The Silent Wife Explained

The Silent Wife
Native Name:	Child: yes Hide: no Header: none P: Yǎ Nǚ Qíng Shēn L: Mute Girl Has Deep Feelings
Director:	Li Hsing
Producer:	Hu Chien-chung
Studio:	Central Motion Pictures Corporation
Music:	Tso Hung-yuan
Cinematography:	Lai Cheng-ying
Editing:	Chen Hung-min
Runtime:	96 minutes
Country:	Taiwan
Language:	Mandarin

The Silent Wife is a 1965 Taiwanese drama film directed by Li Hsing,^[1] based on Chiung Yao's 1964 novelette.

Cast

• Wang Mo-chou as Fang Yiyi
• Ko Chun-hsiung as Liu Jingyan

Awards and nominations

1966 4th Golden Horse Awards

• Won—Best Original Score (Tso Hung-yuan)
• Won—Best Sound Effect (Hung Jui-ting)
• Won—Special Acting Award (Wang Mo-chou)
• Nominated—Best Feature Film

1966 Asia-Pacific Film Festival

• Won—Best Adapted Screenplay (Liu Yi)
• Won—Best Cinematography (Lai Cheng-ying)
• Won—Special Acting Award (Wang Mo-chou)

The film was also selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2]

See also

• List of submissions to the 39th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Taiwanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Li Hsing—six decades in movies . 12 November 2011 . Taiwan Today.
2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences