Mabel Cheung

Mabel Cheung

Mabel Cheung (Chinese: 張婉婷, born 17 November 1950) is a film director from Hong Kong. She is one of the leading directors in Hong Kong cinema. Elected "Freshman's Queen" when she was studying undergrad at the University of Hong Kong, she was also an avid sportswoman representing Lady Ho Tung Hall and HKU. Cheung is known for working with the migration issues of Hongkongers and overseas Chinese, especially before the 1997 handover of Hong Kong. Her films include the "migration trilogy": Illegal Immigrant (1985), An Autumn's Tale (1987) and Eight Taels of Gold (1989). The Soong Sisters (1997) marks another peak of her filming career. All four films were made in collaboration with writer Alex Law. She has been in the relationship with teammate Alex Law since 1986. The couple first met as classmates in New York University.

  • Title: Mabel Cheung
  • Popularity: 4.693
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1950-11-17
  • Place of Birth: Canton, China
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  • Also Known As: Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting , 張婉婷, 张婉婷
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Mabel Cheung Movies

  • 1992
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    Twin Dragons
    Twin Dragons

    6.74 1992 HD

    Twins, separated at birth, end up as a Hong Kong gangster and a New York concert pianist. When the pianist travels to Hong Kong for a concert, the...

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  • 1991
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    The Banquet
    The Banquet

    5.545 1991 HD

    Developer Tsang Siu-Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung has secured the other two properties....

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  • 2001
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    Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
    Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong

    1 2001 HD

    Female characters in martial arts films from Hong Kong: the women who played them and the directors who wrote the scenarios and directed the films.

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  • 1997
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    The Soong Sisters
    The Soong Sisters

    6.7 1997 HD

    The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters,...

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  • 2001
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    Beijing Rocks
    Beijing Rocks

    6.286 2001 HD

    A rock and roll story that portrays the decay of political and cultural lacunae that have separated China and Hong Kong for so long.

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  • 1987
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    An Autumn's Tale
    An Autumn's Tale

    7.4 1987 HD

    Hong Kong native Lee Kay moves to NYC's Chinatown while attending college. When she learns that her boyfriend's cheating, her cousin comforts her.

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  • 2003
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    Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family
    Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family

    6.5 2003 HD

    A surprising look at the past of movie star Jackie Chan and the difficulties of Chinese families during the Culture Revolution.

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  • 1985
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    The Illegal Immigrant
    The Illegal Immigrant

    6 1985 HD

    The lead, arrested and processed after a police raid on a Canal St. clothing workshop. He has no status in HK, where he'd swam, or the US, where he...

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  • 1989
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    Eight Taels of Gold
    Eight Taels of Gold

    7.3 1989 HD

    An ex-pat travels from New York to his home village in rural China after a long absence. On his way, he meets a familiar girl.

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  • 1998
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    City of Glass
    City of Glass

    5.3 1998 HD

    The story of man and ex-girlfriend found dead after a car crash and how their children come together to retell the story.

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  • 2022
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    To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self
    To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self

    9 2022 HD

    Sparked by the demolition and reconstruction of its century-old campus, Ying Wa Girls' School embarks on a project to chronicle the transformation of...

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  • 2010
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    Echoes of the Rainbow
    Echoes of the Rainbow

    7.464 2010 HD

    Told through the eyes of sticky-fingered eight-year-old boy Big Ears, Echoes of the Rainbow takes place in a close-knit grassroots community in 1960s...

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  • 2015
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    A Tale of Three Cities
    A Tale of Three Cities

    6.679 2015 HD

    A former spy in the Chinese Nationalist Party falls for an opium-dealing widow, as China is ravaged by war and revolution.

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  • 2015
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    A Tale of Three Cities
    A Tale of Three Cities

    6.679 2015 HD

    A former spy in the Chinese Nationalist Party falls for an opium-dealing widow, as China is ravaged by war and revolution.

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  • 1992
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    Now You See Love... Now You Don't
    Now You See Love... Now You Don't

    6 1992 HD

    This is a screwball-comedy in Hong Kong style. Chow Yun Fat plays the spoiled village hetman of a tiny village in Hong Kong. The plot revolves around...

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  • 1998
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    City of Glass
    City of Glass

    5.3 1998 HD

    The story of man and ex-girlfriend found dead after a car crash and how their children come together to retell the story.

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  • 1989
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    Eight Taels of Gold
    Eight Taels of Gold

    7.3 1989 HD

    An ex-pat travels from New York to his home village in rural China after a long absence. On his way, he meets a familiar girl.

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  • 2003
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    1:99 Shorts
    1:99 Shorts

    6.3 2003 HD

    Shorts made by 11 directors in order to fight against the SARS epidemy that occurred in China and Hong Kong in 2003. The shorts were produced by the...

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  • 1988
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    Painted Faces
    Painted Faces

    7.1 1988 HD

    This is a story about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Samo Hung and Yuen Biao attended as young men. The story is about their teacher...

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