Romance of Jackie Chan's parents hits movie screens
CCTV.com
09-03-2015 01:59 BJT
Jackie Chan's parents met during the turbulent years of China's civil war and fled to Hong Kong in search of a better life. Now, their love story has come to the silver screen with "A Tale of Three Cities", directed by Mabel Cheung.
To play the lead roles, Cheung turned to two of Asia's best acting talents, Hong Kong's Lau Ching Wan and the mainland's Tang Wei.
Speaking at the Hong Kong premiere this week, Lau insisted that "Three Cities" was only "inspired by" Chan's parents and not entirely factual. However, the director had first-hand experience of the couple's love affair.
"The director was really good friends with Mr. Fang. So when we were filming, we listened to her tell the love story between Fang and Yue Rong that she had remembered." Lau Ching Wan said.
When quizzed by reporters, the lead actors Tang and Lau admitted they were already fans of each other's work before teaming up on-screen, but their levels of admiration shot up during filming.
"He's a great and seasoned co-star. Even now, I still think about the things that I learned from him while shooting." Tang Wei said, "In this film, I had to fall into water about 7 meters deep. Maybe not that deep, but the moment I fell, I felt like I was facing death. Like it was the end of the world. Thank God Ching Wan was there for me."
"I think Tang Wei is an actress who takes her work very seriously." Lau Ching Wan said, "When she's acting in a scene, it's not something that she takes lightly. She thinks a lot about how the character would react and then tries to act out the raw emotions of the character."
"A Tale of Three Cities" hit theaters in Hong Kong Thursday.