancy kwan photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Giancarlo esposito recounts his battle stories from shooting the next season of the mandalorian. A businessman moves to hong kong to pursue a career as an artist and falls. She originally was cast to star in the film adaptation of the world of suzie wong, but was replaced by nancy kwan. A vision of hong kong much more interesting in many ways than the hong kong of today. The world of suzie wong 1960 the movie database tmdb.
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. One of the first singaporean chinese actresses to gain attention in europe, she appeared in productions of madame butterfly and the world of suzie wong. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. According to a july 1960 new york times article, when nuyen was cast as suzie for the movie, kwan replaced her in the title role in a theatrical company touring america and canada. The world of suzie wong 1961 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. Apr 15, 2010 cnn nancy kwan is the actress who immortalized the world of suzie wong in the 1960 film. The setting is hong kong in the late fifties the film tells the story of a bittersweet love affair between an american architect who has decided to try painting and a wonderful asian girl who uses with vigor and diligence her essentially dirty trade in a turmoil of mischievous fantasy suzie wong nancy kwan, attracted to robert lomax holden, offers to be his steady girlfriend, but a world.
While the world of suzie wong can be patronizing and has some dubious interpretations of chinese manners and mores, its also sophisticated in a censored sort of way about love, sex, and social pressure. William holden, nancy kwan, sylvia syms, michael wilding, jacqueline chan, laurence naismith, yvonne shima, andy ho, lier hwang. Watch the world of suzie wong online 1960 movie yidio. He moves to hong kong to paint, on a limited budget. The world of suzie wong by mason, richard, 19191997. Kwan, producer ray stark, and restaurateur and hong kong film director cecile tang financed the restaurant, located on sunset strip in west hollywood. The world of suzie wong original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city oct 14, 1958 and played through jan 2, 1960. Nico fidenco il mondo di susie wong motivo del 1961 n7 tratto dallomonimo film. The novel has been adapted into a play and spawned two unofficial sequels, a film, and a ballet. Hes a struggling american artist whos down on his luck. 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. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. She became enthralled with the suzie sue wong dress.
In early 1961 the theatre was razed to build an uninspiring apartment building. Nancy kwan the world of suzie wong 1961 vintage japan. Publication date 1957 topics artists, prostitutes, love, interracial dating, manwoman relationships publisher. 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 had read the book when i was in high school and watching this movie. He starred in box office and critical hits such as executive suite, sabrina, country girl, love is a manysplendored thing, picnic, and bridge over the river kwai, prior to appearing in the world of suzie wong. The world of suzie wong 1960 william holden nancy kwan. Old hong kong the world of suzie wong 1960 17 movie stills, some of them giving. The world of suzie wong movie tv listings and schedule. Object details exhibition label born hong kong the 1960 film the world of suzie wong heralded the acting debut of nancy kwan, playing a chinese prostitute in hong kong who falls in love with an american painter, played by william holden. That fictionalized account of hong kongs redlight district helped create the cultural stereotype. The world of suzie wong 1960 1110 1960 us drama, romance 2h 6m user score. 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. Shes a beautiful chinese prostitute who captures his heart.
The world of suzie wong approved 2h 6min drama, romance 1961 austria 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. Suzie wong was his fifth novel and written in 1957. Find out when and where you can watch the world of suzie wong on tv with the full listings schedule at. Many viewers are touched by its love conquers all theme and impressed by its. But when robert spots her again in a hong kong brothel, she admits she is actually a prostitute. 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. A big deal when first released, the world of suzie wong is a bit of bore when viewed today and a bore that many will find offensive, both for the pidgin dialogue handed the title character and other characters of asian extraction and for the sugarcoated view of a prostitutes life. The book was converted to a movie in 1960, starring william holden and nancy kwan. Jun 10, 20 the world of suzie wong soundtrack from 1960, composed by george duning.
The world of suzie wong 1960 full movie movies in hd. 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 dvd is an amazing drama and love story. 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 daughter of a prominent man. Perhaps to compensate, the movie includes a scene in which robert beats up a sailor who has struck suzie in the mouth. Released 1960, the world of suzie wong stars william holden, nancy kwan, sylvia syms, michael wilding the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 9 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. His portrayal of robert lomax is strong yet understated, and he brings out the best in nancy kwans performance. Mason lived from 1919 1997 and over the course of his life he wrote six novels. Fortunately the world of susie wong soon leaves situations like that far behind. Forget for a moment she is playing a hong kong prostitute speaking in broken english. A viewer may scoff at the childlike hookers, yet find the movie accumulates an unexpected emotional force, particularly through its. I will concede that the world of suzie wong is not exactly the most enlightened perspective of asians, but it proved to be an important film for asian actors. This movie is the anti love is a many splendored thing.
