A Tale of Three Cities explained
A Tale of Three Cities is a 2015 Chinese-Hong Kong war romance film directed by Mabel Cheung. The film is about the real love story of two people (Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, parents of Jackie Chan) who met in Wuhu during the Second Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s, separated in Shanghai during the Chinese Civil War in the 1940s, and finally reunited in Hong Kong in the 1950s while their children from previous marriages were left behind in mainland China (whom they would not see again until 38 years later).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Jackie Chan reportedly "cried and cried, until the end of the film" when he watched the film by himself.[7]
Cast
See also
- Traces of a Dragon, 2003 documentary film on Jackie Chan's parents, also directed by Cheung
Notes and References
- Web site: Tang Wei plays action star Jacky Chan's mother in new film - Entertainment News - SINA English. english.sina.com. 2018-09-26.
- News: Cannes: IM Global, China's Huayi Brothers Pact For International Sales. Tartaglione. Nancy. 2014-05-15. Deadline. 2018-09-26. en-US.
- Web site: A TALE OF THREE CITIES ANTHEM IM GLOBAL. www.imglobalfilm.com. en. 2018-09-26. 26 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180826043949/http://www.imglobalfilm.com/anthem/a-tale-of-three-cities. dead.
- Web site: Huayi debuts high-profile titles at FilMart . 2015-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150701192015/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/huayi-debuts-high-profile-titles-at-filmart . 2015-07-01 . dead .
- Web site: A Tale of Three Cities out this fallHealth chinadaily.com.cn. usa.chinadaily.com.cn. 2018-09-26.
- News: 'A Tale of Three Cities' is a Film Based on Jackie Chan's Parents' Love Story.. 2018-09-26. en-SG.
- News: Love Never Ends: A Tale of Three Cities. October 16, 2015.
