Nov 19, 1959
99 min
Full-HD

The Girl with a Thousand Faces (1959)

Gu Lingxiu's dream of becoming an actress is opposed by her grandmother. Her father Zhongqi remains ambivalent. Years ago, Zhongqi was in love with a Peking opera diva Hua Yanhong, but the lovers were separated by the matriarch. Regretful of the mistake, the matriarch discards her prejudice and allows Lingxiu to pursue her career. She also urges Zhongqi to look for Hua.

Category

Music

Country

Hong Kong

Companies

Tao Yuen Motion Picture Development Company

Grace Chang

Gu Lingxiu/ Hua Yanhong

Chang Yang

Zhongqi

Ou-Yang Sha-Fei

Gu Lingxiu's mother

Kao Pao-Shu

Mei Ju-Ming

Wong Chung

Chang Nai-Kuang

Yiu Kwang-Chao

Chin Shih-Ming

Chu Shao-Chuen

Chu Jung-Hsuan

Kao Hsiang

Mrs Chu

Recommended For You

Romance
1993
Movie

M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

6.6
1993

In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.

Genre : Romance

Drama
2011
Movie

Buddha Mountain

Buddha Mountain

6.9
2011

In Chengdu, China, a retired female opera singer named Master Chang takes in a trio of young tenants into her boarding home. The tenants include a rock singer and a college student who has run away from home.

Drama
2008
Movie

Hounddog

Hounddog

6.4
2008

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

History
2024
Movie

Maria

Maria

6.5
2024

Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.

Genre : History

Comedy
2002
Movie

Real Women Have Curves

Real Women Have Curves

6.1
2002

In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.

Drama
2025
Movie

The Lychee Road

The Lychee Road

7.3
2025

A Tang Dynasty minor official risks everything to deliver lychees across China. Li Shande, middle-aged and struggling, sees this dangerous mission as his last chance for success.

Drama
1999
Movie

Magnolia

Magnolia

7.7
1999

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

Drama
2025
Movie

The Stage

The Stage

7.3
2025

During the Republican era, wars and conflicts were frequent. On stage, the "Overlord" sings with resounding passion, while below, the absurd spectacle of life unfolds. They must both secure the opera troupe's livelihood and appease the audience in their seats. Once the curtain rises, how should this play be performed?

Drama
2013
Movie

One Chance

One Chance

6.7
2013

This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.

Drama
1985
Movie

Taipei Story

Taipei Story

7.4
1985

A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.

Comedy
1998
Movie

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

6.6
1998

Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.

History
2014
Movie

The Golden Era

The Golden Era

6.7
2014

The story of writer Xiao Hong comes alive through memories of her great love affair, literary influence and escape from China during World War II.

Genre : History

Drama
1999
Movie

Anywhere but Here

Anywhere but Here

6.1
1999

Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.

Romance
2021
Movie

Falling for Figaro

Falling for Figaro

6.5
2021

A brilliant young fund manager leaves her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer in the Scottish Highlands.

Genre : Romance

Drama
1996
Movie

Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

7.2
1996

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.

Family
2008
Movie

The Secret Life of Bees

The Secret Life of Bees

7.5
2008

Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past.

Drama
2002
Movie

The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

6.5
2002

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.

Drama
2015
Movie

I Believe in Unicorns

I Believe in Unicorns

6.4
2015

Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.