The world of suzie wong is my first exposure to the work of english writer richard mason. The movie is picturesque and the cast does a good job of portraying a fanciful world that even in 1960 was on the threshold of disappearing. Overview of the world of suzie wong, 1961, directed by richard quine, with william holden, nancy kwan, sylvia syms, at turner classic movies. Screenplay by john patrick and directed by richard quine, with cinematography by geoffrey unsworth, art direction by john box and music by george duning, the world of suzie wong starred william. The world of suzie wong 1960 directed by richard quine. Make offer the world of suzie wong dvd 1960 wiliam holden nancy kwan. 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. Barbara lee 4 november 19331938 6 april 1997, who used the stage name barbara yu ling, was a singaporeborn actress of stage, screen, and television who was based in britain from the 1950s. Indeed, its almost as if john patrick, who wrote the previous film, and william holden, who starred in it, were engaging in an act of atonement for that lugubrious bit of racism. Holden is american architect robert lomax, who travels to hong kong to. Less popular was satan never sleeps 1961, the last film of clifton webb and leo mccarey. Hong kong cinemagic gallery the world of suzie wong. New york, 14 oct 1958 and the novel the world of suzie wong by richard mason cleveland, 1957.
The world of suzie wong by richard mason goodreads. He encounters beautiful, upper class, heiress, mee ling nancy quan, on the star ferry, going to hong kong island. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Theatrical trailer for the 1960 drama the world of suzie wong 1960 starring william holden, nancy kwan, michael wilding and sylvia sims.
She followed it the next year with the hit musical. Vintage 1989 betamax movie the world of suzie wong 1961 with case. Nancy kwans performance is spunky, dynamic, and full of life. The counterfeit traitor 1962, this third film with seaton. Watch the world of suzie wong movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. At just 18, nancy kwan was studying dance with englands royal ballet school, when she was spotted by producer ray stark, who tested her and gave her the starring role of a freespirited hong kong prostitute who captivates artist william holden in the world of suzie wong 1960. She worked with william shatner again in the third season episode elaan of troyius of star trek, playing the title character elaan of troyius 1968, and in an episode of kung fu 1974. Holden had another hit with the world of suzie wong 1960 with nancy kwan which was shot in hong kong. The world of suzie wong dvd is a wonderful drama and love story from the early 60s. Released by kritzerland in 20 kr 200244 containing music from the world of suzie wong 1960.
If you like those old early 60s romance movies with a slightly exotic flair this is a movie you will enjoy. Loved the dvd the world of suzie wong, everything fine. Originally released in 1960, the world of suzie wong still elicits both fond remembrance and complete revulsion. During her time there, she and her cousins hung out where the movie, the world of sizie wong, was being filmed. This jewel of the upper east side was gone forever and in its place, loews built one of many basement theatres in new york city.
Sep 24, 2016 screenplay by john patrick and directed by richard quine, with cinematography by geoffrey unsworth, art direction by john box and music by george duning, the world of suzie wong starred william. The last couple of years, i have been going through the thousands of 35mm slides and photos she took during all her travels all over the world a lot from hong kong, china,etc. The world of suzie wong 1960 free download the world of suzie wong is a 1920 german tragedy historical film based on annelise thanyatorn catalog. The world of suzie wong full movie video dailymotion. Based on the play the world of suzie wong by paul osborn, originally directed by joshua logan and produced by david merrick, seven arts productions, inc. The world of suzie wong 1960 british hong kong british american old movies vintage photographs classic movies old photos street photography past places to go. Nancy kwan william holden sylvia syms michael wilding writers. Sadly, the 72nd street theatre only lasted 29 years and closed on december 31, 1960 with the world of suzie wong. The world of suzie wong dvd 1960 wiliam holden nancy kwan. William holden and nancy kwan sizzle up the screen in the world of suzie wong dvd. Hong kong as cityimaginary in the world of suzie wong, love is a many splendored thing, and chinese box, by thomas y.
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