The Wild, Wild Rose
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Traditional Chinese	野玫瑰之戀
Directed by	Wong Tin-lam
Written by	Chun Yik-foo [zh]
Based on	Carmen by Georges Bizet
Produced by	Chung Kai-man Stephen Soong [zh] Ma Suk-yung
Starring	Grace Chang Chang Yang
Cinematography	Wong Ming
Edited by	Wong Chiu-hei [zh]
Music by	Yao Min Ryōichi Hattori
Production company	Motion Picture & General Investment Co. Ltd.
Release date	4 October 1960 (1960-10-04) (Hong Kong)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	British Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin

The Wild, Wild Rose (traditional Chinese: 野玫瑰之戀; simplified Chinese: 野玫瑰之恋; pinyin: yě méiguī zhī liàn; Wade–Giles: Yeh-mei-kui chih-lien; Jyutping: je5 mui4 gwai3 zi1 lyun2; lit. 'Romance of the Wild Rose') is a 1960 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Tin-lam. The plot and some of the songs are from the opera Carmen.^[1]

Cast and roles

• Grace Chang as Deng Sijia, nicknamed "The Wild Rose"
• Chang Yang as Liang Hanhua
• Auyeung Sa-fay as Hanhua's Mother
• Lui Tat as Old Wang
• Wong Loy as Shao Xueli
• Lau Yan-kap as Fatty Lin
• Ma Lik as Old Tian
• Ma Hsiao-nung as Old Wang's Wife
• Sum Wan as Li Meimei
• So Fung as Wu Suxin
• Tang Ti as Sijia's Husband
• Tien Ching as Xiao Liu

Music

All the lyrics written by Lee Tsin-chin [yue], all the songs performed by Grace Chang.

Reception

Twenty-first Century Revival and International Recognition

The film was revived on the English language film festival circuit from 2005. Grace Chang's performance has been particularly praised, "irresistible in her interpretation of the Carmen role"^[1] and "a marvel, with a voice that’s playful and virtuosic and a personality that can be wickedly funny or heartbreaking at the flip of a switch".^[2]